Success StoryStory Walk
Story Walk
Author: Heather Toombs
Planning Unit: Oldham County CES
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
Plan of Work: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Outcome: Initial Outcome
64% of Kentucky students are not reading proficiently according to Thinkimpact.com. The Oldham county health department survey identified that of the 5 top Health needs for the county, exercise and physical activities were second in terms of need. Cooperative Extension teamed up with the Family Resource Coordinator for Centerfield and Crestwood elementary to present two Leap Stories as a Story walk. The stories selected were "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Handa's Surprise." One hundred fifty elementary-age children participated on the first day and enjoyed a healthy snack. The story walk was left up throughout the week, and a QR code captured the results. On the day of the story walk, one child said he was impressed with the accuracy of the book Handa's surprise and had never read that particular story before. The survey results showed that 100% of the participants enjoyed the story walk, the questions that were added and would like to see Story walks each summer.
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