Help your students and staff learn to make healthful food choices by creating a colorful bulletin board in your child care center, classroom or cafeteria. Use the resources below for a themed display that will make your students and staff stop and look!
For Students
Enjoy Moving Flyer USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition. Team Nutrition has expanded the MyPyramid for Kids poster to provide a more extensive look at physical activity. The image shows the “backside” of MyPyramid for Kids indicating the different levels of physical activity. A
MyActivity Pyramid(PDF|3.33 MB) University of Missouri-Columbia Extension. Following a design similar to the USDA's MyPyramid, these cartoon-like drawings and multiple activity levels show children the kinds of activity needed and how much. Intended for children ages 6 to 11. Can be used in conjunction with the MyActivity Log (PDF | 1.28 MB) for a classroom project.
Power Panther and Slurp Clip Art USDA. Food and Nutrition Service. Images of Power Panther and Slurp from the Eat Smart. Play Hard™. campaign engaging in a variety of physical activities.
WIN the Rockies Media University of Idaho; Montana State University; University of Wyoming. Collection of posters to promote physical activity, respect for body-size differences, and healthful eating. Also available in Spanish. These files are shared for educational purposes but not for sale purposes. Please do not alter. Includes the Physical Activity: Your Way Every Day Poster.
Verb: It's What You Do DHHS. CDC. Youth Media Campaign This Youth Media Campaign targets youth ages 9-13 and their caregivers by encouraging physical and pro-social activity. The following posters are just a sample of those available.
BAM! Body and Mind DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. Use these colorful posters to motivate them!
The Kids’ Activity Pyramid(PDF|844 KB) Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension. This colorful poster offers physical activity suggestions at varying levels of intensity. Information is presented using a modified MyPyramid graphic. A Preschool Activity Pyramid is also available.
HeartPower! Poems American Heart Association. Curriculum-based program for teaching about the heart and how to keep it healthy for a lifetime. This collection of poems reinforces these ideas. Includes the following poems about physical activity:
Take 10! International Life Sciences Institute. Educational curriculum designed to help incorporate physical activity into the classroom with downloadable posters and other educational materials.
Be Active Your Way: It's So Easy(PDF|639 KB) California Department of Health Services. California 5 a Day Campaign. Provides general tips and a physical activity pyramid, which could both be created on large paper for a bulletin board. Also discusses the benefits and recommendations for physical activity.
Fitting Fitness in Even When You Are Pressed For Time(PDF|1.48 MB) National Cattlemen's Beef Association. This publication could be used as a the basis for a bulletin board theme. Gives examples of ways to fit in activity and build muscle endurance, with illustrations of muscle stretches.
Verb: It's What You Do DHHS. CDC. Youth Media Campaign This Youth Media Campaign targets youth ages 9-13 and their caregivers by encouraging physical and pro-social activity. These posters offer ideas for helping youth increase their physical activity.
