• Start the week with a kick-off celebration. Have a dance or other type of activity in the gym or outside in the school yard.
• Have a “Turn-off the Screens” poster contest.
• Make a big screen shaped target and have target practice! Try using bean bags.
• Make “Turn-off the Screens” week coincide with a school spirit week. Designate certain days to certain themes (Monday Messy Hair Day, Tuesday Funny Hat Day, etc.).
• Have a contest to see who can come up with the most original activities to do as an alternative to watching television.
• Designate a time during each day when students stop what they are doing, and do something active- a quick fitness break. Try the ‘hokey pokey’ or the ‘macarena’ dance.
• Have students keep journals about their experiences during “Turn-off the Screens” week.
• Have students make their own songs or raps about turning-off screens or getting active.
• Keep the gym and fields open after school so that children and their families can get active together.
• Plan some student/teacher games (e.g. volleyball, racquetball)
  Designate a bulletin board in the classroom to “Turn-off the Screens” Week, use it as a ‘hall of fame’ to show all the pledge cards.
• Host a BBQ following a family walk-a-thon or other activity.
• Promote the challenge and encourage the students with catchy PA announcements daily.

Adapted from Central Western Ontario’s TV-Turnoff Week Leader-Teacher Package 2003