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Article: A School Assignment That May Add Years to a Child's Life.
- Article from:
- Obesity & Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- October 19, 2009
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Back-to-school means back to hitting the books. Yet this year, one Wisconsin teacher is passing out a different kind of book to her students in grades five through eight. The new fitbook™ junior, a 12-week interactive fitness and food journal for kids, will teach students at St. Francis de Sales the importance of goal-setting, engaging in daily physical activities and making nutritious food choices, while balancing their tasks at school and home (see also Obesity).
"My goal is to teach students the importance of taking care of their health. I want them to have fun while doing it, and they'll also be graded," says Beth Ivey, a Physical Education teacher at ...