After School Toolkit

Let’s Go! 5210 Goes After School Toolkit

We provide two great ways to access these resources:
1. Download single PDFs (see below) or
2. Peruse the entire virtual binder (see right)

Welcome Letter
Lets Go Founding and Financial Partners*
What is Lets Go?*
5210 Poster
After School Toolkit Table of Contents

TAB 1
Getting Started
5210 Goes After School Program Overview*
Scientific Rationale for 5210
10 Strategies for Success*
Let’s Go! Redy Levels*
5210 at Your Program Flow Chart*
Getting Started Worksheet*
Prepping Your After School Program to be 5210 Ready
Letter to Parents Announcing a New Partnership: Template
Everyone Has a Role to Play in 5210 Goes After School*

TAB 2
Provide healthy choices for snacks and celebrations; limit unhealthy choices.
Eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day.
Healthy Kids’ Snacks
Provide Healthy Choices
Sample Nutrition Guidelines: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine*
Healthy Celebrations Letter to Parents: Template
Go Foods, Slow Foods, Whoa Foods
Healthy Shopping on a Budget*
Understanding Food Labels*
Maine Seasonal Food Guide*
Breakfast is Best!
A Meal is a Family Affair
To have fruits and vegetables year-round, add frozen or canned.
What’s a Healthy Portion?
The Fittest Food
Snackwise®
Fuel Learning with Milk, Cheese & Yogurt
choose MyPlate Brochure*
choose MyPlate 10 tips to a great plate*
choose MyPlate Coloring Sheet: Labelled*
choose MyPlate Coloring Sheet: Blank*

TAB 3
Participate in local, state, or national initiatives that promote healthy eating and active living.
Healthy Dates to Celebrate
March is National Nutrition Month!
National Screen-Free Week
WinterKids

TAB 6
Provide water and low fat milk; limit or eliminate sugary beverages.
Drink water or low fat milk; limit or eliminate sugary beverages.
Water is Fuel for Your Body
Enlightening Facts About Juice
Make-Your-Own Sugar Bottle Display
Sports and Energy Drinks*
Milk Taste Test
Have a Drink Plan
Drink Your Milk Quiz and Answer Key
Fill Up Here! Water Poster*
Refresh! Water Poster*
Thirst Quencher Water Poster*
For Growing Bones…Which Milk?
Fuel Learning with Milk, Cheese & Yogurt
Find the Sugar Word Search and Answer Key

TAB 7
Provide non-food rewards.
Provide Non-Food Rewards
Non-Food Rewards at Home

TAB 8
Provide opportunities for children to get physical activity every day.
Get one hour or more of physical activity every day.
Limit recreational screen time to two hours or less
Quick Physical Activity Breaks
Physical Activity Breaks from Take-Time!
StoryWalk™
Activity Room
Teenage Girls & Physical Activity
WinterKids

TAB 9
Implement a staff wellness program that includes healthy eating and active living.
After School Worksite Wellness
State Physical Activity Programs