Thousands of classrooms have participated in the Power4Bones program. Below are real comments from teachers who have used P4B in their classrooms!

The students love this program. They love the Web challenges, the comics, and the prizes! I enjoy their enthusiasm and that it ties in so closely with the grade 5 science unit on the human body. It also ties in with the now-mandated daily physical activity.

Students tended not to realize that they were actually learning — they played the games. The prizes were great incentives for participation in the program.
It was extremely easy to implement, and the students really look forward to doing the activities associated with the program.
The kids love the comics. With the push on "boys' literacy", the comics are a valuable and motivational reading format.The Web challenges are always a favourite, too. Again, a real motivator for a computer-friendly generation.
It is a learning activity where the students can combine having fun with learning. Sometimes we get caught up in curriculum and forget fun.
How excited the kids were about learning in this fun and interactive fashion. I loved the curriculum ties. This was a very worthwhile project and I will definitely be participating again next year!
I liked the way it was laid out so clearly. I also liked the prizes, comic strip and audio component. I was pleasantly surprised by how much the students enjoyed this format of learning.
The entire program was extremely well planned, with a wide variety of learning opportunities and formats. My students looked forward to Day 4 on our schedule because they knew we would be having Power4Bones activities.
I loved the announcement, comics, the secret ID Badges, and the step-by-step guide each week.
It was free, educational and fun. Also, as a teacher, I didn't have any preparation to implement the program.
It has a "hipness" to it that is perfect to the age group. Online activities + comics = great learning!
The Web challenges were a great motivation for the students and they really liked the comics and Femur's Findings experiments.
I liked the entire program — it was teacher friendly. The students loved it, and I plan to use it again next year.
I liked the way it was so easy to follow, and that everything that was needed to implement the program was provided in such an organized and efficient manner. I don't have a lot of time during my program for health issues and this was perfect. I'd do it again next year in a heartbeat. Thank you for providing a package that is so cleverly all-inclusive.
The public service announcement was a great equalizer in that it was not print focused (i.e. the Special Ed. and English as a Second Language students could express themselves through pictures).
The format was fun for the students, they enjoyed the comic strip and the Web challenges. I like the way important information was embedded in these formats.
The kids loved the comics, the CD messages, and the computer challenges. I loved the organized way in which the program was set up and the generous way in which everything was provided — resources, prizes, even a package of paper! THANK YOU!!!
I liked that the program was exciting, creative and the vocabulary was age appropriate, even for my students who are ESL!! I also enjoyed the weekly comics. My students enjoyed those the most because after we read them as a class together, they would colour them in as "homework".
The certificates were also a terrific way to include student involvement!!
The grade 5s were very happy learning this way — it seemed to be exactly age appropriate judging by their enthusiasm and interest. We used the PSA final activity as a cross curriculum evaluation in drama (presenting orally over the school announcements), English — their written scripts, science — their facts and information researched for the point of each group's PSA, and computer use (information technology).
This program was very organized. My students absolutely loved the program, especially the comics, announcements, prizes, and computer games. It was fun and interactive. They also enjoyed the game. I wish they had a program like this for grade 4!
It was well-organized and VERY fun for the kids. The prizes were a bonus — the CD broadcasts were a huge hit — a very different, refreshing format for learning — hats off to those involved in creating the P4B program!
I really like the student and teacher-friendliness of the program. Should be more programs like it for other subjects.
Informative, educational, easy to use, the kids think it is fantastic and so do I!
Quick lessons packed with great facts that the kids will remember because of the way it has been presented .......excellent program.
I absolutely loved the entire program. It was beautifully laid out and so easy to follow. This is my first year teaching grade 5, and I plan on using this program as long as it is available. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again!!!
The Web challenges were great fun for the kids and I. The comics were really neat. Actually, I REALLY enjoyed the entire program, I loved every part of it.
It was organized. It was a fun way to deliver curriculum.
The Web and CD activities were wonderful — students remembered the information presented. They were excited about the whole Power4Bones program.
Extremely motivating program for children as they learn about the importance of building strong bones. Also a good use of technology.
It was wonderfully organized and the P4B squad were able to lead the class without much teacher support.
Fantastic organization...very easy to implement and use...P4B Squad very much liked their responsibilities and it took the burden off of me.
This program was a lot of fun (Web challenges, prizes) so my class "bought into" it and therefore gained a lot of knowledge.
The way the program was laid out in easy to manage pieces. It gave us flexibility in our programs. I enjoyed learning along with my students. They taught me a lot.
I loved how this program led into our study of the Human Body Systems. It was a great lead into the skeletal system.
The interactive component of this program was fantastic — from the CD to the computer programs and challenges. The students really enjoyed the program and often begged for more time to work on the activities.
My students were very excited about EVERYTHING that had to do with the program. From the very first day I showed them the secret box and had them guess what was inside! They loved the announcements, the comics, the Web challenge, the humour and the PSA.
I greatly appreciated how everything was so wonderfully laid out. The extension activities, accommodations, rubrics, week-by-week overviews, prizes, etc. Everything was easy to find and easy to do. A lot of time and effort was put into organizing this program on your end. Thank you!
I loved the entire program! The kids loved the program! What was not to enjoy? They responded to the message, and appeared to understand the message. They delighted in the "special outer-space" messages each week.
I love the fact that students are reading and learning in a different format (comics, Web challenges, secret transmissions) than they usually do. Their involvement and excitement in the program was amazing as a result.
The layout and design of the program made it easy to implement, not requiring much of my time as a teacher, because the P4B Squad did all preparations.
The students loved the wit behind the comics! The computer games and the whole premise of an alien adventure was a novel way to learn and I would not have had the personal time to prepare such detail. I was so happy to have it to share with my students.
It was a very organized program. Everything was clearly laid out and it gave the squad leaders an opportunity to demonstrate their leadership skills. I like that each week was separated with its own envelope and the teachers guide was extremely useful. Thank you for making it a fun "extra" program to utilize in the classroom instead of adding more work to our schedules.
The entire Web site and Web challenges were awesome. I personally tried all of them and had a great time. Every week the kids could not wait to see what their challenge would be. They also loved that they had their own "secret" code. It was also nice that they were able to access the Web challenges, mail etc. from home if they wanted to play it again.
It was a well thought out program that complements the Human Body unit and gets the students excited about both Power4Bones and the Human Body. It was easy to follow. Not much planning time required.
How easy it was to implement. How many expectations it covered. Sorry, one more: The kids loved it!!!
The weekly announcement really got the kids excited. They were also impressed and interested with the comics — they were amazed that the comic included my name and the name of our local hospital.
The program is interesting and interactive. The lessons are well organized and keep the students focused on learning about keeping healthy bones.
Children really got the message about the importance of calcium — I even overheard some discussing the calcium content of their lunches during a lunch duty one day. They also became more aware of the calcium content of some foods.
It was fun and really appealed to the students. It was VERY well organized and planned out, which meant less planning for me, and more time to enjoy the program.
The announcements were absolutely awesome and the kids really looked forward to them. I really appreciated the "active" component of the announcements. Also, the kids were excited to read the comics and recognize names and locations — what a great idea!
Students loved the personalized comic episodes...students were really excited to receive them...and were actually reading...it was fun to watch the kids make connections. The weekly transmissions were also great, along with the "secret mission box/package" kids loved it and so did I! I have already highly recommended it to other teachers. It coincides well with a new board and school-wide initiative to improve Daily Vigorous Activities.
I liked that students were able to go online and access the program very easily. They loved the games and comics. Students were always excited when they had a chance to go on Power4Bones and asked to do it. I also liked that there was some reading component to the program. The comics were a good way to get students, especially boys, hooked on the program. I would like to participate next year.
Honestly, I loved the entire program and would love to participate in it next year. My students learned tons!!!!!!