Physical Activity Kit (PAK) Overview
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Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................................. 1 Physical Activity Kit (PAK) Overview ................................................................................................... 3 Introduction to PAK Books ................................................................................................................... 4 Healthy Physical Activity for Young Children .................................................................................... 5-6 Safety Recommendations and Tips .................................................................................................. 7-8 Physical Fitness for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers ................................................................ 9-10 Guidelines For Indoor/Outdoor Play Areas ................................................................................... 11-12 15 Simple and Easy Ways to Get Moving.......................................................................................... 13 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDE ............................................................................................................ 15 Developmentally Appropriate Physical Activities For Young Children ....... …………………………16-26 Outdoor Play Activities………………………….............................................................................. 27-31 Choosy Kids.................................................................................................................................. 33-35 LESSONS/GAMES 1. American Indian Dancing .......................................................................................................... 36 2. Animal Walks ............................................................................................................................ 37 3. Balancing Like a Tree ............................................................................................................... 38 4. Ball Toss ................................................................................................................................... 39 5. Bean Bag Toss ......................................................................................................................... 40 6. Bird Game................................................................................................................................. 41 7. Clapping and Learning Body Parts ........................................................................................... 42 8. Color Tag .................................................................................................................................. 43 9. Creative Walks.......................................................................................................................... 44 10. Following Tracks ....................................................................................................................... 45 11. Follow the Leader and You Are the Leader .............................................................................. 46 12. Fruits and Veggies .................................................................................................................... 47 13. Fun ABC Movements ........................................................................................................... 48-49 14. Garden Stretch..................................................................................................................... 50-51 15. Happy and You Know it! ...................................................................................................... 52-53 16. Happy Campers ........................................................................................................................ 54 17. Healthy Drinks........................................................................................................................... 55 18. Healthy Me................................................................................................................................ 56 19. Home ........................................................................................................................................ 57 20. Lakota Relay Race.................................................................................................................... 58 21. Monkey Play ............................................................................................................................. 59 22. Musical Statues ......................................................................................................................... 60 23. My Name is ............................................................................................................................... 61 24. Simon Says............................................................................................................................... 62 25. Taking a Walk in the Woods ..................................................................................................... 63 26. Taking a Walk to See the Animals ....................................................................................... 64-65 27. The Banana Stretch .................................................................................................................. 66 28. The Ants Go Marching ......................................................................................................... 67-68 29. Tick Tock Game........................................................................................................................ 69 30. Traffic Lights ............................................................................................................................. 70 31. Turn Around Game .............................................................................................................. 71-72 32. Up and Ready ........................................................................................................................... 73 Music Resource Listing................................................................................................................. 74-77 Books that Move You .................................................................................................................... 78-82 IHS Head Start Program - Resource Listing ...................................................................................... 83 Healthy Babies, Children, and Families ....................................................................................... 84 "Give kids a Head Start on healthy lifestyles" (Poster Sample)......................................................... 85 2012 Physical Activity Kit (PAK): IHS/HPDP/HEAD START/CHR/NUTRITION & UNMPRC 1 2 2012 Physical Activity Kit (PAK): IHS/HPDP/HEAD START/CHR/NUTRITION & UNMPRC Physical Activity Kit (PAK) Overview Physical Activity Kit (PAK): Staying on the Active Path in Native Communities…a Lifespan Approach! The Physical Activity Kit (PAK) Staying on the Active Path in Native Communities a Lifespan Approach is a strategy that refines an effective and efficient method to package, implement, evaluate and disseminate culturally appropriate physical activities for American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and their communities. The primary goal of the PAK is to increase the time spent in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) by promoting both age and culturally appropriate physical activities across the lifespan in AI/AN communities. These physical activities are appropriate across age spans (Young Children, Young People, Adults/Family and Older Adults) and include various levels of activity: warm-up (flexibility), cardiovascular, strength, and cool-down (flexibility). The PAK strategy is a program offered in collaboration/partnership with: The Indian Health Service (IHS) with representation from IHS Headquarters (Division of Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Health Promotion Disease Prevention, Head Start, Nutrition and the Community Health Representatives) and IHS Area Offices, (Albuquerque, Portland and Oklahoma) The University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center (UNM PRC) Pueblo of San Felipe and Pueblo of Laguna Head Start Programs in New Mexico 2007 PAK Team Partnership The PAK strategy includes: 1) creating a "package" of physical activities that are culturally appropriate to AI/AN communities; 2) training interested field teams from across the nation to implement and field test the PAK in AI/AN communities; 3) conducting a PAK venue to collect information regarding the modification, acceptability and usability of the PAK in AI/AN communities; and 4) developing a strategy to distribute and disseminate the PAK to AI/AN communities across the United States. 2012 Physical Activity Kit (PAK): IHS/HPDP/HEAD START/CHR/NUTRITION & UNMPRC 3 INTRODUCTION: PAK BOOKS PAK promotes the building of positive attitudes toward fun and creative physical activities that reinforce AI/AN community lifestyles. PAK Young People Book #1 contains fun and interactive physical activities for school age children that can be used in classrooms or other group settings. The physical activities include individual, partner and group activities. PAK Mt. Pathways¹ Challenge Book #2 focuses on participants’ progress using five trails each with increasing levels of physical activity. PAK Modified American Indian Games¹ Book #3 contains traditional games that have been