Physical activity breaks in the classroom can help ramp up student fitness and increase attention—or turn into a chaotic hassle that teachers work to avoid. Fewer than 9 percent of school-age children ...

Introducing movement into lessons can help students maintain focus and attention and boost engagement in learning.

Activity class to improve vitality in everyone is a 12-week program sponsored by the Manchester and East Hartford health departments and Eastern Connecticut Health Network for people beginning to ...

Note: This video is designed to help the teacher better understand the lesson and is NOT intended to be shown to students. It includes observations and conclusions that students are meant to make on ...

Note: This video is designed to help the teacher better understand the lesson and is NOT intended to be shown to students. It includes observations and conclusions that students are meant to make on ...

We have organized our activities and lesson plans by topic and identified their corresponding programs. We noted if they work best as a pre-visit, post-visit activities, or stand-alone lesson plan.

Physical activity is important at any age, not only for weight management, but also for prevention of some diseases, improved mood, and improved overall health. While you may have stressed the ...