These two picture lists have helped my kids learn to make healthier food choices. They can help yours too! Have your kids pick one item from each category of the lunch packing checklist. They will learn to identify and eat a variety of foods for a more balanced diet. The healthy snack ideas list reminds … Continue reading Nutrition: Help Kids Learn To Make Healthy Choices
The printable activities below were inspired by an incredible PE teacher at my kids' elementary school. Each month, the homework she gave was an exercise calendar for the kids to fill out. They would write down anything they did to get exercise outside of school, and indicate if it was cardio, strength training, or endurance. … Continue reading 5 Tools for PE Teachers
I'm a huge advocate of kids walking to school. It helps kids concentrate, reduces traffic, promotes exercise, helps the environment, and gives you time to connect with your kids! Next Wednesday, Oct 5, is International Walk To School Day. I'm encouraging families to find a good walking route and give it a try! I made … Continue reading Walk To School and Get One Free Activity!
Get kids moving with these fitness challenge printables! Use the bingo board to introduce kids to ways to move that might be new to them, and encourage them to keep an open mind and find out what they like. Research shows that finding a physical activity that you truly enjoy will make a huge difference … Continue reading Get Kids Moving: Fitness BINGO & Fitness Tracking
BINGO is a fun game, and an incredible learning tool. From travel bingo, to chores bingo, to spelling bingo, you can make any kind of bingo board you need with The Trip Clip. There are many different ways you can play bingo. Whether you're aiming for 5 in a row, blacking out the whole board, … Continue reading Make Any BINGO Board
As a parent one of your jobs is to make sure your kids learn proper hygiene. For some kids a picture checklist can help teach them all the right steps. Little kids and kids with special needs will find these checklists helpful. Some teenagers could probably benefit from an occasional hygiene reminder too! When I … Continue reading Personal Care & Hygiene
These activities helped me get my son moving during Covid remote school days, so I thought others might find them helpful too. They give you a reason to go out for a walk, and you can do a little science experiment for some added learning. The 3 Scavenger Hunts on the left are mostly about … Continue reading Exercise With a Side of Science
I realized that foreign language support for the lunch box packing list activity wasn't working correctly, so I fixed it! You can now make a lunch box packing list in almost any language. I made one in Spanish that you can try for free. My Spanish is not great, so if any native speakers see … Continue reading Lunch Box Packing In Any Language
This is a great time of year to be thinking about healthy eating for the whole family. I've used these two tools - the lunch box packing list and the healthy snack ideas list - to help teach my kids about nutrition and encourage them to make good choices in the moment. I hang these … Continue reading Nutrition: Lunch Box Packing & Healthy Snacks
International Walk or Bike To School Day is Oct 6, 2021. International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. You can learn more here. Walking to school helps kids concentrate during the day, it reduces traffic, it’s great … Continue reading Walk To School Bingo: Mobile or Printed
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