Your school is aiming to encourage all students to drink water throughout the school day.

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Make a plan to achieve Tap into Water Everyday

• Use the Tap into Water Everyday Action Plan


• The Tap into Water Everyday Starter Pack Booklet is under review. Contact movewelleatwell@health.tas.gov.au for information.


• Use the Move Well Eat Well Annual Events Calendar to promote drinking water on different occasions.
• Move Well Eat Well Events Calendar (accessible)


• Survey how many students have water in their water bottles


• Use this planner to decide on one thing your school will do to promote water and who will do it

Ideas for encouraging students to drink water everyday

• 'This Classroom is a water only zone' door sign


• Class activities and discussions


• Frequently Asked Questions about water


• Links with oral health


• Success Stories: ideas from other schools


• Extra resources that support Tap into Water Everyday

Information to share with your school community

Newsletter inserts:

(save the jpeg file to your computer, then insert the file into your newsletter. Please note that these may take some time to download)

• Think before you drink - sugar content in drinks


• Don't wait, hydrate! - the benefits of drinking water


• Make water the main drink - tips for making water fun


• Water for activity and play

Displays:

• This classroom is a 'water only' zone signage


• Think Before You Drink Poster


• Tap into water everyday icon for classroom display

• Think Before You Drink display kit -print, laminate and display

Ideas for families:

Let families know they can visit the For Families section of this website to find ideas on how they can encourage children to drink water and care for water bottles. No password is needed.

Curriculum materials

The four curriculum units developed by Move Well Eat Well and the Tasmanian Department of Education link to the achievement standards of the Australian HPE Curriculum and most cover elements of being physically active.

Policy

Write a simple policy statement about your whole school approach to encouraging all students to drink water throughout the school day.

A blank policy template

Sample Tap into Water Everyday policies:

• Waimea Height Primary School
• Port Sorell Primary School
• West Ulverstone Primary School

Samples of entire Move Well Eat Well school policies.