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Passport to Play has been specifically designed to follow the key criteria outlined in the National Association for Sport
and Physical Educations National Standards for Physical Education1. Each game will not only keep students active, but
will also help teach them about other cultures. The program has been designed to appeal to students at every level of
ability and include the entire class in the funeveryone can play!
To ensure that the program works for grades 3-5, we received input and feedback from elementary physical education
teachers. We also had experts at the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) review the
program. We share NASPEs belief that high quality physical education programs should help kids gain a multi-cultural
perspective2, so weve chosen games from all around the globe.
Additionally, educators at The Scripps Research Institute and Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
(McREL) have conducted an independent review and have aligned the health, physical education, life skills, art,
geography and language arts curriculum to the McREL Compendium of Education Standards3.
1) Moving Into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Ed.,
at http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/publications-nationalstandards.html
2) NASPE Guidelines for Quality Physical Education, multiple publications at http://www.aahperd.org/naspe
3) Content Knowledge, 4th Edition at www.mcrel.org/standards%2Dbenchmarks/
Pique interest by hanging the World Play Map
where all the students can see it...like the gym
or cafeteria.
Announce the up and coming multicultural
adventure in physical education class and the
general classroom to get students excited.
Once you identify which games will work best in your Motivate the kids by letting them vote on where
class, you can decide how you want the adventure to to begin their adventure and how they want it to
unfold. continue.
You choose the duration of the trip; it could Distribute passports so students and their parents
be a month long or maybe the entire semester. can keep track of their travels at school and home.
Some games can be taught in a single class
period; others can be spread out over days or
weeks. You can also teach multiple games
simultaneously to offer variety. At the start of each class, show students where
Points or the lengths for games are only you will travel and mark each country that you visit
recommendations. Adjust them considering on the map so they can keep track of where
class size, age and skill level of students and theyve been.
time available. Recognize student achievements by marking off
where theyve been in their passports as they
participate in each game.
The following nutrition tips and ideas can help you get kids involved
in choosing their own balanced meals. Copy this sheet and send it
home to parents to give them new ideas on how to refuel their kids
energy.
GET GOING WITH BREAKFAST. Simple foods like fruit, ITS A MATTER OF SIZE. Teach your kids how to visualize
low-fat milk and yogurt, whole-grain toast with peanut appropriate portion sizes. To teach them, relate the correct
butter and oatmeal will help give them the energy portion to things they know like, a small baked potato is as
they need to be top performers at school and play. small as a computer mouse, one cup of fruit is about the
size of a baseball, and one tablespoon of peanut butter
EAT WHOLE-GRAINS EVERY DAY. Choose from equals two checkers. More examples can be found at
whole-grain foods such as oatmeal, whole-wheat www.kidnetic.com
bread, brown rice and low-fat popcorn more often.
CHEFS IN THE MAKING. Model balanced food choices by
HELP BUILD BETTER BONES. Calcium-rich foods cooking with children. Check out online cooking web pages
such as non-fat milk, yogurt and cheese help build like www.kidnetic.com for fun, kid-friendly recipes, and work
stronger bones. Serve these and other milk products together to help prepare and cook the food.
several times a day.
GROCERY GO-GETTERS. Take your kids to the store with you
ADD GREEN AND ORANGE. Eat a variety of dark and play a game of I see. For example, you might say I see
green and orange veggies such as spinach, broccoli, a soft red vegetable that can be made into ketchup while
baby carrots, and sweet potatoes for Vitamin A. you are in the produce section and ask them if they can
find what you are describing and tell you what it is. In this
TRY GOING LEAN WITH PROTEIN. Eat lean or example, its a tomato. Not only will they learn what different
low-fat meat, chicken, turkey and fish. Also, add fruits and vegetables look like, but they can pick their favorite
more cooked, dried beans and peas to your meals. one to taste. For other fun ways to teach kids about fruits
Some simple ways to do this are: adding kidney and vegetables, check out:
beans to soup, or adding chick peas, nuts or seeds www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org.
to your salads.
MAKE SMART CHOICES.
GET FOCUSED ON FRUIT. Eat fruit during meals See www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html for additional tips,
and at snack time. Fresh, frozen, canned or dried... games and activities.
it doesnt matter what kind you choose.
McDonalds works with Produce For Better Health Foundation to educate consumers on the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. In 2008, McDonalds became a sponsor
of PBHs Campaign for Childrens Health, a program that encourages the nations children to eat more fruits and vegetables for better health. PBHs goal for the Campaign
for Childrens Health is to raise $3 million in funding to be used for programs to provide parental know-how, resources, and motivation that will make increased fruit and
vegetable consumption a reality among our children today.
Collaboration
Oba is a traditional Colombian game that challenges kids Colombia works with other countries on Amazon rainforest
stamina and creativity, while also being lots of fun! conservation. The Amazon Conservation Team works with
The game is played in pairs. Colombias indigenous people and with Brazil, Suriname,
One player throws a rubber playground ball against a wall. the United States, and several European nations to preserve
The other player must then catch the ball and handle it in an rainforest resources. Have students visit the Internet to find
interesting way (without dropping it) before throwing the ball more information on the Amazon rainforest conservation efforts.
back against the wall. The student cant simply catch it and
return it with a normal throwing motion. Contribution
For example, the student might bat the ball against the wall Colombia is famous for its coffee exports. First harvested or
using his or her forearms; jump before throwing the ball produced there in the early 1800s, most Colombian coffee is
back; throw it against the wall backhanded; bounce the ball now exported to the rest of the world. This export helps feed
before throwing it back (one or more times); perform a Americans large appetite for coffee. Have students list other
hip-hop or other dance move while returning the ball, etc. natural resources found in Colombia.
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The activity can be adapted, if necessary, by having students Did country with both a Caribbean and a
Pacific coastline.
throw the ball to each other instead of against a wall.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN When students reach their knees and elbows, have them roll
Country New Zealand the ball.
Continent Australia Eliminate the chin position and have students only go as far
Preparation as their knees.
Equipment: one tennis ball per pair Utilize another type of ball (e.g., soft/foam ball) to make it
of students. easier for students to throw/catch.
Set-Up: Choose a location to play; it should
have plenty of floor space and room for Compassion
pairs of students to spread out.
Charitable giving is common in New Zealand. In 2007, over a
In this game, kids try to see how low they can go million New Zealanders volunteered their time for charitable
The game is played by two children continuously throwing a causes and over 300 million dollars was donated to charity.
tennis ball back and forth until somebody drops the ball. Help your students learn about volunteerism and charitable
giving by organizing a food drive or other effort in your
When the ball is dropped, the child who threw the ball says community.
Down on one knee, and the child who dropped it has to
continue playing from one knee. Collaboration
If the same child drops the ball again, the child who threw Scientists in New Zealand and Italy are working together on
the ball says Down on two knees, then Down on one Antarctic research in order to study climate change and its
elbow, and then Down on two elbows, and finally Down possible effects on the environment. Have your students
on your chin. This ends the round. research some of the ways climate change might affect the
Remember, the child has to stay in the position he or she different types of species in New Zealand.
is in to catch and throw the ball, and the throw must be
catchable. Encourage students to throw gently to keep the Contribution
game going longer. In 1953, New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary became the
Try this game with one of these adaptations, depending on first person to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Invite your
your students ability levels: students to describe or draw a picture of some great things
In a cooperative match, have both students go to a lower they would like to accomplish during their lifetime.
position when one misses. Have them see how many catches
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Compassion
The Chinese have a strong sense of responsibility towards their
Kung Fu means achievement through great effort. Practice elders. Talk about some of the ways your students can be help-
following directions with this Kung Fu version of a popular ful to the elders in their neighborhood.
childrens game.
Have the students spread out across the floor. The teacher will Collaboration
then give a command and follow it up by shouting Sifu (See- China and the United States are working together to reduce
Fu; the Mandarin word for teacher.). The students continue to pollution that may be contributing to climate change. In 2007
follow the command until the teacher shouts Sifu again. The China began a program to reduce energy use and pollution.
students then must freeze in place. What steps do your students take to reduce pollution and
The teacher gives another command and shouts Sifu to energy use?
signal the students to begin.
Any student who moves between Sifus must go to the Contribution
sidelines. Those on the sidelines must be silent during the Fireworks were invented by the Chinese in the 12th century.
rest of the game. Today, in the United States, fireworks are a common part of
Have fun trying to trick students into moving by calling a Independence Day celebrationsa practice since 1777! Have
command without including Sifu! students write a poem capturing the excitement one feels when
Avoid giving directional commands such as kick your right seeing fireworks for the first time.
leg, as youll be facing the students.
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gets up and goes to the end of the line, the teacher says 6.6 million square miles, eleven time zones and two
go and the game resumes. continentsEurope and Asia.
PILOLO Non-competitive: The entire class works together and the
Country Ghana leader (or a teacher) uses a stopwatch to time how long it
Continent Africa takes to get all objects to the finish line. Play multiple times,
trying to get a faster time each round.
Preparation
Equipment: Small objects to hide
(e.g. coins, colored stones, etc.) Compassion
(two per child); Stopwatch; Two Many nations in Africa fell under European colonial rule during the
small boxes (optional for team
competition version) 1800s. Ghana was the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to win
independence from a colonial power. Today, it is ranked as one
Set-Up: This game works best outside, but could be played in a gym or
even a classroom with modification (e.g., walking instead of running). of the most successful African nations in terms of economics,
Designate start and finish lines. government stability, and services provided to its people. Ask
students to list as many African countries as they can and then
Pilolo (Pay-loh-loh) means, time to search. This game is a use a map to find them all.
challenging twist on a timed game of hide and seek.
Select one person to serve as the leader/timekeeper for the Collaboration
game. The leader hides the objects all around, and then goes One of the largest collaborative international organizations in
to the finish line. Children line up at the start line and the the world is the United Nations (UN), which is made up of 192
leader shouts Pilolo to start the game. member countries. Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan served as
Children race to find the hidden objects and bring them to the leader of the UN, a position called the Secretary General,
the finish line. for ten years. Have students research some of Kofi Annans
The first child to find an object and make it back to the finish accomplishments.
line wins. The leader officially determines the winner in case
of a close call. Contribution
Play multiple times, with a different leader each time. Kente is a colorful cloth woven from strips that originated among
the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana. Traditionally the cloth was
Variations: worn by both men and women for festive occasions. Today it is
Team Competition: Divide the class into two teams. Place used all over the world in items such as bags, ties, and hats. Ask
two boxes at the finish line, one designated for each team. students to identify other cloths contributed by other cultures.
The winner is the team with the most objects in their box
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BUKA BALL To keep kids moving, allow play to continue even when the
Country Thailand buka hits the ground. This can be done by permitting players
Continent Asia to pick and kick (pick up the buka and kick it back into
play).
Preparation
Equipment: A beachball or balloon (the buka)
for each group of students and a tape or a Compassion
length of rope to create a line on the ground. Buddhism is practiced by over 90% of Thailands people.
A small playing area is needed for each group Buddhists believe that compassion brings happiness.
of students.
Encourage your students to share examples of compassion they
Set-Up: Form teams of small groups of students. have experienced or heard about.
Collaboration
This popular Southeast Asian sport is like volleyball meets hacky The World Wildlife Fund collaborates with Thai conservationists
sack-style play. Buka is the name of the woven plastic ball thats to protect Asian elephants. They are working to educate people
used in Thailand. about the sale of ivory and to provide veterinary clinics for
The goal is to keep the buka from hitting the ground, using injured and sick elephants. Have students draw pictures of other
any part of the body except hands and arms. In this version, protected animals from around the world.
the buka can be hit up to five times before going over the net.
A server kicks the buka to the receiving team from behind the Contribution
end line. The serve can hit the line as long as it stays Thailand is famous for its tasty cuisine. Thai food typically
inbounds. The receiving team must return the buka back to includes ingredients such as fish sauce, chili peppers, fragrant
the serving team; play continues back and forth until the buka rice, and coconut milk. Why not sample some Thai food as a
hits the ground. class or family project?
Only the serving team can score. If they fail to score, the other
team serves. When a team allows the buka to hit the ground,
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KORFBALL
Country The Netherlands Compassion
Continent Europe The Dutch culture prides itself on tolerance of other people and
Preparation cultures. There is great cultural diversity in the Netherlands. Have
Equipment: one basketball and two movable students examine a map of Europe and explain why this may be.
basketball nets (or improvised equivalents,
such as a raised basket or crate) Collaboration
Set-Up: Choose a location to play; a basketball The International Court of Justice, the United Nations main
court or small rectangular field is ideal. judicial organization, is located in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Position two basketball nets, each The court settles disputes among the members of the United
two-thirds of the way between center and
end lines on opposite ends of the playing Nations. Students can learn more about the U.N.s efforts at by
area. Select and arrange two teams of visiting the Web site.
eight players, four from each team on each side of the playing area. Be sure to
include boys and girls on each team. Contribution
The Netherlands is famous for its many windmills. Hundreds of
Korfball is a basketball-like sport invented by a Dutch windmills dot the landscape, originally built for purposes such
schoolteacher in 1902. Korfball differs from many other team as grinding grain and moving water. Ask students to describe
sports in that it is a mixed-gender game. It was developed so how modern windmills are similar to and different from the
that boys and girls could play together on the same team. Netherlands windmills.
Four players from each team play on each half of the court;
one side in attack mode and the other in defense. Sides
switch after two goals have been scored.
This game is played like basketball but without a backboard.
Dribbling or running with the ball isnt allowed. Players instead
pass the ball to one another.
Defenders try to intercept the attackers passes to go on offense.
No bodily contact allowed.
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Tlachtli (tlach tlee) was created 3,500 years ago by one of Teamwork
Mexicos earliest cultures, the Olmecs. Their name means In 1994, Mexico, the United States, and Canada agreed to trade
rubber people in Aztec. This could be because they used goods without paying extra money. This agreement is called NAFTA,
rubber for so many things, including the first rubber ball, or the North American Free Trade Agreement. It has helped to give
which was used in this game. people jobs. Create a list of materials or products which might
come from Mexico.
How to Play
Form two teams with six children per team and assign each Giving
team a goal in which to score. Play the game in two Mexico has shared delicious food with the rest of the world. Corn,
15-minute halves. beans, and chili peppers are found in dishes such as tacos,
As a warm-up and to determine which team gets the ball tamales, and burritos. These foods are popular throughout the
first, have each team attempt to keep the ball from touching world, especially in the United States, where Mexican food is very
the ground as long as possible without using their hands. popular. Share some samples of common Mexican ingredients for
The team that keeps the ball in the air the longest gets the your students to taste.
ball first. Play begins in the middle of the field.
Teams pass the ball without using their hands, and attempt
to get the ball into the goal on their side of the field.
Points are awarded to the opposing team for disallowed
body contact, touching the ball with hands, or if a team lets
the ball touch the ground. If any of these happen, the other
team gets one point and possession of the ball.
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Hi, Im Julie Foudy-
Like all parents, I do my best to pass on the lessons Ive learned to my child. While its true that the importance of teamwork and
motivation are priorities in my home, Ive learned something even more valuable that I keep coming back to time and again. Id like to
share that with you in hopes that it can make as much of a difference for your family as it has for mine.
Looking back on being a part of two World Cup champion and Olympic Gold Medal teams, Im always struck by the fact that the key
to those victories was ultimately balance. And Im not talking just about the balance of skills and abilities of our team. Ultimately,
we won those championships because of the balance - of mind, body and spirit - that each member brought to the team. Without a
strong mental game, our physical conditioning couldnt have come in to play. Our individual abilities just wouldnt have been enough
without the strong passion and sense of spirit we all brought to the game. Just as they make for championship teams, compassion,
collaboration, and a spirit of contribution make for happy and healthy kids.
The Passport to Play program your kids are participating in at school is designed to
do just that. But we need your help because, ultimately, the lessons it teaches have
to be reinforced at home to be successful.
So, what can you do? For one, try to emphasize the importance of a balanced diet
high in fruits and vegetables. You can also encourage your children to turn off the
TV or computer and turn on to playing sports or pursuing other activities with the
emphasis on being ACTIVE. Ask them about the Passport to Play program. Have them
show you how to play some of the games. In the end, Im betting youll have just as
much fun as they do!
Great kids, dedicated teachers and a well thought out curriculum form the
foundation of a winning team. We only need one more piece of the puzzle to bring
home the championship.
Sincerely,
Julie Foudy