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Reedsburg teacher reaches out with Movin’ and Munchin’
Brenda Erdman knows the best place for children to learn healthy lifestyles is at home.
But Erdman, a physical education teacher at Reedsburg’s Westside Elementary School, also knows that sometimes the home environment needs a boost. For the past eight years, the Movin’ and Munchin’ Schools program has given Erdman a ticket into students’ homes.
“Anytime we can communicate with parents, it reinforces what we are trying to teach the kids,” says Erdman. “The more you communicate with parents, the more they understand what you are trying to do. They learn we are all on the same side.”
Fun names can turn students into vegetable lovers
The French taught us that people eat with their eyes. New research is also showing what many restaurants have known for years—we also eat with our ears.
A Cornell University study shows that giving vegetables catchy new names—like X-Ray Vision Carrots—prompted preschoolers to eat nearly twice as much as when they were simply served carrots.
A record year for Movin’ and Munchin’
The final total is in for the 2008-09 school year, and it’s an impressive one. In its eighth year of existence, 172 schools across the state signed up by the February 15 deadline to participate in the Movin’ and Munchin’ Schools program, shattering the record of 115 last year.
Web site adds features
The movinandmunchin.com Web site has been enhanced recently, with more resources for staff and students. If you have not seen it lately, you may want to pay a visit.
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Adults should be movin’, too
The primary focus of Movin’ and Munchin’ Schools is combating childhood obesity, but when Suzy and I travel to schools we also remind school employees that the program is for them, too. In some ways, it’s even more important for adults.
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