Scientifically designed. Curriculum-themed. Results-based!
Activity Works integrates ten minute exercise bursts with core curriculum for elementary classrooms. Scientifically developed, this plug-and-play program is used to maximize academic performance, combat obesity and meet state mandates for physical education.
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After Activity Works, most students show more focus and abiltity to attend to instruction than prior to Activity Works. Teachers report a positive frequency efect. Teachers who use Activty Works more frequently see a better response by thier students. A Large majority of teachers who use it 4+ times per week, on average, agree with the agressive statemnent that "most students show more focus..."
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Students show an overall higher level of endurance and greater ability to sustain activity for the entire 10 minute Activity Works segment. Almost all of the participating teachers have noticed an improvement with their student's cardio respiratory fitness as a result of Activity Works.
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Students are better behaved after Activity Works. A similar positive and strong usage effect is reported for overall student behavior.
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Students request the same Activity Works adventures multiple times. The students enjoy repeating segments throughout the school year. Teachers report that they enjoy mastering the content and movements contained in the various episodes.
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Would you recommend Activity Works to a colleague. Positive outcomes and ease-of-use are promoting a willingness (and desire) to recommend the approach to colleagues.
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Johnson & Johnson sponsors Activity Works in schools across
Newark, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Houston.
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Starting this month, Activity Works will have the capability to stream all of their episodes directly to school classrooms, after school program partners or even individual homes via the internet. Powered by Microsoft, classroom teachers will have the opportunity to play Activity Works episodes through their smartboards or promethian boards just by clicking "play" on the Activity Works website.
Activity Works developed a performance tracker to automatically track teacher use in the classroom. Every time an Activity Works episode is streamed into a classroom, the minutes of participation are recorded and translated into calories burned. Schools and districts are excited about this technology because it shows which classrooms are getting an appropriate amount of daily exercise. It also gives school districts the data they need to show that they are reaching state mandates for physical education.
Thanks to a generous grant from The New York Community Trust, Activity Works was able to provide their program free of charge to schools who participate in the Healthy Schools program. The Healthy Schools Program, which has more than 100 participating schools, strives to improve the overall health and wellness of every student.
For a second year in row, The New York Community Trust has generously sponsored Activity Works in the New York City School District by providing an additional 3,000 students with an opportunity to get exercise during the school day. This year’s effort will primarily focus on the boroughs of Brooklyn and the Bronx, where children will participate in 10 minute, curriculum-themed motor breaks in their classroom.
Last year, teachers in Queens stated how their children were more focused, attentive and better behaved as a result of their participation in the Activity Works program.
During the 2010-2011 school year, Activity Works was implemented into nearly 100 classrooms in five Southern New Jersey school districts. The results of the study deemed Activity Works to be very successful for these districts, especially when Activity Works was done three or more times per week. Some of the positive results include: