Materials for Tweens

Make physical activity cool and fun for tweens, encouraging them to keep moving every day. Download activity ideas and VERB resources for use with tweens in your classes, programs, and clubs.

VERB YELLOWBALL

Get tweens moving with this action-packed promotional program for schools and community organizations that offers special rewards and recognition for being physically active.

Download YELLOWBALL Materials for:

• Community Organizations
• Schools

 

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VERB MAKE IT UP

Keeping children interested and motivated to be physically active can be a challenge. The VERB Make It Up kit is designed to help you develop a child's imagination as they participate in physical activities. The kit includes new ideas for games to play in your community-based organization or recreational facility.

• Download Make It Up Materials

 

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VERB Crossover

Cross basketball with other sports and activities, and what do you get? VERB Crossover for Community-based Organizations, that’s what! Download this kit to get your tween participants started inventing and playing amazing new games.

Download Crossover Materials for:

• Community-based Organizations
• Schools

 

 

 

 

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VERB Play Without Borders Kit

Teachers, discover a world of play for your classroom. Your middle school students can check out popular games from around the world and discover new ways to play.

• Teacher Guide & Parent Letter (pdf  190K)
• Poster (pdf 165K)
• PLAYPORT (student piece) (pdf 255K)

VERB Action Rewards Kit also available in HTML

 

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Anytime Doubletime

Encourage creativity in your community organization's physical activities for tweens. Your tweens can use their imagination and the VERB Anytime Doubletime materials to make two games into one. The more creative you get, the more fun the tweens in your community organization will have.

• Planning
  Instructor letter (pdf 100K)
  Plan of Action (pdf 1.3MB) HTML
  Parent letter - English (pdf 130K)
  Parent letter - Spanish (pdf 130K)
   

• For Students
  Activity Cards (pdf  1.9MB) HTML
  Certificate of Completion (pdf 170K) HTML
  Fortune Teller (pdf 970K) HTML
   

• Posters
  BirdieBall (pdf 230K) HTML
  HotVolley (pdf 230K) HTML
  Mini SoccKey (pdf 230K) HTML

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VERB Action Rewards Kit

It can be a challenge to make physical activity fun. Create your own promotion to reward tween action by downloading VERB Action Rewards leader guidelines and poster.

• Guidelines (pdf 170K)
• Action Reward Poster (pdf 610K)
• Stickers (pdf 170K)

VERB Action Rewards Kit also available in HTML

 

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VERB Appreciation Day Kit

Pick a VERB and have fun with it throughout the day to celebrate that action’s energy and possibilities. Plan activities that include the chosen VERB. For example, for "run" you can hold relay races, play soccer, or run around the bases. PDF download (pdf 120K)

VERB Appreciation Day Kit Individual Sections

• VERB Appreciation Day Poster (pdf 600K)
• VERB Appreciation Day Program Guidelines (pdf 120K)
• VERB Red Poster (pdf 120K)

VERB Appreciation Day Kit also available in HTML

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Physical Activity in the Classroom

Weekly Reader Custom Publishing developed in-school materials specifically for the VERB campaign. Tailored for fourth and fifth grades, these materials include a teacher's guide, student handouts, stickers, posters, and a letter to parents.

Download Weekly Reader materials for a range of activity ideas to use in your classroom or facility. Some materials include some Spanish vocabulary.

• Student Planner (pdf 16MB)

Physical Activity in the Classroom also available in HTML

 

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