Objective: To propose a plan for a school-wide Family Night event promoting health and physical development and to evaluate your plan.

Scenario: You are a pre-kindergarten teacher in a school that houses pre-kindergartners through 3rd-graders, many of whom come from low-SES families. It is your turn to plan the school's quarterly Family Night, which is meant to both educate and entertain students, their parents, and their siblings. As you ponder the theme to use for Family Night, one of your students, a chubby boy named Michael, tells you his parents promised him a pound bag of candy if they get a good report about his classroom behavior. You decide your theme is "Strong! Healthy! Superheroes!" You focus your opening informative talk on strategies for maintaining a healthy body weight.

Follow the goals.

Physical Health and Growth

• Goal HPD-1: Children develop healthy eating habits.
• Goal HPD-2: Children engage in active physical play indoors and outdoors.
• Goal HPD-3: Children develop healthy sleeping habits.

Common Core State Standards and NC's Essential Standards Healthful Living

• Health Education
  • Personal and Consumer Health
  • Nutrition and Physical Activity Fitness