Additional Resources

Thank you for celebrating Healthiest State Month with us! 

Click below to view, download and print Additional Resources that were referenced in the Healthiest State Month celebration toolkits. (Still need to download your toolkit? Click here.)

Additional Resources

Order free 5-2-1-0 posters and brochures

5-2-1-0 Store featuring T-shirts, masks, water bottles + more!

Printable posters: 5-2-1-0 posters or multiple languages

Download 5-2-1-0 social media graphics

Schools / Early Care / Out-of-School

10 Strategies for Success

Week 1:

• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk
• Physical Activity Card Set or GoNoodle for classroom brain breaks
• Stories in Motion — 15+ short stories that include action words which prompt physical activity
• Travel Iowa's 99 Parks Field Trip Guide
• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Physical Activity Habit Tracker
• Tips & Games to Get Your Family Moving (English/Spanish)
• Make time for play every day! Activity Sheet

Week 2:

• Choose Iowa Food of the Month resources
• Tips to strengthen your Wellness Policy to support the 5-2-1-0 Strategies
• Sign-up sheet to host a Healthy Party 
• Tips to conduct a fruit or vegetable Taste Test 
• Recipes for healthy, kid-friendly snacks
• Kid-friendly guide to correct serving sizes
• 5-a-Day Fruit & Veggie bands tutorial + template
• Iowa Farm to School & Early Care Network
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Fruit & Veggie Habit Tracker
• Kid-Friendly Recipes to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables (English/Spanish)
• Fill up on fruits and vegetables! Activity Sheet

Week 3:

• Screen-Free Pledge sheet
• 5-2-1-0 activity sheets
  • Coloring pages
  • 5-2-1-0 character coloring page
  • Crossword #1
  • Crossword #2
  • Word search #1
  • Word search #2
  • Word search #3
  • Printable 5-2-1-0 cootie catcher
• Little Free Library information
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Screen Time Habit Tracker
• Screen-Free Tips & Screen-Free Activities
• Unplug to have more fun! Activity Sheet

Week 4:

• Grow Healthy Kids: Just Add Water CACFP toolkit
• ReThink Your Drink campaign materials, toolkits, posters
• Worksheets
  • Math: Sugar fractions from food label
  • Math: Sugar fractions word problems
  • Science: Sugar absorption experiment
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Water Consumption Habit Tracker
• How to Make Water More Fun (English/Spanish)
• Drink more water! Activity Sheet

Take-home activities and tips for families:

• All month: 5-2-1-0 Goal Tracker
• Week 1: Physical Activity Tip Sheet
• Week 2: Family Meals Tip Sheet
• Week 3: Screen Time Tip Sheet
• Week 4: Sugary Drinks Tip Sheet

BONUS worksheets for teachers:

• Art: 5-2-1-0 poster contest
• History: Healthy Bill of Rights
• Language Arts: Healthy Hero story

Communities

10 Strategies for Success

Week 1:

• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk
• AARP Walk Audit Toolkit and Leader Guide
• Travel Iowa's 99 Parks Family Fun Guide

Week 2:

• Download a community garden start-up guide
• Steps to improving healthy options at your concession stand

Week 3:

• Example of community purchasing giant board/yard games
• Little Free Library information
• StoryWalk tutorial

Week 4: 

• Example of community purchasing water bottles as rewards

Bonus activity sheets:

• 5-2-1-0 Fun and Games
  • Coloring page
  • 5-2-1-0 character coloring pages
  • Crossword puzzle
  • Word search game
  • Printable 5-2-1-0 cootie catcher
• 5-2-1-0 Activity Sheets
  • Fill up on fruits and vegetables!
  • Unplug to have more fun!
  • Make time for play every day!
  • Drink more water!

Workplace

• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk
• 5-2-1-0 in the Workplace: Download environmental prompt posters and access more workplaces resources (stock art, flyer, etc.) 
• Schedule a "Produce for Wellness" workshop with Capital City Fruit
• Hydration Challenge template
• Work From Home Wellness resources page
• Sign-up to become a 5-2-1-0 Registered Workplace
• 5-2-1-0 in the Workplace Action Guide

Household

All Month:

• 5-2-1-0 Goal Tracker
• 5-2-1-0 Recipe Book & Activity Guide (English/Spanish)

Week 1:

• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Physical Activity Habit Tracker
• Make time for play every day! Activity Sheet
• Physical Activity Tip Sheet

Week 2:

• Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website
• Hy-Vee KidsFit Fruit & Veggie Habit Tracker
• Fill up on fruits and vegetables! Activity Sheet
• Family Meals Tip Sheet

Week 3:

• Hy-Vee KidsFit Screen Time Habit Tracker
• Unplug to have more fun! Activity Sheet
• Screen Time Tip Sheet

Week 4:

• Hy-Vee KidsFit Water Consumption Habit Tracker
• Drink more water! Activity Sheet

• Sugary Drinks Tip Sheet

Health Care

• Register for the Healthiest State Annual Walk
• Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website
• Sign-up to become a 5-2-1-0 Registered Health Care Site
• Iowa Medical Society's 5-2-1-0 Health Care resource page