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Additional Resources

USDA Food Guide Mini Poster - My Pyramid for Preschoolers

KID-FIT P.E. Classes For Preschoolers - Stay updated on what's happening with preschool fitness

Books for Story Time:

Cat in the Hat - Oh The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You

Give Me 5 A Day!

Fun Snacks:

Fruity Frog

Snowman on a Stick

KID-FIT Organization
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Promote Physical Fitness

Enjoy this Preschool Fitness Tool Kit designed to help promote physical education and healthy eating for young children.  The ideas and activities can be done at school or home.  Use it to help promote healthy lifestyle habits in toddlers to Kindergarteners and to support National Preschool Fitness Day, the last Friday each January.

Preschool Fitness Fun:

Try some of these fun activities designed just for preschool children

  1. How To Teach Preschool Fitness: Preschool Activities Using Hoops

  2. How To Teach Preschool Fitness: Preschool Activities Using Scarves  

  3. 100+ Free P.E. Activity Video Collection

  4. New P.E. Activity each month

  5. KID-FIT News - Fitness Fun Section

Healthy Eating:

  1. "Breakfast On The Go" Reproducible

  2. "Healthy Lunches" Reproducible
Classroom Ideas:
  1. Class project: Calcium in My Tummy

  2. Class Project: Come to Your Senses

  3. Homemade Fitness Equipment: Scoops (tossing and catching)

  4. Homemade Fitness Equipment: Sudsy Water Bottles (resistance exercise)

  5. Contact your KID-FIT area representative for a FREE KID-FIT 30 minute class here
Family Homeplay - Interactive Learning:
  1. Healthy Lung Banner

  2. A Heart of Healthy Food
For The Media:
  1. Promote your own Preschool Fitness Day with this press release (MSWord doc.). Customize, save and print.