Curated OER
Kids Health: Be a Fit Kid
There's a lot of talk these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit. Here are five rules to live by, if you're a kid who wants to be fit.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Grown Ups
Learn ways to stay active with your children, in this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Kids
Help children learn easy ways to stay physically fit, in this guide from Arthur.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nutrition Background Information
Teach children about nutrition with this guide from Arthur: "D.W. the Picky Eater."
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Disappointment
A collection of questions, activities, and student assignments which all touch on the topic of handling disappointment in life.
Other
Save Your Smile: Get Your Child to Brush
An article with information on how to encourage a child to brush his/her teeth and how to encourage children to be enthusiastic about this necessary personal hygiene step.
Other
Mipediatra.com: Indice Alfabetico De Mi Pediatra
An at-your-fingertips alphabetized guide to children's health questions and concerns. Neatly designed with illustrations and easy to read fonts.
Other
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network: Learning Center: The Longevity Game
Interactive game gives players an idea of how long they can expect to live by weighing a variety of lifestyle factors related to diet, exercise, and habits.
Other
Med Help: All Ask a Doctor Forums and Medical Communities
The Med Help Support Communities provides questions and answers about most medical conditions as well as allowing you to type in a question and get a reply from a doctor.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Restorative Justice: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that restorative justice is one of many conflict resolution methods, and is specifically an application of conflict resolution techniques to criminal activity and its aftermath. It...
EL Education
El Education: Operation Kidfit Recommendation Report
Students design a health and human body exhibit for a local museum by researching topics such as infectious diseases across history, anatomy, physiology, health, and nutrition. Students visited four museums across the country to...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Can Acne Scars Be Removed?
Acne can be a temporary nightmare for teens, but what makes it worse is that it often leaves behind scars. Find out how to avoid these everpresent reminders of acne's unpleasant presence. Don't forget to check out acne quiz and the links...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Por Que Soy Tan Timido?
In this article read about shyness and how to overcome this problem. The resource contains links to similar sites as well. In Spanish.
Other
Sf Gate: Health News for Your Mind and Body
This site offers links to a wealth of different articles relating to current health issues, especially in the San Francisco area.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Keeping Healthy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit helps children to learn that there are many aspects to keeping healthy. Children learn about the heart and how heartbeat is affected by exercise. It gives opportunities to explore issues about...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: 24 Hour Society: Neon Signs
More and more people are awake after midnight or before dawn. Some are working, perhaps keeping the graveyard shift or doing business with foreign markets. Some are playing-increasing numbers of entertainments never close. Some are doing...