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Teacher: Lori Dusek who teaches at Arbury Hills Elementary School in Mokena, IL. Lori Dusek can be contacted at ldusek@myschoolmail.com.
Name of Best Practice: Family Fitness Night
Rationale/Purpose of Event: To help make our parents and students aware of the healthy lifestyle opportunities and to encourage them to begin thinking about a fitness path they may wish to pursue.
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
Materials Needed: Program, List of professional volunteers, P.E. equipment for an obsticle course, tables/chairs, training for students with cup stacking, Letters/envelopes/stamps - to send confirmations/thank you's.
Family Fitness Night
On Fitness Night I had 14 stations set up for parents and students to visit. Examples include:
The PTO donated a nutritous snack for each visitor. Over 200 people attended so I will hold it again next year with some added features.
Teaching Suggestions/Tips:
Have water available for each professional volunteer. Take a lot of pictures so you can promote again for next year. Invite the local press to attend. Hand out documents that support phyisical education like the surgeon generals report or developmentally appropriate documents from NASPE.
(Any Practice receiving 5 Votes earns Blue Ribbon Status on PEC)
Posted on PEC: 12/29/2002 and has received 57 votes.

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