Primary School Supports
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Most of our material is provided in PDF format, for which you will need
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We recommend that before starting the programme, schools should conduct
the lifestyle survey. Once the survey is complete RedBranch will send you a
report based on the results. You can see a
sample
report here (PDF format, 73 KB). This allows for targeted interventions
based on the specific needs of your school. The survey should be repeated on
an annual basis to measure the success of the programme. If you would like
us to administer the survey please
email
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Sample Survey Report
(PDF
format, 73 KB)
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Access the
RedBranch School Lifestyle Policy template (PDF, 88KB).
Schools are free to adjust the basic template to suit their own circumstances. We usually help schools
with this process based on the results of the school lifestyle audit. Please let us know if you use the policy
by mailing us. |
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Lifestyle Policy Template (PDF 88 KB)
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These resources support the SPHE strand of the Curriculum. We add new classroom resources frequently so please check back on a
regular basis. Alternatively you may sign up
to our lifestyle newsletter which will keep you posted on updates to the
site. If there are any specific topics you would like resources for please
contact
us as we are happy to work with schools to develop resources.
Fruit & Veg for
Health Activity Sheet Junior & Senior Infants (PDF 91KB)
Fruit & Veg for
Health Activity Sheet 3rd & 4th Class (PDF 91 KB)
Fruit & Veg
Colouring & Matching Activities for Infants (PDF 615 KB)
Advertising Awareness Exercise 5th & 6th Class (PDF 324 KB)
Sample TV Watching Maths Exercise 5th & 6th Class (PDF 75 KB)
How My
Grandparents Lived:Links History, Exercise & Nutrition (PDF 106 KB)
5-a-Day Fruit
Diary (PDF 20 KB) |
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Fruit
& Veg for Health Activity Sheet Junior & Senior Infants (PDF 91KB)
Fruit
& Veg for Health Activity 3rd & 4th Class
(PDF 91 KB)
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Introduction to Lifestyle Issues
(PDF 294 KB)
Breakfast
(PDF 173 KB)
Healthy
Lunch Guidelines (PDF 276 KB)
Hydration
(National School) (PDF 153 KB)
Fruit,
Vegetables and Health (PDF 351
KB)
TV
& Children: Some Facts (PDF 38 KB)
TV
Tips for Parents (PDF 41 KB)
Advertising
and Children (PDF 32 KB)
Food
Shopping (PDF 35 KB)
Soft
Drinks and Children (PDF 44
KB)
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Healthy Lunchbox Factsheet (PDF, 159 KB)
Breakfast Factsheet
(PDF, 129 KB)
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The following downloadable packs allow schools to run lifestyle related
initiatives:
Walking School
Bus Guide (PDF 1.43 MB)
This template allows you to promote walking to school in partnership with
parents.
School Fruit Break
(PDF 1 MB)
The School Fruit Break template is a great way of promoting fruit
consumption, supports the SPHE curriculum, and drastically reduces peer
pressure towards junk food. You can see more information on our
Fruit Breaks Section.
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Walking School Bus Guide
(PDF1.43 MB)
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If you send a description of lifestyle initiatives in your school, we
will host your projects on our website.
Contact us for more details. You can see an example school project here.
If your school has run a sports day, a healthy eating week, an art
competition, or anything at all relating to lifestyle send us a short
description and some pictures, if you have any, and we will host it on our
website.
View an example of a National
School project that we host on our website.
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This image shows a school fruit break in action at St Mochulla's NS |
