Summer Adventure Camp 2013 Wellness Plan

Format:

Summer Adventure Camp (2 groups meet 1x/week for 1 hour)

  • Educational Component……………….15 minutes
  • Physical Activity……………………………30 minutes
  • Workbook Work…………………………..15 minutes

***Times are approximate, depending on other camp activities

Activities:

Educational Component / Physical Activity / Workbook Work
Physical Activity / Talk about “active things” the kids have done that day
Read Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls / Charades, physical activity style
Sharks & Minnows / This is what an active day looks like.
Fruits and Vegies / Talk about fruits and vegies they do and don’t like
Sample uncommon fruits & vegies
Blind taste testing / Fruit and Vegie Relay / This is a fruit or vegie I tried today. This is what I thought of it.
Environment / Read Where Does the Garbage Go?
Dixie cup plants / Waste no Water game
Milk container dumbbells and workout / This is something outside that I like.
Sugar Drinks/ Health Hydration / Match drink with sugar baggie / Bowling for Sugar Smarts
Circuit workout, with water breaks, and cool down drink of chocolate milk? / This is one thing I can drink when I am thirsty, instead of a sugary drink
Fun Fitness / N/A – Week of 4th of July / Jump rope. Egg relay race, Giant marbles, Giant Tic-Tac-Toe / N/A
Stretching / Name and identify main muscle groups (calves, hamstrings, biceps, abs) / Stretching Circuit (from magazine)
Outdoor Twister? / This is how I might look when I stretch.
Serving Sizes / Match object with food group for one serving size / Number and activity game (From Kooser) / This is the serving size of my favorite food.
Healthy Snacking / The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Define “Go” and “Woah” foods – make a pile with boxes / Too Much “Slow Food” Tag
Healthy House / This is a healthy snack that I like.
Fast Food / This or That Fast Food game / Scavenger Hunt (from Kooser)
Activity & # (from Kooser) / This is a healthy meal I can eat.
Screen Time / Power Up Your Body
Going Screenless Activity / Walk Around Town / This is one thing I like to do more than watching TV.
FUN WEEK / Suitcase Relay
Avoid the Octopus
Hoop! or Shark / This is my favorite thing we did during camp.

*Italics note material retrieved from “Building Healthy Programs for Kids”