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Create a healthier environment by using these nonfood rewards and jumpstart your own creative ideas. Fun for all Ages • Extra music and reading time • Homework coupon • Time for music and dancing • Coupon for prizes and privileges • Music while doing school work • Certificate/trophy/ribbon/plaque • Chat break at the end of class • Gift certificate to local non-food • Extra computer time merchants • Free time at the end of class or end of day • Free pass to sporting event or play • Day for watching a movie • Walk break from class • Group activity • Guest presenter in class • Games • Field trip • Fun walk with the principal or teacher Elementary School Students • Extra recess or P.E. time • Fun physical activity break • Stickers, pencils, bookmarks, certificates, pencil toppers • Read outdoors or enjoy class outdoors • Paperback book • Teacher or volunteer reads special book to class • Special lunch privileges such as eat lunch with teacher or principal, sit by friends, or lunch in the classroom or outdoors (have school nutrition prepare a sack lunch) • Be a helper in another classroom or make deliveries to the office • Lead the class to lunch, library, recess or on a “follow the leader” walk on the playground • Take care of the class pet • Play a favorite game or do puzzles • Watch a fun video • Trip to treasure box (filled with nonfood items such as stickers, pencils, erasers, bookmarks) • Listen with headset to a book on audiotape • Earn play money for identified privileges • Extra art time • Use special occasion items (special art supplies, computer games, toys) © 2011 Healthy Kids Challenge. All rights reserved. • www.healthykidschallenge.com 1-888-259-6287 HEALTHY TIPS Healthy Student Incentives

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Create a healthier environment by using these nonfood rewards and jumpstart your own creative ideas.

Fun for all Ages

•Extramusicandreadingtime •Homeworkcoupon •Timeformusicanddancing •Couponforprizesandprivileges •Musicwhiledoingschoolwork •Certificate/trophy/ribbon/plaque •Chatbreakattheendofclass •Giftcertificatetolocalnon-food •Extracomputertime merchants •Freetimeattheendofclassorendofday •Freepasstosportingeventorplay •Dayforwatchingamovie •Walkbreakfromclass •Groupactivity •Guestpresenterinclass •Games •Fieldtrip •Funwalkwiththeprincipalorteacher

Elementary School Students

•ExtrarecessorP.E.time •Funphysicalactivitybreak •Stickers,pencils,bookmarks,certificates,penciltoppers •Readoutdoorsorenjoyclassoutdoors •Paperbackbook •Teacherorvolunteerreadsspecialbooktoclass •Speciallunchprivilegessuchaseatlunchwithteacherorprincipal,sitbyfriends, orlunchintheclassroomoroutdoors(haveschoolnutritionprepareasacklunch) •Beahelperinanotherclassroomormakedeliveriestotheoffice •Leadtheclasstolunch,library,recessorona“followtheleader”walkon theplayground •Takecareoftheclasspet •Playafavoritegameordopuzzles •Watchafunvideo •Triptotreasurebox(filledwithnonfooditemssuchasstickers,pencils,erasers, bookmarks) •Listenwithheadsettoabookonaudiotape •Earnplaymoneyforidentifiedprivileges •Extraarttime •Usespecialoccasionitems(specialartsupplies,computergames,toys)

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Middle School Students

•Sitwithfriends •Fivetoten-minutechatbreakatendofclass •Reducedhomework,latehomeworkornohomeworkpass •Extracredit •Funvideo •Funbrainteaseractivities •Magazinesubscription •StepCounter •Peprally

High School Students

•Extracredit •Funvideo •Primeparkingspot •Peprally •Choosemusictoplayincafeteriaatlunchtime •Sitwithfriends •T-Shirt/Hat/Sunglasses •Magazinesubscription •Recognitionatmorningannouncements •Smallsportsequipment •Reducedhomework,latehomeworkornohomeworkpass •Couponstovideostores,musicstoresormovies(fromdonations) •Drawingsfordonatedprizesamongstudentswhomeetcertaingradesstandards

Simple Active Play Ideas for Groups

•Writeintheairwithbodyparts:Spellyourfirstnamewithyourrightelbow, lastnamewiththeleftelbow,cityyouliveinwithrightfoot,stateyouliveinwith leftfootandsoforth.

•Balltoss.GiveeachpersonaplasticcupandstartaWiffle®ball(orfoamball)toss. Useoneorseveralballsatonce,standinparallellinesoracircledependingonage andspaceavailable.

•Writelettersornumbersonpaperplates,passouttheplatestoparticipantsand havethemtosstheplateslikeFrisbees®.Callforthemtostopthrowingandhave allparticipantspick-upaplate.Announceaword;withtheletters(ornumbers) ontheirplates,askthemtoformgroupstospellaword(oraddanumber).