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Safe t y 

Concerns 

When children are playing

outdoors there are sev-

eral things that you must

keep in mind. You mustensure that you haveplenty of water in order

to prevent dehydration.There must be a place for

children to sit and an area

with shade for children torest and avoid overheat-

ing. Children and staff

must wear hats and sun-screen in order to protect

 yourself from UV rays andavoid getting sunburns.

Finally, you may want to

have a first aid kit onhand just in case someone

is injured they can get

treated immediately.

Let’s Get

Physical!

“True enjoyment

comes from activity

of the mind and

exercise of the body;

when the two areunited then we can

truly enjoy life”. 

C u r l y  S u e  E l

 e m e n t a r y  Sc

 h o o l 

By: Sarah W. Kaitlyn F., Aria

F.-C., and Victoria G.-G.

Resources

Photos

-Microsoft clipart-Flickr

Information

-Participaction

-Active Healthy Kids Canada

-eZine Articles (The Benefits of

Stretching Exercises)

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Benefits of Being

Physically Active-teaching them how to be physically

active early in life it will improve the

odds of them remaining physically

active as they get older

-being physically active teaches chil-

dren how to maintain

healthy weights, make

friends, develop confi-

dence, and develop some

basic motor skills

-aids in the growth of healthy hearts,

lungs, bones, muscles and joints.

Physical Activity Day

Schedule9:00 - 9:20 Stretching

9:21 - 10:00 Aerobics

10:00 - 10:30 Trampoline Jumping

10:31 - 11:00 Riding Tricycles

11:01 - 11:30 Parachute Games

11:31—12:30 Lunch

ActivitiesStretching and Aerobics

Exercises large muscle groups,improves heart and lung func-tion, helps children relax, helpschildren develop self and body

awareness and improves selfimage, helps children with at-

tention disorders

Trampoline Jumping

Gets heart pumping, stress reliever, strength-ens limbs and improves balance, coordination

and muscle tone

Riding Tricycles

Helps preschool children develop strength,balance and overall fitness, burns calories and

gets the blood pumping, lungs and lower bodymuscles

Parachute Games

Exercises the upper body and doesn’t require

 you to separate the children based on their

various strength and skill levels

Stats and

Information

-children ages 3-5 need at least 1 hour of

physical activity per-day

-88% children are not getting the amount

of exercise that is needed to meet physical

activity guidelines.

-Canadian youth are getting approximately

7 hours of screen time on weekends

-23% of preschoolers aged 4 to 5 are ex-

posed to more than 2 hours of screen time

per day

-if given the opportunity most children

would prefer to be physically active after

school

-some families are unable to afford to put

their children in after school programs

-it is important for us as adults to teach

them how to be physically active.

 Wha t is ph ysical  fi tness ? 

 The de fini tion o f ph ysical

  fi t-

ness is de fined as good ph

 ysical 

condi tion; Being in shape o

r good 

condi tion