Curricula and Toolkits

The curricula and toolkits* on this page are designed to help you run and evaluate your We Can!® program. In addition, you will find resources to enhance your programming and report your activities to We Can! staff.

• We Can! Community Site Program Materials
• We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program (Curriculum)
• Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!® – A Curriculum for Youth
• CATCH® Kids Club – A Curriculum for Youth
• S.M.A.R.T. (Student Media Awareness to Reduce Television) – A Curriculum for Youth
• SPARK™

We Can! Community Site Program Materials

We Can! Energize Our Community: Toolkit for Action (5.7 MB)

This toolkit gives community planners a one-stop shop of planning tools, reproducible materials, and a free copy of We Can! Energize Our Families: Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers. It incorporates dynamic activities for parents to encourage a healthy weight in their family. Order the toolkit online.

We Can! Families Finding the Balance: A Parent Handbook (1.5 MB)

This We Can! resource offers practical tips to help parents help their families find the right balance of eating well and being physically active to maintain a healthy weight. Order the handbook online.

• Available in Spanish: ¡Nosotros Podemos! Familias Encontrando el Balance: Manual para Padres (1.9 MB). Order the Spanish-language version online.

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We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program (Curriculum)

This curriculum for parents is available in four- and six-lesson versions. Both versions include activities that help parents encourage a healthy weight in their family.

We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program – A Leader’s Guide

This is the four-lesson version of the curriculum for parents and caregivers.

• We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program – A Leader’s Guide (4.3 MB)
• Lesson 1: “Introduction to We Can!” Slide Set | PowerPoint (5 MB) | PDF (281 KB)

We Can! Energize Our Families: Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers

This is the six-lesson version of the curriculum for parents and caregivers. Order the six-lesson version online.

• We Can! Energize Our Families: Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers (1.2 MB)
• Lesson 1: “Introduction to We Can!”Slide Set | PowerPoint (5 MB) | PDF (279 KB)
• Lesson 2: “Portion Distortion Presentation” Slide Set | PowerPoint (708 KB) | PDF (498 KB)

We Can! Energize Our Families: A Family Guide (5.9 MB)

This guide contains all of the handouts and activity sheets that are used during the four sessions of the We Can! Parent Program. Order the Family Guide online.

We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program Online Training

This online training introduces you to the four-session curriculum found in the Leader’s Guide. The training is divided into nine chapters and takes approximately two-hours to complete. In addition, registered dietitians and certified health education specialists (CHES) may apply for and receive 2 and 3 hours of continuing education credits respectively.

We Can! Parent Program Evaluation: “Tell Us What You Think” (165 KB)

Program facilitators can use this worksheet to collect pre- and post-program data from participants.

• Available in Spanish: ¡Díganos lo que piensa! (111 KB)

We Can! Parent Program Evaluation – Instructions for Facilitators (72 KB)

This document provides instructions for facilitators to evaluate their We Can! parent program implementations.

We Can! Parent Program Certificate of Completion (62 KB)

Download and print this certificate for parent program participants who complete the course.

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Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!® – A Curriculum for Youth

A 10-lesson curriculum funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) that focuses on helping young people ages 11 to 13 understand the connections between media and health.

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! – Program Packet

The Program Packet includes everything an activity leader needs to conduct the program: the facilitator's guide (available in PDF from this page), the video (VHS and DVD formats), and the program poster.

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! – Packet for Training Program Facilitators (5.8 MB)

This packet includes everything needed to conduct full day and half day train-the-trainer sessions for Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!  The Training Guide Packet includes both full-day and half-day training guides, a CD-ROM of presentations used in the training, and complete sets of handouts for facilitator trainees. Order the Packet for Training Program Facilitators online and receive a single copy of the Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! Program Packet.

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! Fact Sheet (208 KB)

This fact sheet provides background on the NICHD's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! program. Order the fact sheet online.

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! Questionnaire (Evaluation Tool) (349 KB)

Use this questionnaire to evaluate your Media Smart Youth programming.

Youth Curriculum Evaluation: Instructions for Facilitators (52 KB)

This document provides instructions for facilitators to evaluate any of the We Can! youth curricula, which include CATCH® Kids Club, Media-Smart Youth, and S.M.A.R.T.

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CATCH® Kids Club – A Curriculum for Youth

The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH), an NHLBI-funded study, created a school health education curriculum designed to motivate heart-healthy behavior in children in grades K-5 in after-school and summer camp settings.

CATCH Kids Club materials are available at a discounted rate from Flaghouse at http://www.flaghouse.com or (800) 793-7900. If you are interested in running CATCH Kids Club, consider ordering the following items:

• Activity Box and Nutrition Manual (Item #W12931)
• Activity Box (Item #W11483)
• Nutrition Manual (Item #W12909)

For more information, contact Peter Cribb or Joey Walker at:

The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
7329 N. MoPac, Suite 204
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 346-6163

CATCH Kids Club Questionnaire (Evaluation Tool) (1.3 MB)

Use this tool to evaluate your CATCH Kids Club programming.

Youth Curriculum Evaluation:  Instructions for Facilitators (52 KB)

This document provides instructions for facilitators to evaluate any of the We Can! youth curricula, which include CATCH Kids Club, Media Smart Youth, and S.M.A.R.T.

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S.M.A.R.T. (Student Media Awareness to Reduce Television) – A Curriculum for Youth

S.M.A.R.T. is a 3rd to 4th grade classroom curriculum that motivates children to reduce their television watching and video game usage. The curriculum is intended to be used over the course of the school year and includes all the lesson plans and tools needed to implement the program. For more information or to order the curriculum (Teachers Manual and CD-ROM ), please contact:

The Health Promotion Resource Center

Stanford Prevention Research Center
211 Quarry Road, Suite 229
Stanford, CA 94305-5705

http://notv.stanford.edu/ (650) 723-0003

S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire (Evaluation Tool) (104 KB)

Use this questionnaire to evaluate your S.M.A.R.T. programming.

Youth Curriculum Evaluation: Instructions for Facilitators (52 KB)

This document provides instructions for facilitators to evaluate any of the We Can! youth curricula, which include CATCH Kids Club, Media Smart Youth, and S.M.A.R.T.  

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SPARK™

SPARK PE and SPARK After School curricula are designed to promote physical activity in youth from K–12, and ages 5–14, respectively. The programs include curricula, training, equipment, and follow-up support components.

The original SPARK study began examining the importance of elementary physical activity in 1989, with support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in conjunction with San Diego State University. Today, the organization offers research-based physical education/activity programs that have been proven effective in both urban and rural areas, and with a variety of cultures and demographics, and have been disseminated to some 100,000 educators globally. The effectiveness of SPARK programs has been reported in some 45 publications; positive effects of SPARK have been documented in:

• Academic achievement
• Increased moderate to vigorous physical activity in students
• Fitness achievement
• Sport skills development
• Enjoyment of PE
• Improved teacher instruction

We Can! community sites can purchase SPARK materials at a discount through School Specialty. SPARK also provides a number of free resources to We Can! community sites, including webinars, monthly eNewsletters, blogs, grant resources, guidance on standards alignment, publications, and more. Visit www.sparkpe.org/resources for details, or contact the organization for general information at:

1-800-SPARK-PE (1-800-772-7573)
E-mail: spark@sparkpe.org
http://www.sparkpe.org

*Note: All We Can! materials, aside from three of the four youth curricula—CATCH Kids Club, SPARK, and Student Media Awareness to Reduce Television (S.M.A.R.T.)—are produced by the Federal government without copyright. Feel free to use any information that we provide, but we request that you cite the NHLBI (as a part of the NIH and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), and the source document. If you make any implications or draw any conclusions that are not in the original document, please state this in your publication. In addition, the material should not be used in any direct or indirect product endorsement.

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