Plays

Help students (and adults) kick off the morning with some physical activity that can help support better concentration and overall learning! These Plays include schoolwide clubs for walking, running or biking, classes like yoga and more.

• You’ll Love Yoga
• Walk/Bike-to-School Program
• Pre-Class Lap Run
• School-Wide Walk It! Club

Build awareness of the benefits of physical activity and look for spaces, times and places where students can be active. These strategies include dance games, activity courses, reorganizing the playground and even a “create your own fitness center” plan.

• Make a Case for Quality P.E.
• Learning the Moves
• Activity Zones
• Create Your Own Fitness Center

You can be active in short bursts throughout the day and then look for opportunities to be active for longer periods before and after school. These activities include afterschool fitness and football drills, dance clubs, family activity ideas and even developing an intramural sports program.

• After-School Fun Fitness Activities
• After-School Drills and Skills
• Culture Dance Club
• Get Into Intramurals
• Family Fitness Challenge

Studies show that taking short breaks during the school day to stretch, get some cardio exercise or do other physical activities may actually improve classroom performance and readiness.  These Plays include in-class physical activity breaks, promotional information to keep physical activity top of mind, and monthly or weekly challenges to make sure the changes last long-term.

• Fitness [not Fire] Drills!
• Monthly Physical Activity Challenge
• In-Class Physical Activity Breaks
• Stop and Go Signs
• Lunch Break

NFL PLAY 60 is a national youth health and fitness campaign focused on increasing the wellness of young fans by encouraging them to be active for at least 60 minutes a day. Ideas include NFL Flag Football, challenges for and against real NFL players, ways to get teachers involved as role models and even a homework challenge.

• NFL Player Challenges
• NFL Flag Football
• NFL PLAY 60 Model Teachers