Active Classrooms Flashcards
Texas I-CAN program stands for:
Initiatives for Children’s Activity and Nutrition
Goal of Texas I-CAN research team was to…
train teachers to modify their lesson plans to incorporate PA during academic time
Spelling freeze tag:
- children run in pre-marked area
- when tagged they stand still with hand in the air
- other children with spelling cards quiz the frozen student with a spelling word
- if spelled correctly, child is unfrozen
- if spelled incorrectly, child is presented with more words until successful
What is Fit en Vaardig op school and where was it developed?
- F&V: fit and academically proficient at school
- Netherlands
Why was F&V developed?
to enhance academic achievement in elementary school children through physically active academic lessons/classes
F&V focus was on _____ and _____ _____ after 1 year of the program in ____ grade children.
- mathematics
- reading skills
- 2-3 grade
Technical details of F&V:
- 2 teachers hired to teach F&V lessons
- 3 times/week
- 21 weeks
- 3 schools each
- 1 day training course
- 161 F&V lessons taught at 6 schools
F&V PA typically required children to… as they provided answer to content that was learned earlier in the lesson.
- stand during the F&V lesson
- jump
- run
- step
- march on the sport
3rd grade F&V children outperformed control groups in _____ and _____.
- mathematics
- reading
2nd grade F&V children performed worse than control groups on _____ after ___ year.
- maths
- 1
MI =
movement integration
MI in classrooms has been shown to:
- increase MVPA
- decrease sedentary time
- reduce weight in girls
- increase health-related fitness
- improve on-task behaviour
- enhance cognitive functioning
- improve standardized test scores
- increase enjoyment and positive affect
- increase perceived competence and effort in the classroom
The use of stability balls and standing desks in lieu of chairs has been found to:
- positively impact student behaviour
- increase PA
- reduce sedentary behaviour, improve sitting posture
