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Offers resources to help children lead a healthy, active life through fitness, sports and other physical activities.
This family-friendly resource guide is filled with tips, information and ideas to help parents, caregivers and guardians help their children learn about the importance of physical activity and increase their activity levels. This Guide includes a ‘call to action' that outlines the new guidelines for boosting active time and reducing more sedentary time. 12 pages (double-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
This magazine helps children learn that physical activity is fun and easier than they think, as well as activities to try out, and information about how physical activity makes both their bodies and minds feel better. Ideal for use at home or school; filled with tips and tricks, plus a quiz and a game.16 pages (double-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Tips for parents and caregivers
Source: Health Canada
Mr. Knowsit is a cartoon character who helps inform kids and grown-ups about childhood obesity and its prevention, and healthy eating and physical exercise for children. Mr. Knowsit tells stories and provides links to other credible and trustworthy Internet sites.
Source: Centre for e-Global Health Innovation
Suitable for posting on a fridge or bulletin board, this colorful chart lets kids add unique stickers featuring pictures of activities they have completed to track their progress in becoming more physically active. 1 page (single-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Resource guide that teachers can use to talk with children about the importance of being active, having fun and feeling good about themselves. Includes tips on how to motivate behavior change, ideas for fun class activities, plus stories of how other educators were able to build physical activity into their lesson plans. 8 pages (double-sided) - PDF format
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Source: Canada Health Portal
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