K.O.O.L.L. APPROVED Resources . . . .
Games Worksheets Advice Fun Stuff
These resources are from sites that are actively involved in educating families on how to properly stay connected to healthier ways of living. For more information contact us or click directly on the pictures provided. In fact, the whole site is interactive!!
Enjoy! We will continue to add more. Contact us if you have any information that you would like to share!_____________________________________________________________________
Kids’ Movement
empowerME is a "by kids for kids" movement that's inspiring all kids to make healthy behavior changes and to become advocates and leaders for healthy eating and physical activity.
Click the pic To Get Started!
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Health Tips For You!
Personal Fitness
There are many ways to enjoy being active.
Physical activity options go far beyond jogging, biking and playing soccer - finding activities that are right for you key. It's easy - all you have to do is get started!
Build activity back into your life by walking more, washing your car, gardening, dancing, and even cleaning your house! More tips.
Here are some free fitness training tools that offer easy ways for you to get started:
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Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression
Regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. According to Dr. Catherine Davis, clinical health psychologist in the MCG School of Medicine, aerobic exercise may be an effective strategy to help overweight kids reduce anger expression and aggressive behavior. Credit: Phil Jones
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MyPyramid.org
An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity. “Fuel” tanks for each food group help students keep track of how their choices fit into MyPyramid.
MyPyramid for Kids Poster
A 2-sided poster of MyPyramid for Kids. One side of the poster, for younger children, highlights a simplified MyPyramid for Kids graphic. The other side, for advanced elementary students, features both the MyPyramid for Kids graphic and healthy eating and physical activity messages. [PDF]
A 2-sided MyPyramid for Kids mini-poster with the MyPyramid for Kids graphic on one side and eating and physical activity tips on the other side. [PDF]
Disponible en Español: Sugerencias para la Familia.
A step-by-step explanation of the key concepts of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol. [PDF]
Black and white line art of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol for kids to color. [PDF]
Worksheet to help kids track how their food choices match up to the recommendations of MyPyramid. Print out this helpful meal tracking worksheet and set a food and activity goal for tomorrow. [PDF]
More MyPyramid for Kids materials for classroom use can be found on the Team Nutrition website.
Click here to link to the Team Nutrition site.
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This is a "CooL" interactive website that teaches kids how to be healthy! Check it out!
LearntobeHealthy.org provides interactive student health science activities and teacher lesson plans for FREE that include: Teacher-led Activities, Student Games and Webquests.
LearntobeHealthy's web-based kits meet many National and State Education Standards and make health education fun.
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Exercise and Asthma
- Some children have asthma only when they exercise or play hard.
- Most children with asthma are affected by exercise. This does not mean that your child should not take gym class or play sports.
- Use of medicine 20 minutes before gym class or excercise may prevent asthma symptoms.
- When asthma signs are present the child should have the chance to stop and rest.
- Activities suggested for the child with asthma are: swimming, walking, bicycling and sports or games with stop and start running such as baseball, volleyball, football, tennis, golfing, and short distance track and field events.
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PBS GO!
This website is made for kids! It focuses on getting kids active as well as targeting emotional and self-esteem issues. PBS has a long track record for keeping kids as the center focus. This site is highly recommended.
CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO PLAY!!
"Beat the Bully"
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This site is fun-filled with plenty to do and great tips for the parents as well. Enjoy! K.O.O.L.L. highly recommends this site. Great for Teens as well!
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Check out Disney Channel's Food Activities:
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This website is full of enormous activities both both parents and kids! Click on the icon to have loads of fun!
Health games don't have to be boring. Download our gameplay guides, classroom activities, worksheets, and student assessments.
Kids Health Games
At Playnormous, we are all about getting healthy the fun way! Sound too good to be true? Well, we believe that you can learn about health AND still have a great time by playing nutrition games and watching cool animations. Learning about health doesn't have to be boring.
We are adding more health games and features each month so keep checking back for more. Thanks for coming to Playnormous Health Games.
FEATURED GAME: "LUNCH CRUNCH"
Test your skill at putting together a healthy meal. Add vegetables and fruit to your tray or else you'll get the lunch lady mad at you.
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FOR GIRLS ONLY: (SORRY BOYZ!)
From the CDC. Fun website to help girls learn how to be powerful and take care of their bones
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BAM: BODY AND MIND
AND LOADS OF FUN!
Kid-friendly topics and an interactive aid for teachers from the CDC
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KIDNETIC
Exciting, fun and informative site aimed at helping kids eat healthy and stay active
Rock the kitchen!
It's fun to make super-tasty snacks and scrumptious meals.
Get sweaty playing games created by kids.
Find objects around your house in record time.
See how fast can you do 10 pushups.
Design a dance, then shake your groove thing
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The Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign was launched by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to encourage and teach children, parents, and caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active every day. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers.
The Interactive Playground!
Click on these free activity sheets:
Grab Quick and Easy Snacks (in Spanish) [Download] _______________________________________________________________________________________
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Helps user plan meals to meet specific calorie requirements.
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
A basic food safety quiz for children
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Games & Tools | Apr 13, 2009
Our new "Break the Habit" game is ridiculously fun. See if you can keep our sloppy, greasy-french-fry-loving guy from turning into a zombie by keeping his heart, head, and stomach in good health!
Provided by Discovery Health!
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Fuel Up to Play 60 — Check It Out! Get Involved!
You have the power to keep yourself healthy and make your school an even healthier place. All you have to do is get active, eat healthy, have fun and join Fuel Up to Play 60! Here's how...
Take the Pledge! To eat healthy, be more active and make a difference.
Use the cool Fuel Up to Play 60 Tracker to keep track of what you eat and your activity.
Lead the Way by bringing Fuel Up to Play 60 to your school, or if it's already there, get involved.
Tell your friends, your teachers and your parents about Fuel Up to Play 60, too.
