Leah Everett, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Roseland Elementary
During TV Turn Off Week this year, Roseland had our Nutrition Olympics Carnival. Once postponed due to bad weather, we kept our fingers crossed on the big day for sunshine. The day arrived, and it was time to celebrate our nutrition education efforts over the year in a fun way!
We had a variety of different centers for kids to take part in, almost all of which were reflected in the TV Turn Off binder or the ever-dependable Power Play curriculum. All of the students were encouraged to try each and every station at least once, then pick their favorites to revisit. This way they were exposed to various types of nutrition and physical education activities, but still had the freedom to revisit the stations they wanted to go to the most. There was no system of rotation; we trusted our kids to visit the centers at their own pace, in their own order.
This was such a great way for us to celebrate TV turn off week, in addition to teaching students about rethinking their drinks and reviewing fruit and vegetable information. We had so much fun on that sunny afternoon and it was a great bonding experience for our students.
Our kids had such a wonderful time and it helped them relax after weeks of STAR testing. We were happy to comply with this necessary use of curriculum in honor of a way to celebrate the weather, give our kids a fun range of activities, and promote healthy living.
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