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| Games | Gold's Gym Cardio Workout | |
| Boxing sim offers intense, gimmick-free workouts. | ||
| Platforms: Nintendo Wii |
| Movies | Gym Teacher: The Movie | |
| Underdog sports comedy has a bit of edge to it. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 02.03.2009 |
| TV | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | |
| Cartoon for tweens is silly but means well. | ||
| Review date: 02.27.2006 |
| Music | "A** Back Home" (CD Single) | |
| Despite crass title, hip-hop song has positive message. | ||
| By Gym Class Heroes |
| Music | "Stereo Hearts" (CD Single) | |
| Clean, cute tune compares love and music; OK for tweens. | ||
| By Gym Class Heroes |
| Games | Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 | |
| Robust suite of fitness activities, routines, and games. | ||
| Platforms: Xbox 360 |
| Article | Girls and Body Image Tips | |
| Help your daughters learn to see through unrealistic media standards of beauty and value themselves for who they are. |
| Best of list | Active Games | |
| When gym class lets out, these games can keep kids moving. |
| Movies | Kes | |
| Depressing but beautiful; a top coming-of-age movie. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 04.19.2011 |
| Websites | The Activators | |
| Fitness site weak on content but strong on motivation. | ||
| URL: http://www.theactivators.net/ |
| Educators | Screen Out the Mean (2-3) | |
| Music | The Quilt | |
| Eclectic and explicit alt hip-hop collection. | ||
| By Gym Class Heroes |
| Books | Diary of a Witness | |
| Intense tale of school bullying, loss, and isolation. | ||
| By Catherine Ryan Hyde |
| Educators | Strong Passwords (6-8) | |
| Games | My Fitness Coach | |
| Exercise game creates individual workouts. | ||
| Platforms: Nintendo Wii |
| Movies | To Sir, with Love | |
| Sydney Poitier at his best; teens and up. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 01.06.1998 |
| Games | The Sims 2 University | |
| Sims game is short on class time, but addictive. | ||
| Platforms: Windows |
| Books | Marley Goes to School | |
| Kids will giggle at silly dog tale; some confusing messages. | ||
| By John Grogan |
| Books | Parrotfish | |
| Good primer about what it means to be a transgendered teen. | ||
| By Ellen Wittlinger |
| Websites | GigglePoetry | |
| Silly poems and poetry fun. | ||
| URL: http://www.gigglepoetry.com |
| Books | Baseball Great | |
| Clunky but taut story of Little League steroids. | ||
| By Tim Green |
| Books | Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day | |
| Mouse’s bad day makes a relatable, engaging easy reader. | ||
| By Kate McMullan |
| Music | "Billionaire" (single featuring Bruno Mars) | |
| Edited version of reggae-rap tune is OK for younger teens. | ||
| By Travie McCoy |
| TV | The Steve Harvey Show | |
| Kotter-like comedy with music; for tweens. | ||
| Review date: 08.11.2005 |
| Books | Lake Rescue: Beacon Street Girls, Book 6 | |
| After-school special-style novel on weight loss. | ||
| By Annie Bryant |