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What's New?
- Take a look at the NEW Healthy Strides section of the Be Active Kids curriculum to better understand your nutrition and physical activity.
- Are you using the Be Active Kids curriculum? If so, help us out by completing and submitting our continual evaluation forms (log sheet and survey). Submit every eight weeks to receive rewards points.
- NEW provider rewards program begins April 2008. Provide us with curriculum use information, pictures, testimonials, and suggestions for improving Be Active Kids and receive reward points to use on our online store (coming soon). More...
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What is Be Active Kids?
Be Active Kids is an innovative, interactive physical activity, nutrition, and food safety curriculum for North Carolina preschoolers ages four and five. The goal of the program is to give young children the tools they need to develop positive physical activity and nutrition habits for a lifetime of good health. Be Active Kids uses colorful characters, interactive hands-on lessons and bright visuals to teach children that physical activity, healthy eating, and food safety can be fun!
The Be Active Kids kit contains the following pieces:
- An Instructor’s Guide with 19 lesson plans on physical activity, nutrition, or food safety; healthy snack recipes; easy play time ideas; tips for including families in the learning process; and resources
- A laminated MyPyramid with a variety of food cutouts
- Laminated Be Active Kids characters with their favorite foods and activities
- Food photo flash cards
- Classroom posters
- Family Newsletters in English and Spanish
Be Active Kids lesson plans are designed to be developmentally appropriate, fun, and interactive for four and five year olds. Each lesson is designed around teaching centers commonly found in preschool classrooms including art, indoor games, make-believe, math, music, outdoor games, and science.
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Where is Be Active Kids?
Be Active Kids is designed to be used in any type of classroom setting for four and five year olds. The curriculum is used in family child care homes, child care centers, public school classrooms, and after school programs. Since the program was piloted in 1999, over 7,000 curriculum kits have been distributed statewide.
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How to Get Involved
Through funding provided by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Food Lion, Be Active Kids kits are available for free to any North Carolina child care provider or teacher who works with four or five year olds. Providers and teachers are asked to attend a training session given by a local Be Active Kids Trainer. Over 150 volunteers serve as Be Active Kids Trainers statewide. Be Active Kids curriculum kits are distributed at training sessions where participants learn how to use the kits in the classroom. For information about trainers in your county, contact the Be Active Kids Program Specialist at 919-287-7012 or click here.
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Resources
Children's Literature about Health, Nutrition, and Safety
* Permission to reprint and post provided by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
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