A FREE, web-based, cross-curricular program for Grade 5 students.

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Find out why teachers love P4B! Register at

Power4Bones.com

Why a bone-health program?

Research shows that Alberta kids are not

eating well enough or being active enough to keep

their bones strong.*

Adolescence is

the most critical time to get enough bone-

building nutrients.

40% of our bones are built during adolescence.

Reaching students now can help develop bone-healthy habits

for life.

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P4B follows the story of Agent BONES. He is from another planet and is on a secret mission to Earth to find a cure for a disease that makes his bone hair brittle and unmanageable. His human sidekick Alex – and your students – help him on this mission.

WHO IS BONES?

IT’S ENGAGING!Web challenges, comics, an online tool for making public service announcements and participation prizes make P4B fun for students.

IT’S TEACHER FRIENDLY!Everything is ready to use and clearly laid out, including an online teacher guide, cross-curricular links and rubrics. All you need is computers for your class.

IT’S FREE!A SECRET BOX filled with a variety of exciting components will help you teach the program.

IT’S FLEXIBLE!Thanks to an online Control Panel, each teacher can control when to run the 7 lessons in class.

IT’S A STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Teachers can establish a peer-led student P4B Squad to help run the program and build student leadership skills.

What’s so great about Power4Bones?

Watch our free 20-minute online tutorial for an overview of all the great program components and tips on how to use P4B in class.

Quick Start Booklet for ALBERTA Teachers

This Quick Start Booklet includes a summary of the different program components included in P4B, a program-at-a-glance calendar, and easy to follow lesson-by-lesson instructions. It’s super easy! Use this handy reference guide as your starting point and keep it on hand as you and your students embark on a secret mission with Agent Bones and a whole cast of characters!

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Cross-Curricular Program

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LESSONLESSON1 LESSON

2LESSON

3P4B Squad• Download comics • Prepare student secret

codes and Earth Agent ID badges

• Play Classroom Announcement 1

• Distribute Comic Episode 1

Students • Read Comic Episode 1Teacher• Introduce students to public

service announcement (PSA) challenge

P4B Squad• Play Classroom Announcement 2• Distribute Comic Episode 2 • Distribute student secret

codes and Earth Agent ID badges

Students • Read Comic Episode 2 • Play Web Challenge 1• Read Femur’s Findings

Experiment 1

P4B Squad • Play Classroom Announcement 3• Distribute Comic Episode 3• Distribute P4B prize to students

Students • Read Comic Episode 3 • Play Web Challenge 2• Read Femur’s Findings

Experiment 2

Feed Your Bones!

BONES Is Coming!

Move Your Bones!

Approximate class and preparation time: 45-60 minutes Approximate class time: 45 minutes

Approximate class time: 45 minutes

LESSON

4 LESSON

5LESSON

6LESSON

7P4B Squad • Play Classroom Announcement 5• Distribute Comic Episode 5• Distribute P4B prize to students

Students • Read Comic Episode 5 • Play Web Challenge 4• Read Femur’s Findings

Experiment 4• Play “Mission Bonehead”

trivia game

P4B Squad • Play Classroom Announcement 7 • Distribute Comic Episode 7• Distribute P4B prize to students

Students• Read Comic Episode 7• Finish PSA design

Teacher• Choose class PSA winner and

submit to Public Gallery• Have students compare scores on

Earth Agent PLAN IT Boards

P4B Squad • Play Classroom Announcement 4 • Distribute Comic Episode 4

Students • Read Comic Episode 4 • Play Web Challenge 3• Read Femur’s Findings Experiment 3• Play “Mission

Bonehead” trivia game

The Time Is Now!

4-a-Day Is Easy!

Starting the Public ServiceAnnouncement

Completing the Public ServiceAnnouncement

program at a glance

Approximate class time: It’s up to you! Approximate class time: It’s up to you!

P4B Squad • Play Classroom Announcement 6 • Distribute Comic Episode 6• Distribute P4B prize to students

Students • Read Comic Episode 6• Design PSAs• Plan and track your bone-building

foods and activities for 7 days on Earth Agent PLAN IT Board

Each teacher can decide when to run

Power4Bones in class with our online Control Panel.

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Approximate class time: 45 minutesApproximate class time: 45 minutes

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OR

1-866-27BONES (1-866-272-6637)

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