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Benefits the Whole Child Improved Health Outcomes Increased Academic Achievement

Let’s Move! WV is an initiative that recommends schools accumulate 15 minutes of daily physical activity in addition to physical education and recess. Schools are key in accumulating the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, most of which should be moderate to vigorous intensity.

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Benefits the Whole Child Improved Health Outcomes Increased Academic Achievement

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  1. Let’s Move! WV is an initiative that recommends schools accumulate 15 minutes of daily physical activity in addition to physical education and recess. Schools are key in accumulating the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, most of which should be moderate to vigorous intensity. Office of Healthy Schools http://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/

  2. Benefits the Whole Child • Improved Health Outcomes • Increased Academic Achievement • Positive School Climate

  3. Physical Activity Resources http://www.activeacademics.org/ 1005 classrooms participating Online Resource Guide

  4. Modern Woodmen of America Jump Rope Program Free Jump Ropes Contact: Jean Ann Goodman Administrative Assistant District AgentRegion 13-0 Modern Woodmen of America1701 5th Ave., Suite 2Charleston, WV  25387-1900Regional Office 304-414-4480Fax 304-414-4479 Jean.A.Goodman@mwarep.org

  5. Statewide Events 2011/2012 West Virginia Activity Plan Launch -Cupid Shuffle- Sport and Physical Education Week -Move-A-Palooza-Cha Cha Slide- 2012/2013 West Virginia JAM World Record Champion 2012-2013 Statewide Challenge -“Call Me Maybe” Parody- 2013 Sport and Physical Education Week Challenge Sid Shuffle-Continental Drift 2013/2014 JAM World Record September 26, 2013 at 10:00 am. 2013-2014 Statewide Challenge WV “Cup Song”

  6. Let’s Move! WV “Kinected” Schools • 282 Kinect bundles • 1unit in every county • Phased approach • Phase 1- focus on movement before, during and after school • Phase 2 -Optional additional academic applications • As part of Let’s Move! WV, Kinect for Xbox 360 provides this as another tool for learning by raising awareness in a way that kids today understand - technology.

  7. Websites Register as a Let’s Move! WV School on the Office of Healthy Schools http://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/ Register your school at Let’s Move Active Schools http://www.letsmoveschools.org/ West Virginia Physical Activity Plan http://www.wvphysicalactivity.org/

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