Lighten Up!

This show will help students develop profiencies established by the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards.

Curriculum Areas:

Health
Obesity Prevention

School Show Overview

Today there are over 9 million children in America that are overweight. This is a number that has tripled in the last twenty years.

Lighten Up! is a highly interactive, 50-minute musical show designed to help children, in grades K-5, learn the value of exercise and good nutrition.

The show addresses the serious problems of excess weight and obesity in an entertaining and totally non-threatening way. Children are encouraged to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed to make health-enhancing choices.

Lighten Up! correlates with the curriculum in language arts, math, social studies and science.

Students Learn:

how food and physical activity affect the body.
the way media influences our food choices.
the balance between calories in and calories out.
how to determine portion size.
how to make better eating decisions.
what can be done to increase physical activity.

Lighten Up! Video

Teachers Guide

To download the Lighten Up! Teacher's Guide, click here.

Audience Quotes

This show had important information to share with us. I think that many children will cut down on non-healthy snacks after watching the actor demonstrate the effects of food on our body. - Student

The show helped me to better understand the importance of healthy eating. I don't want to be overweight or unhealthy. After the show I tried to eat the right food and exercise daily. - Student

The show taught me that in addition to eating healthy food exercise is also an important part of my daily diet. - Student

Your show was great! The show not only explained the importance of eating healthy but also encouraged the audience. - Student

The show taught me that in addition to eating healthy food exercise is also an important part of my daily diet. - Student

Lighten Up spoke to kids on a level they could relate to. They sang and danced and had a good time. The performer did an excellent job, was well prepared and was amazingly good at including the kids. - Jessica Light, R.K. Mellon Elementary School, PA

The program was exceptionally informative. - Terry Lewis, Gotham Ave. Elementary, NY

I liked the show because it made me want to sing along. I also liked it because I learned a lot of new things in a cool way and made me want to listen. - Student

The show taught me about what can happen to my body if I don't have good nutrition. I want to be healthy. I want to have a good life. I don't want my life to be wasted. - Student

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