Success StoryHelping Students to "MOVE, LEARN, KNOW"



Helping Students to "MOVE, LEARN, KNOW"

Author: Kaitlyne Metsker

Planning Unit: Christian County CES

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Plan of Work: Inspiring the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices to improve overall well-being.

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Prior to the start of the 2020-2021 school year, local Family Resource Youth Service Center directors reached out to the Family & Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development agents to assist in providing programming to students that could not be fulfilled through traditional means due to COVID-19 restrictions. In response to the request, a video series of engaging, interactive lessons covering a variety of hygiene lessons was developed for students in second through sixth grade. 


The objectives of the first Move, Learn, Know series were:

·To meet the needs of local schools for programming not fulfilled through traditional means due to COVID-19 restrictions

·Provide engaging, interactive lessons that cover a variety of hygiene topics. 

·Increase awareness of health safety practices during a pandemic.

·Provide physical activity that could be done in the classroom. 


To carry out this program, agents used a variety of platforms of technology to produce, publish, and distribute materials. Video lessons were recorded in-house using recording equipment and lighting. Videos were then compiled, and individual lesson videos created using movie making software which was then uploaded to a private YouTube channel. Links to each video were sent to Family Resource Youth Service Center directors for distribution to teachers. 


Topics of the first series were; handwashing, masks & social distancing, spreading germs, oral health, and body care. For many of the hygiene lessons, permission was given to use video resources from University of Kentucky Family & Consumer Sciences. Reinforcement activities were also provided for teachers that could be used in either an in-person or online learning format.


In order to determine the success of the program, schools were asked to complete group enrollment forms for each classroom participating. To date, four elementary schools have completed at least one of the videos with a total reach of 988 students and 45 adults. The teachers were then asked to complete an evaluation with their students in order to capture the comprehension of the material covered. Of the responses, seventy-six percent answered the questions correctly with only one question answered incorrectly by the majority. 


            Agents are currently editing the second video series with lessons based on bullying and mindfulness with another series being planned on nutrition and physical activity. 






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