What’s New for 2015-2016…
Education & Awareness
American Heart Association Branding:life is why.As we embark on our journey and daily mission to motivate, engage and enable people to live better… we invite you to discover your why. Everyone has a reason to live a healthier, longer life. What is yours? Maybe it’s walking your daughter down the aisle. Watching that perfect sunset with your spouse. Or simply giving your grandchild a big hug. Whatever your why, we encourage you to share it with others and become a catalyst for healthy living.Ask yourself this: what are those moments, people, or experiences that you live for? What brings you joy, wonder, and happiness? Life….. Life is why.
Teacher Resource Guide:Lesson plans and posters that will engage classroom teachers in the school to focus on Five Pawsitive Health Habits. Guide includes: One50” x 39” info graphic Poster; Five 17” x 22” Posters breaking down the five different health messages; One Display pack with two experiential learning lesson plans.
Additional Resources are available once you log into your online HeadQuarters:
Go to Click on “Log In” Sign in using your username & password.
Scroll down to find “Teacher Resources” on the left side of your screen. Click on “New Lesson Plans”
Below are the 5 areas of educational resources available to you:
5 Experiential Curriculum Pieces
5 Physical Education Games
15 Common Core Reading Passages and Lesson Plans
7 Printable Posters and Display Pack
5 Parent Newsletters
To forward curriculum and experiential lesson plans toother teaching professionals within your school, you will find a button on the right hand side on the same page called “Share Educational Resources.” Click on that and follow the instructions to forward the desired information to other teachers.
Event Planning & Promotion
New T-shirt Designs:Bright blue Jump Rope For Heartshirt andbright yellow Hoops For Heart shirt. Jump and Hoops shirts will continue to be poly bagged for easier distribution.
Lifesaver Puppies:Meet our new lifesaver puppies!These pups are on a mission to educate families about health and wellness. They also know how to bring FUN into raising funds for lifesaving research. Remind students they can print out adoption certificates for earned puppies. Certificates contain healthy messaging for students to take home and share with loved ones. Lastly, use the new dog park and stickers to showcase student participation.
Improved Coordinator Mobile App View: Go to the Apple or Android app store. Search for the Jump/Hoops app. Be sure you use the username and password set for your Jump or Hoops event. It will recognize you as the coordinator and will give you the special view allowing you to track the puppies. Use this simple app to see which students earned and received their puppies.Now, you can use the App and the Online System interchangeable.
Kick off your event with our new promotional videos and after the kickoff each week send home a video on each pup for the students to learn about the 5 areas of health!
JUMP:
HOOPS: