Be Happy, Be Healthy!

This week, our school earned the Silver Award for being a Healthy Howard school! To earn this award, our school has been working all year to become more active and healthy. Some of the activities include “Walking Wednesdays,” Fall Festival, Field Day, Sock Hop, and the third graders’ favorite . . . “Dance Party Fridays”! In honor receiving this award, the students did research on different healthy lifestyle tips. They were excited to use their new tablets in the classroom to do their research and type their paragraphs! Please feel free to share one of your favorite healthy living tips as well!

Exercise Tips from Drew  

These are things you can do to exercise. You need to be active 60 minutes at least 5 days a week. You can count your daily steps. A girl's goal is 11,000 steps. A boy's goal is 13,000 steps. Children need safe routes to walk and ride bikes to school and after school. This is what you can do to exercise.

Information from: letsmove.gov/kids

Exercising Tips from Jordan

                These are some facts about active exercising. Physical activity is a really healthy lifestyle. Most children need 1 hour of exercise every day. Most exercises are used with weights. For a kid, they usually have their weights up to 10 pounds or less. Adults have their weights up to usually 1,000 pounds or less. You also need your healthy food with vitamin C, D, B, or A. You also don't have to use weights to get strong. You can do push-ups, sit ups, or fifer scissors to work on your abs, legs, waist, and back. Yoga is also an exercise to get balance and to get flexible. Backwards push-ups are very good for your spine too. That's some facts about exercise.

Information from: www.letsmove.gov/kids

Healthy Eating Tips from Ashton

Eating healthy food can make you healthy. Kids have to eat vegetables and fruit to be healthy. You can have better skin and vision. You can live longer by eating healthy food. That is why you should eat healthy foods.

Information from: www.superhealthykids.com

Healthy Living Tips from Rahil

                 Here are some facts and tips about being healthy. Thirty years ago kids ate only one snack a day. You can ride your bike, play sports, and eat your fruits and veggies. Being happy can be healthy. We are eating 31 percent more calories than we were 40 years ago. You should try eating 3 servings of fruit every day. You can play physical games with your friends or take gym class. You can play baseball or football. I hope you learned how to be healthy.

Information from: letsmove.gov/kids.

Healthy Eating Tips from Brandon

                    These are reasons to eat healthy. The website letsmove.gov/ kids inspires kids to eat healthy. By eating right you can achieve your dreams. Your food choices affect your health. I hope you enjoyed my topics about eating healthy.

Information from: www.letsmove.gov/kids.com

Healthy Eating Tips from Sarah

                 Stick to healthy foods! Go for your favorite veggies. Eat more protein. The healthier you eat the longer you will live. Proteins include catfish, beef, cashews, and salmon. Fruits include pineapples, mangos, oranges, and peaches. Please eat more healthy foods.

Information from: Choosemyplate.gov

Exercise Tips from Eden

These are facts I found about exercise. Activities are an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Kids can walk, run, and ride a bike to a place. Physical activity helps control the weight of you and the muscles. Those are the healthy things I researched.

Information from: letsmove.gov/kids

Exercise Tips from Bailey

  Exercise and you will be healthy. Kids need 60 minutes of active playing every day. If you exercise you can stop from getting diseases. Many children watch too much T.V. than exercise. That is why you should exercise.

Information from: letsmove.gov/kids

Exercise Tips from Phillip

                   To be healthy you can exercise. It's important to exercise so you will have healthy weight. You will be less stressed when you exercise. It's also important to exercise because you will keep healthy bones and joints. That is how you stay healthy through exercise.

Information from: letsmove.gov/kids

Exercise Tips by Edris

These are some tips to get more exercise.  When you move, you feel good about yourself.  You can do jumping jacks to break up TV time.  When you move, you feel less stressed out.  And those were the tips!

Information from letsmove.gov/kids

Healthy Living Tips by Leila

There are a lot of ways you can stay healthy.  Being physically active also helps balance calories.  Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and fat free or 1%milk and dairy products.  Use smaller plates bowls, and a glass.  That is how you stay healthy.

Information from choosemyplate.gov

Exercise Tips by Preston

Exercise is good for you.  Regular exercise in nature is proven to improve children's mental health.  Outdoor activities help kids control their weight.  Kids need at least 60 minutes of active and serious play.  That is why exercise is good for you.

Information from letsmove.gov/kids

Healthy Eating Tips by Mason

Here are some tips on eating healthy.  You should always eat all your vegetables.  Make sure you always watch what you eat.  Three meals a day is all you need to eat. That is why you should always eat healthy.

Information from superhealthykids.com and choosemyplate.gov

Exercise Tips by Branimir

These are some tips about exercise.  You need at least 60 minutes of exercise a day.  If you run, you can cut down TV time.  Exercise can stop diseases like cancer, fever, and many more.  l hope you like these tips.

Information from letsmove.gov/kids

Exercise Tips by Kevin

There are many ways to exercise. Physical activity is important for a healthy lifestyle.  You need to be active 60 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week.  Spending time in the water is not only a great way to cool off.  These are the ways to exercise.

Information from naturerocks.org

Healthy Eating Tips by Natalie

Eating healthy is important.  Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another grain is a grain product.  Any fruit or fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group.  Fruits can be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried.  All milk products and many foods made with milk are part of the dairy group.  Dairy group choices should be fat free or low fat.  That is why healthy eating is important.

Information from choosemyplate.gov

Healthy Eating Tips by Isabel

Healthy eating is important and here are some facts.  Try to eat seafood twice a week.  Drink water instead of sugary drinks to stay healthy.  Your body’s quickest energy source comes from foods such as bread, pasta, oatmeal, and tortilla.  Those are just some eating facts.

Information from choosemyplate.gov