Using this Stretching Song (MP3), your students will cool down and stretch their muscles with perfect form along with the catchy beat.
Using this Jumping Jacks Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy exercise video.
Using this Jumping Jack Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy beat.
This Fitness Songs (MP3 Album) provides you and your students with seven fitness songs to get your class moving and fit in a fun and musical way!
The Brain Break Song (MP3) is perfect for classroom brain breaks, transitions, indoor recess, and physical activities.
Using this Walking Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they walk along with the catchy beat.
The Stretching Video teaches stretching and how to stretch. This Stretching Fitness Video is a fun and educational fitness video that will get your kids up and moving. Perfect for classroom transitions, brain breaks, rainy days, and gym class.
Using this Running Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they run in place with perfect form along with the catchy beat.
This Fitness Songs (Classic Video Collection) provides you and your students with seven fitness songs to get your class moving and fit in a fun and musical way!
Using this Sit Up Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy exercise video.
Using this Running Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they run in place with perfect form along with the catchy beat.
Using this Sit Up Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy exercise song.
Using this Hopping Skipping Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they hop and skip along with the catchy beat.
Using this Push Up Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they do push ups along with the catchy beat.
Using this Hopping Skipping Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they hop and skip along with the catchy exercise video.
Using this Push Up Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they do push ups along with the catchy beat.
Healthy habits, happy kids
Health and nutrition lessons help kids understand how to take care of their bodies. Younger children learn everyday habits: washing hands, brushing teeth, getting sleep and moving their bodies. They sort foods into groups using MyPlate (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy) and learn why a colorful plate gives the body what it needs. Older students read food labels, learn how the heart and lungs work during exercise, and find out how germs spread. The click moment comes when a child looks at their lunch and says "I have three food groups today!"
Healthy habits stick when kids practice them, not just hear about them. These moves make it real.
Play a handwashing song at the sink so kids scrub for the whole song. It times the 20 seconds for you, and soon kids hum it at home too. A song turns a rule into a routine.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withWash My Hands SongSongsOpen it →Give kids food pictures and a blank plate divided into sections. They sort the foods, then build a lunch that uses every group. Talk about "sometimes foods" without calling any food bad.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withMy Plate Sorting WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Bring in a cereal box and read the label aloud, thinking through it: "Serving size first, then what's in one serving." Older kids compare two boxes and decide which has more fiber. Real packages beat textbook pictures.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withReading Food Labels WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Get the wiggles out and learn something healthy at the same time!
VideosA song brain break gets hearts pumping. Afterward, kids put a hand on their chest and feel how fast it's beating.
Open Jumping Jacks Song (Original Music Video) →
WorksheetsKids sort foods by meal, then share what they ate for breakfast today.
Open Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Classifying Food Worksheet →
WorksheetsPut the toothbrushing steps in order, then act them out with an imaginary toothbrush.
Open Brushing Your Teeth Sequencing Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Wash My Hands Song, Stretching Song (MP3) and Jumping Jacks Song (Original Music Video).
Kids learn healthy habits like handwashing, brushing teeth, sleep and exercise. They also learn food groups with MyPlate, how to make balanced meals, and, in older grades, how to read food labels and how the body works.
The five food groups on MyPlate are fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. A healthy plate includes a variety, with fruits and vegetables filling about half.
Talk about "everyday foods" and "sometimes foods" instead of good and bad. Focus on adding colorful foods rather than taking foods away. Kids learn best when meals feel positive.
About 20 seconds, or the length of a short song. Scrubbing the backs of hands, between fingers and under nails matters as much as the time.
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