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This is where you will be able to update an avatar, enter points, view animations and see how your team is progressing on the adventure!
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Different ways of Entering Points
With tamariki at different ages and stages with tech use and access to devices themselves, the way you choose to enter points is flexible and you can do it differently at any time during the program too.
This video explains the variations and you will find it on the data entry page when you login to enter points too.
The key thing to remember with points is; if you are using the “entering class data” option it is always an average of the total class steps on a day so that all teams, regardless of size, can compete equally!
Getting Ready
Before the Zespri Young and Healthy Virtual Adventure gets underway in Term 4, there are a few things you can do to get ready, if you like. Posters and resources are below, so you can share with students, whanau or print out to put on the wall.
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Create Avatars
Login and create avatars for each student. You can do this by logging into the class portal using your login and tapping on each student avatar on the home page and allow them to edit. OR if your tauira have access to a device they can use their own logins to access their Home Page to edit their avatars from there.
Print them out to place on the wall - from the Manage Class tab on the class portal, you can download the PDF to print out class avatars.
Do a "pre" Check In
The "Check-In" is a fun way of assessing where you are at, enabling the development of a goal to work towards during the program e.g I realise that I do much less than 60 minutes of activity a day, so during the Virtual Adventure, I will increase my activity by 5 minutes before school, during breaks and at home after school. Or the goal may relate to drinking more water throughout the day.
"Step Out" some everyday pathways
You don't need a pedometer to work out how many steps you take, especially if you know how many steps it is to and from places you walk to regularly during your day. This is a really fun activity to practice not having a pedometer (in case they get lost or broken) and means you can check in on how active you are even when the program has finished. Look below for the deet's and print out the template.
Posters, Tools, Other Ideas and Things!
Helping Your Amazing Brain and Body
Every moment of every day, your amazing / miharo body / tinana and brain / roro perform BILLIONS of jobs, without you even asking! There are lots of little things that you can do to help, and if you "listen" carefully, they will let you know when it is needed.
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when you feel tired / ngenge, perhaps a drink of water / wai would help, or a snack or some fresh air / hauhau,
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when you feel a bit anxious or cranky, perhaps moving your body is needed...dance, jump on the spot or go outside for a run / rere around.
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Managing Leisure Screen Time
Technology is really helpful in many ways, but time can rush away really quickly when we are looking at a screen, and we don't even notice. And it doesn't help our amazing body and brain very much either.
There are so many other activities that we can do that are fun and help our amazing brain and body do the billions of jobs every moment of the day (and night).
So set yourself a time limit, then put your device away and do something else! What is something new you could learn this week instead?
Sleep Really Well
We need a good night of sleep / moe to help our amazing / miharo body / tinana and brain / roro to do the billions of jobs it does, every moment!
Sleep / moe is when we grow new cells, clean out old ones, tidy up all our thoughts / whakaaro and learning / akoranga to file them away for the new day ahead.
Make a plan to get a good night of sleep / moe!
Move Your Body Regularly
Our mīharo / amazing body / tinana and brain / roro loves it when we move! You literally grow new brain cells when you are physically active, so when you move, you get smarter!
If you are feeling a bit tired / ngenge or can't concentrate, even a few minutes of movement / kori will help your amazing brain and body to feel better!
We know how important it is to sleep / moe well too, so taking a short walk / hikoi before bed / moenga will help you have a good night of sleep / moe too.
How many steps.......
You don't need a pedometer to work out how many steps you take, especially if you know how many steps it is to and from places you walk to regularly during your day.
Print out and laminate the footprints / tapuwae, then count out some of your most often walked places. Place the footprints / tapuwae around your kura, or use chalk to draw your footprints and record how many steps it takes from one place to another e.g
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from the front gate at kura to your classroom / akomanga,
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from your classroom / akomanga to the hall or field / papa tākaro,
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from your front gate at kura to your letterbox at home.
You can do this at home too:
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from your front door at home to your bedroom,
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around the back garden,
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around the house.
Try different ways of moving like running vs walking, leaping vs running to see if it makes a difference to the number of steps you take across the same distance!
Or you could make "signposts" to put up around your kura, so that everyone who visits can check out how many steps they have done to help take care of their amazing brain and body!
How many steps a day are we aiming for?
There is no magic number - the best approach is to see how many you do at the moment, and if you need to, aim for some more.
t's recommended that we all get 60 minutes of activity per day, which equates to roughly 8,000 - 10,000 steps. If you can't reach that many, try to do what you can and increase it by a few hundred steps a day if you can.
Check in first.....
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Start each day with a little movement
Movement is like a "reset button" helping children transition from home to school, from sleepy to alert, and from distracted to engaged.
Teacher Top Tip
"Start the day with a 3-5 minute “Morning Moves” session. We do a combo of moves like a stretch up and shake down, star jumps, hopping in a circle and balancing on one leg. You can finish it off with a grateful thought, a deep, slow breathe or some other “sign-off” that students may find useful at other times during the day. It’s a great way to get everyone ready to learn and has been an absolute game-changer for morning moods and focus…for all of us! I have continued to do it with my students even when the program isn't on”
For all children, especially for neurodiverse learners—starting the day with purposeful movement supports calm, alert, and ready-to-learn bodies and minds.
So here are a few idea's to get you started!
I know you and your akonga will love to create your own too! We'd love you to share them with us all at Planet Wellbeing TV.
