Pop Quiz for Parents - Action for Healthy Kids

Where do you think your child’s school is on a scale of 1 to healthy? Take this simple, 10-question quiz to find out if your school is in great shape or could use some improvements.

Is your child a little older? Take the middle school version of the quiz to see how their school stacks up.

Does your school have a health or wellness team?

Yes

I don’t know

Does your child get recess for 20 minutes every day?

Yes

I don’t know

Does your child have PE for 150 minutes per week (i.e.,30 mins daily or 50 mins 3x per week)?

Yes

I don’t know

Does your school punish students for misbehavior by withholding recess or PE?

Yes

I don’t know

Does your child get daily exercise breaks in the classroom?

Yes

I don’t know

Do you think the lunch served at school is healthy?

Yes, most of the time.

There are some healthy options, but also some not healthy ones.

No, they typically serve pizza, burgers, and fries.

I don’t know

Do classroom/school parties usually feature healthy food and/or physical activity?

Yes, we only party with healthy foods and active games.

Both: we have healthy foods and active games, but also allow sweets.

No, we have sweets and little to no physical activity.

I don’t know.

Does your child learn about nutrition in class?

Yes

I don’t know

Does your school fundraise by selling only healthy food items or non-food items?

Yes

We have both healthy and less healthy fundraisers.

No, we stick to candy and other treats.

I don’t know

Does your school have healthy programs for staff and teachers?

Yes

I don’t know

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