Health+and+Physical+Education+Websites

 Health and Physical Education Websites that I use with the students: www.dole5aday.com
 * The Dole website provides a lot of information about fruits and vegetables in kid-friendly terms. There is a game section where kids can have fun while learning about good nutrition. There is a recipe inventor that allows kids to develop their own recipes that can be made at home. Students really enjoy this website!

[|www.mypyramid.gov]
 * This website is run by the United States Department of Agriculture. It is about the "New Food Pyramid." It allows students to create a customized eating plan just for them. They type in their age, gender, height, weight, physical activity level and it tells them how much of each food group they should eat a day to be healthy. It also stresses the importance of physical activity in maintaining a healthy weight.

www.brainpop.com
 * This is a website containing short videoclips about all kinds of different topics such as health, science, social studies, english, math, arts and music. You have to subscribe to this website but there are lots of free topics to view.

www.bam.gov
 * This website is from the Centers For Disease Control and it is about the body and mind. It is more geared to teenagers. Cartoon characters discuss food and nutrition, safety, diseases, physical activity, your life, and your body.