Physical Activity

Physical Activity
Hawaii State Department of Education

PA4: All required physical education classes have instructional periods totaling a minimum of 45 minutes per week for grades K-3, 55 minutes per week for grades 4-5, 107 minutes for elementary grade 6, and 200 minutes per week for secondary grades 6-12.

Hawaii Content & Performance Standards III Database

Physical education curriculum that has been reviewed and approved for use.

Program	Publisher	Grade Band
Be Active	Harcourt	Primary (K–2) and Intermediate (3–6)
Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC)	Michigan Fitness Foundation	K–5 and 6–12
Fitness for Life	Human Kinetics	6–8 and 9–12
Five for Life Program	Focused Fitness, LLC	Basic (K–5) and Advanced (6–12)

Resources for Integrating Physical Activity into Other Subject Areas ( No Cost)

The Children Health Fund

The Children’s Health Fund is a rich source of information on a wide array of topics related to health and the health care needs of medically underserved children. On line users can sign up for newsletters geared for elementary or secondary nutrition and physical activity topics.

PE Central

This website provides resources for PE and Health teachers. Resources on lesson plans, adaptive PE, best practice ideas, and links to other related sites are found at this website.
The National Association for Sports and Physical Education

The National Association for Sports and Physical Education contains information on workshops and conference, grant opportunities, PE resource and activity ideas for PE teachers under the “Teacher’s Toolbox” section.
PE Links 4 U

This website provides numerous links to PE articles/news, technology, adaptive PE, health fitness and nutrition, and more.
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

The Presidential Challenge promotes physical activity and fitness through earning presidential awards. This website also has numerous links to PE related topics.
Brain Breaks

A collection of activities for students in grades K-6 that integrate physical activity into a variety of subject areas, including math, science, social studies and language arts.
Energizers

Short (10 minute) classroom based physical activities that integrate physical activity with academic concepts for students in elementary and middle school.
J.A.M. (Just a Minute) School Program

Teachers lead One-Minute Workout routines each consisting of five different exercises that kids can do in the classroom. Ideally, teachers make these one-minute exercise bursts a part of the classroom curriculum 3-5 times throughout the school day. The program has 45 routines to chose from. In addition, a monthly Health-E-Tip newsletters will be sent to the school with nutrition, exercise and health tips to share with students, staff and parents.
Minds in Motion

Developed by the Coordinated School Health Program in the South Dakota Departments of Health and Education. Simple movement activities are designed to provide classroom teachers in elementary and middle schools an active option to reinforce core concepts and enhance learning.
Take Time! Physical Activity Program

Includes resources for teachers and principals, support materials for parent involvement, and activity/lesson plans for integrating physical activity and nutrition into academic lessons. The goals of the program include making 10-20 minutes of accumulated time available during the school day for physical activity for all students and incorporating nutrition education messages into activities whenever appropriate.
Movin’ and Munchin’ - Wisconsin’s Movin’ and Munchin’ Schools program designed to integrate physical activity and healthy eating into the school environment by involving students, school staff, and families.

Resources for Integrating Physical Activity into Other Subject Areas (Cost)

Eat Well & Keep Moving

“An interdisciplinary nutrition and physical activity curriculum aimed at building lifelong healthy habits in upper elementary school students. The book focuses on classroom lessons, but it can also be used to reinforce healthy practices in the cafeteria, gymnasium, home, and community. The ready-to-use materials fit easily into any existing curriculum: These materials help classroom teachers overcome any uneasiness they may have about presenting unfamiliar health topics while they build students’ language arts, math, science, social studies, and physical education skills.” Cost: $54.00
Planet Health: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity

Plant Health includes 66 lessons designed to integrate nutrition and physical activity into physical education, language arts, math, science, and social studies for students in grades 6-8. Cost: $49.00
Take 10!™

Classroom-based physical activity program for K-5 students that integrates physical activity into language arts, math, social studies, science, and health through safe and age-appropriate 10-minute physical activities.

Cost: $79.00 per grade level

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