Healthy Kids. Healthy Habits. Healthy Futures.
Building healthy habits early can make a lasting difference!
Part of Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day, this annual event takes place during September and October in four Panhandle communities: Sidney, Alliance, Scottsbluff, and Chadron.
Through hands-on activities, movement, and engaging learning experiences, students discover how healthy eating, physical activity, kindness, and everyday choices all contribute to their overall well-being.
Learning Through Movement and Fun!
Third grade is an ideal time to introduce healthy habits. Children at this age are developing independence, exploring new interests, and learning from the adults and role models around them.
Third Grade Wellness Day gives students the opportunity to try new activities, discover what they enjoy, and learn that being active can be fun!
Physical activity stations may include:
From team sports and fitness challenges to outdoor adventures and cooperative games, students experience different ways to move their bodies, build confidence, practice teamwork, and have fun.
Activities vary by location and year, providing students with opportunities to try something new.
More Than Fitness and Nutrition
Wellness is about more than what we eat and how much we move. Third Grade Wellness Day takes a whole-child approach, helping students develop skills that support their physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Interactive wellness and education stations may include:
Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Healthy Choices and Prevention
Social and Emotional Well-Being
Together, these interactive stations help students understand how everyday choices contribute to their overall health and well-being.
Inspiring Healthy Habits for Life
The goal of Third Grade Wellness Day is simple: help children discover that taking care of their health can be fun, empowering, and part of everyday life.
By introducing students to a variety of activities and positive role models, we hope to encourage healthy choices that continue long after the event.
When children find physical activities they enjoy, learn to fuel their bodies with nutritious foods, and practice kindness toward themselves and others, they build a foundation for lifelong well-being.
Powered by Community Partnerships
Third Grade Wellness Day is made possible through the generous support of local organizations, schools, healthcare professionals, educators, and community volunteers.
Our community partners contribute their time, expertise, facilities, and resources to create a memorable learning experience for students throughout the Nebraska Panhandle. Partners and supporters have included:
- Alliance Recreation Center
- Box Butte General Hospital
- Nebraska Extension
- Panhandle Gymnastics
- Keep Alliance Beautiful
- Nebraska State Patrol
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Nursing Program
- Panhandle Public Health District
- YMCA
- Western Nebraska Community College Nursing Program
- Chadron State College
- Cheyenne County Community Center
- Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department
- And many additional community organizations and volunteers
Thank you to the many partners and volunteers who help make Third Grade Wellness Day possible!
Helping Healthy Habits Continue at Home
The fun doesn't have to stop when Wellness Day ends!
Families can keep building healthy habits together through PPHD's 5 to Thrive! initiative.
Five simple daily habits encourage children and families to eat well, stay hydrated, move more, balance screen time, and practice mindfulness.
Explore 5 to Thrive! Healthy Habits for Families
Get Involved!
Are you interested in supporting Third Grade Wellness Day as a volunteer, activity leader, or community partner?
Panhandle Public Health District welcomes partnerships that help bring engaging wellness education and experiences to children across the region.
Together, we can inspire the next generation to live healthier, happier lives