Play with Your Produce Healthy Classroom Challenge
The Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge is open to grades K through 6th as well as all home school and afterschool programs. Teachers are invited to “produce” a produce play, create a healthy cookbook, alliterate with awesome apples, or even “rock around the vegetable wok,” as part of the Produce for Kids® Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge.
Take the Challenge
Teachers are to create a classroom activity focused on healthy eating using fresh fruits or vegetables of at least three (3) PFK sponsored products. We challenge teachers to have fun, be creative, and teach kids the benefits of healthy eating with more fruits and vegetables. All entries must be postmarked by October 30, 2010.
Entries are limited to one per classroom, although multiple classrooms from the same school may enter the contest. Each entry should include at least one photo, project description, and any supporting materials (such as a video) needed to showcase the project. Winners will be selected on Friday, November 19, 2010.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
• Focus on learning about fresh fruits and vegetables (30 points)
• Feature at least three (3) PFK sponsor’s products (20 points)
• Involve the entire classroom (20 points)
• Be innovative, creative and original – project cannot contain previously published and/or copyrighted material (15 points)
• Ability to be replicated in other classrooms/schools (15 points)
Prizes
Three (3) winning classrooms will receive the following cash awards to be used to benefit the classroom which includes school supplies, books or other educational resources. Winning entries highlighted in press materials and on produceforkids.org.
• $1,000 – 1st place winner
• $750 – 2nd place winner
• $500 – 3rd place winner
How to Enter
Please download entry form and submit with a brief description, photo, and any supporting materials. Entry must be postmarked by October 30, 2010 to:
Produce for Kids
Attn: John Avola
14412 Pine Bridge Run
Orlando, FL 32826
If you have any questions about the contest, please contact John Avola at johna@produceforkids.org.
For more information, view the Official Contest Rules.
