Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 39
School distributes backpacks of food to hungry kids; middle-schoolers’ overuse of energy drinks concerns teachers; student leaders can discourage peers from smoking; at-risk kids sent to “time-in” to exercise.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 38
Sports4Kids improves recess by teaching children the rules of play; the high cost of food has school cafeterias struggling to meet nutrition requirements; school clinic keeps kids healthy and in school; students learn benefits of running and good nutrition.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 37
Principal gets staff, students running and walking after school; efforts grow to bring locally-grown produce to school cafeterias; one-quarter of U.S. kids don’t meet vaccination schedules; Wisconsin kids learn about healthful eating and exercise.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 36
American Heart Association warns kids should have heart exam before ADHD drugs; schools fight stigma of free lunch; performance improves when breakfast served in classroom; ideas for fantastic field days.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 35
Celebrate Fitness and Sports Month in May; rising food prices hurt more healthful-lunch initiatives; health experts express concerns about in-school coffee shops; network links community, classroom, and cafeteria to promote wellness.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 34
Investigate cause of elementary students napping in class; state to test students’ stamina, strength, flexibility, and body composition; bedroom TVs can hurt teens’ grades and exercise habits; school clinics help keep kids healthy.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 33
Children with healthful diets perform better in school; nurturing sportsmanship in young athletes; fourth graders learn about body systems; schools spend thousands on fast food when students traveling.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 32
Vigorous exercise can lead to academic gains; many kids drinking alcohol by sixth grade, study shows; students read about bays and keep track of miles as they “run across America.”
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 31
Cookbooks for kids have fun, healthful recipes; parents sign contracts agreeing to put their children to bed earlier; serving breakfast to everyone raised students’ test scores; nutrition lessons that can be woven through the curriculum.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 30
Angry moms make film in the hope of improving school lunches; less computer, TV time can help kids slim down; pick from bunches of nutrition lessons; afterschool program helps kids learn to reduce risk factors sfor stroke and coronary artery disease.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 29
Girls who participate in physical education do better academically; learning to tap away anger and stress; schools without P.E. could be labeled unhealthy; students raise vegetables and educate the community about healthful food choices.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol.28
Students say steroids, supplements worth jeopardizing their health or shortening their lives; crowded P.E. classes concern parents; sources on the Web for safe food handling; promoting free breakfast in schools.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 27
Fighting for better indoor air quality in schools; eating better could earn kids cash; schools’ chief wants tastier, more healthful lunches to boost sales; school program teaches students, parents to cook more healthful meals.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 26
Sufficient sleep can prevent children from becoming obese; the debate about eliminating recess; bullying can damage kids’ mental health; school celebrates nutrition and the role of calcium in developing a healthy body.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 25
Kids give thumbs up to more healthful school lunch offerings; parents often underestimate children’s weight problems; retired health workers could join war on childhood obesity; school gardens grow interest in nutrition.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 24
Activities for Dental Health Month; regular exercise helps teens avoid obesity later; more schools offering strength training for students; teacher leads running, reading, and writing program.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 23
Encouraging handwashing can cut down on germs, absenteeism; dancing makes P.E. most popular class; schools and stores team up to steer kids away from soda; students learn to cook with fresh foods.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 22
Find a feast of nutrition ideas on the Web; the new approach to P.E. stresses fitness over team sports; one pediatrician notes that parents and must collaborate to help end childhood obesity; state offers wellness incentives to schools.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 21
A national P.E. teacher of the year talks about using music to get students moving; elementary-age children in schools with salad bars tend to eat more fruits and vegetables; more kids-only fitness clubs opening up.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 20
School initiates stress reduction programs for students; community group promotes kids’ wellness; obese children risk developing heart disease at a young age; free video game teaches youngsters to fight obesity. Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 19
Report card ads for fast-food spur protest; some schools rely on high-fat foods to keep food service solvent; schools craft wellness policies; physical education program focuses on overall health.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 18
School-wide anti-bullying strategies; less milk, sun, and exercise mean more kids at risk for bone disease; district offers free breakfast and lunch to all students; more healthful offerings don’t hurt school-lunch sales.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 17
Sports should teach more than just winning, coach writes; brains of kids with ADHD develop more slowly; some children’s bodies have high levels of chemicals; school offers fitness and wellness program for faculty.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 16
Students run, walk, or jog the distance to all the state capitals; school requires exercise every day; unhealthful lifestyles at home can outweigh gains from school nutrition programs.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 15
How playing sports helps girls; lack of sleep hurts teens academically and socially; celebrating the national PTA’s Healthy Lifestyles Month; school cuts back on soda in vending machines.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 14
Students track fitness gains using computers; New York City kids aiming to run a mile; playing in a marching band could damage hearing; students run or walk quarter-miles in Move Across America.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 13
School lunches are getting more healthful, but students still need more exercise, study says; ten tips to reduce the spread of germs in the classroom; school offers afterschool and early-morning fitness programs.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 12
Schools offer nutrition lessons both in and out of school; undoing the hold of fast food; developing a long-term plan so kids can keep weight off; video games moving into physical education classes.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 11
Running for fun and fitness; students and teachers log “movin’ miles” and recruit families to exercise; youngsters learn benefits of yoga; studies show that girls are more prone to concussions than boys.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 10
Handwashing campaigns cut down on germs, absenteeism; more schools look at supervised recess to improve kids’ fitness; tips for making the switch from whole milk to low fat.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 9
A teacher enhances a school’s approach to nutrition; a school integrates nutrition and exercise into the day; fewer sodas being sold in schools; Florida district sells most healthful lunches.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 8
Concerns that scaled-back obesity report cards will lose their effectiveness; playgrounds are hosts for wide variety of germs; tying writing to PE; getting reimbursed for serving healthful snacks.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 7
Family fitness nights get parents and kids moving; exercise can help at-risk kids work off some energy; British research shows that some common food additives increase hyperactivity in children.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 6
A filmmaker’s fast-food warning for kids; tonsillectomies and ADHD; teens cite school as their major cause of stress; and school nutrition programs.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 5
Recess before lunch can mean happier, healthier kids; overweight students tend to miss more school, a study suggests; one school’s fitness program aims to shape up students, teachers, and parents.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 4
A filmmaker calls for school lunch reforms, students run for fun and fitness, and an environmental group calls for banning parents’ cars within a half-mile of schools to curb pollution and force more children to walk to school.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 3
Schools encouraged to connect curriculum with nature, one school’s commitment to physical fitness, teacher starts daily walking program, fast-food labels entice young children.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 2
Kids’ letters get new veggies in cafeteria; schools where wellness is a way of life; soy protein tortillas could be coming to a cafeteria near you.
Fit To Be Taught, Vol. 1
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