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Shape America: Society of Health and Physical Educators
Shape America -- Society of Health and Physical Educators is the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals. The organization has defined excellence in physical education and helped set...
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Hhs: Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease
Here, read statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services concerning exercise and its key role in preventing chronic illness and premature death. Use these findings from medical studies in which diseases were studied in...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Eating and Exercise
Interactive animated simulation allows students to make connections between the real world and the physical world. Uses interactive tools to explore issues such as calories, exercise, diet, fitness, and weight control.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Health and Nutrition Information for Educators
Find sets of lesson plans for children grades one through six about the healthy food choices. Includes posters, worksheets, and coloring pages.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Quiz
See how much your children know about physical fitness, in this quiz from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
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American Fitness Professionals
This site explains how to become a certified personal trainer or fitness instructor. It includes an index of health articles and a listing of seminars and home study courses related to health and physical fitness.
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada: Family Guide to Physical Activity for Youth (10 14 Years of Age)
The Public Healthy Agency of Canada provides parents, caregivers and guardians of youth ages ten through fourteen with a resource guide to help them instill the importance of being active, having fun and how this will lead to health...
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Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, Inc.: Learntobe Healthy
Learn To Be Healthy offers student activities and lesson plans for all ages.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Children's Activities: Healthy Eating
You can create opportunities for learning about healthy food in many ways besides cooking and eating: you can use games, crafts, songs and dance. This site provides coloring sheets, flashcards, curriculum materials, nutritional games,...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Physical Fitness
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Physical Fitness. Other links, including Just Move and Shape Up America, are also included.
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Recreation & Health for Children
Japanese content. The site aims to promote physical fitness for children and provides news items and information on fitness tests, how to exercise, where you to play sports, and how to promote an active and healthy lifestyle. You can...
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Presidential Youth Fitness Challenge
Find out how you can take part in the President's Challenge to increase your physical activity and earn awards.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity Introduction
Who needs physical activity? How can it help? Find out here with this introduction to physical activity from the CDC.
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Kids Health: Why Exercise Is Wise
Some people know that exercising is beneficial, but still find reasons why it isn't a priority. This article relates the importance of exercising and how it can improve your mind and body. Links to similar sites are provided as well.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Design and Implement a Personal Fitness Plan
Exhibit a physically active lifestyle, and begin to participate in and establish lifetime health and fitness habits and goals. Establish, apply, implement, monitor and adjust personal fitness goals.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is Physical Activity Important?
This site includes a simple list of reasons why getting exercise is important for your physical and emotional well-being. Also, learn definitions and examples of aerobic activities, resistance activities, and stretching activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Season Fitness Lesson Plan
In this instructional activity, students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Background Information
Learn about the importance of fitness, with this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Bingo Lesson Plan
This lesson is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, students will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wheel of Fitness Lesson Plan
This lesson is very similar to the popular television show Wheel of Fortune. Students are chosen to spin the Wheel of Fitness and whatever they land on is the exercise they perform.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: How Much Physical Activity Is Needed?
Learn how much physical activity you should partake in every day in order to maintain good health and weight in this brief essay. Also learn when it is necessary to consult your physician before starting a physical activity routine.
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Kids Health: Family Doctor: Why Exercise Is Wise
In order to exercise we usually need to be motivated. This article may motivate you to find the benefits of physical fitness as well as provide some suggestions for its implementation. Links to related articles are also provided.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Physical Education & Health
This resource provides a collection of physical education and health-based lesson plans organized by grade level.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids and Exercise
Information about kids and exercise. Includes an age-appropriate guide to the type and the amount of daily exercise children should be getting.