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Jack’s FUNtastic Day

By Health Promotion

Jacks Funtastic Day

Jack’s FUNtastic Day is a storybook about a boy named Jack who leaves his screen behind for a day to embark on a fun-finding expedition. Along the way he meets Ruby and together they discover that fun and games can be found just about anywhere.

Central Coast author Angela Barrett, and Illustrator Kim Fleming have created an enjoyable storybook to motivate and involve children in the 3 to 6 year age group.

Read Jack’s FUNtastic Day Book

Jacks-Funtastic-Day-Cover

“Little Jack Quick has fun using his screen but when he trips and takes a tumble, he discovers there’s a lot more fun to be found … just about everywhere!”

Resources

PreSchool

Primary

Activity cards

Filed Under: Healthy Weight, Kids & Families, Live Life Well @ School, Professionals Tagged With: active play, screen time

How RU travelling?

By Health Promotion

How R U Travelling

How RU Travelling is a primary school activity held for one week to

  • Promote healthy behaviours including active travel to school, Crunch&Sip® break at school, vegetable consumption, and replacing screen time with physical activity.
  • Support teachers providing health information to families.

The How RU Travelling activity was developed for Stage 3 (years 5 and 6) students, and offers a range of resources.

Play video

Classroom activities and resources

Did you know children who watch TV for more than 2 hours every day are more likely to have an unhealthy diet, less likely to eat fruit and less likely to be physically active.

How RU Travelling student card – printable – fillable

Teacher guide

Find out how to replace screen time

Active travel can have considerable health, social and environmental benefits for children, parents and the community.

Healthy kids get active each day

Filed Under: Healthy Weight, Live Life Well @ School, Professionals, Programs Tagged With: active travel, fruit & veg, screen time

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