Health+and+PE



        **Feet First**

Feet First 2009 encourages primary school students to walk to school with a caregiver, friend, or organised walking group at least once a week, every week, during term time. The Feet First website provides rich curriculum content for teachers including inquiry suggestions and ICT links. By [|registering your school] you are also able to access other materials and can submit and contribute to walking blogs, stories and case studies to this website.  ** Ideas for Use ** :
 * Project developed by:** [|NZ Transport Agency] +[|NZ Government]
 * Level:** the whole community
 * Project dates:** ongoing throughout the 2009 school year
 * Description:**
 * Check out the range of comprehensive [|curriculum resources] that link to the environmental, social, economic and health benefits of going on foot.
 * Students and teachers may consider the wider issues related to walking such as urban design, community development or the environment. They could study family history looking at ‘how we used to walk to school’ or look at the health benefits of active travel.

** Project Link: ** [| www.feetfirst.govt.nz]


 * Daily Lesson Plans **

**// [|Tweet a Little Tweet] //**// (Grades 6-8, 9-12 ) In this lesson, students consider the impact of microblogging and engage in this type of communication in an academic context.(December 17, 2008) In this lesson, students analyze global food consumption then take a “food challenge” to create a nutritious menu on a limited budget. Then, students prepare inexpensive, healthful foods to be shared together as a class. (November 11, 2008) In this lesson, students examine the effects of multitasking and evaluate its impact on their own efficiency.(October 29, 2008) In this lesson, students learn about Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman's major economic theories through a scavenger hunt.(October 15, 2008) //
 * Projects developed by: ** [|New York Times]
 * Level:** middle, senior
 * Project dates:** On-going. A new rich task is added every-day
 * Description:** Every day the ‘New York Times’ creates a [|rich lesson] focused on an article from the current day’s newspaper. The lesson archive contains hundreds of free lesson plans for grades 6-12. You can search by keyword or browse the archive by subject. Many lessons are generic in nature so would be appropriate as is. A great springboard for your own ideas and to integrate with local current events. Subjects include: [| Civics][|, Current Events][|, Economics][|, Fine Arts], [| Geography][|, Global History][|, Health][|, Journalism][|, Language Arts][|, Mathematics][|, Media Studies][|. Science][|, Social Studies][|, Technology].
 * Lesson Snapshots:**
 * Examining the Rise of Twitter and Microblogging and Applying It to the Classroom**
 * [|On the Menu] ** (Grades 6-8, 9-12 )
 * Surviving the Economic Downturn: Eating Healthy on Less**
 * [|Pay Attention, Please!] ** (Grades 6-8, 9-12 )
 * Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Multitasking**
 * [|I’ll Trade You] ** (Grades 6-8, 9-12 )
 * Researching a Nobel Prize-Winning Economist's Theories Through a Scavenger Hunt**
 * Project Link:** http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html



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