In this episode of Happy Healthy Kids, Miss Kelsey introduces kids to the five food groups. Eating a balanced diet makes us feel good about ourselves so we can spread kindness to others. This video can be played during a lesson on healthy food choices.
This rapping tune brings the story of the sad little kitten who lost her mitten to life! This resource focuses on emotion and physical expression of feelings.
Watch the ways students learn mindfulness by paying attention to their senses, breath, and body movements. This video is from Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. This video is more of a training video to help teach educators a technique for teaching students mindfulness skills including listening skills to enhance their health.
In this lesson, students will be taught to extend their bodies on the takeoff of the jump and encouraged to create soft and controlled landings.
This is a 30-minute lesson on kicking with the side of the foot.
The purpose of this activity is to have students practice controlling an object with a hockey stick.
The purpose of this activity is to have students practice passing a puck in different directions, as well as learning how to receive a pass.
Practice bringing mindfulness into your life by participating in our short, guided mindfulness exercise. This video is from Kindness in the Classroom, is designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. This helps students have empathy toward their peers and problem-solve with respect and kindness. This video is more of a training video to show teachers how to teach students guided mindfulness exercises that impact personal health.
Explore how students recognize and work with their emotions, learning to care for themselves and others. This video is from Kindness in the Classroom, is designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. This video is intended to train educators to teach students mindfulness on recognizing and responding to their emotions.
Hear directly from educators about their experiences implementing the Kindness Curriculum in their classrooms. This video is from Kindness in the Classroom, is designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. This video is intended to train the teacher in teaching mindfulness.
Daniel has come to play with Miss Elaina today! They decide to play "outer space", but Miss Elaina gets upset when her cardboard telescope and spaceship accidentally break. Her mother, Lady Elaine, helps the friends see that they can still have fun together, even without the toys! This video can be played during a lesson on feelings, sharing, and conflict.
Daniel and his friends are playing together in the park. Daniel has a new toy car and isn't ready to share it with the others. But with his Dad's help, Daniel learns that sharing means someone else gets to take a turn, and then he'll get it back. This video can be played during a lesson on building healthy relationships.
This learning activity includes the expectations and a rubric. It can be used in printed format or in digital format through Google Classroom or by printing QR codes that students can scan for easy access to the activity.
This resource provides a variety of activities that can be used at a games tournament. The winner of the tournament is based on the number of challenges completed. This is a great way to score a culminating sports tournament. This option requires strategy and teamwork to accomplish the challenges.
Students explore using video and articles before creating their own workout plan. After using their plan for a week, they return to reflect and "tweak" their plan. Students can work in partners or individually to create their workout plan.
Daniel and Katerina are playing "train" at school, but things aren't going Katerina's way. Katerina learns that others will not be able to help her if they don't understand why she is upset. With Teacher Harriet's help, Katerina and Daniel learn to use their words to tell each other how they feel. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on expressing feelings in a healthy way.
Daniel and his friends are excited to try the new instruments at Music Man Stan's Music Shop. But Katerina Kittycat gets very, very mad when someone else picks the instrument she wants to play. Music Man Stan helps Katerina find ways to deal with her mad feelings with a short song. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on expressing feelings in a healthy way.
Today is Daniel Tiger's birthday! Daniel is very excited to go to Baker Aker's bakery to help his mom pick out a cake for his party. But when they arrive back home after a bumpy ride on Trolley, he discovers that his birthday cake is smushed! His father then helps him see the bright side of things. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on emotions and feelings.
Daniel goes to the doctor for his regular checkup. Before his visit, he's feeling a little uneasy. Daniel and Mom Tiger talk, draw and play about some of the things that might happen at Dr. Anna's office. This video can be played during a lesson on community health helpers.
Instead of bringing your Ss to a grocery store, bring the grocery store to them! This is an interactive grocery store that allows students to select any item and see the nutrition label and ingredients within that product. You can use it to create a grocery store challenge where students have to put together a meal or find healthier options within each category. It allows them to not only have the literacy part of food labels but also challenges them to evaluate the nutritional aspect of each item. This interactive game can be played when teaching a lesson on healthy nutrition.
This is a tool that would measure your jump height using video analysis. You just tag the takeoff and landing in the video, and the app will tell you how high you can jump!
This is an interactive game that can be used when teaching a lesson on resting heart rate and its relationship to moderate and vigorous activity. Students can use this interactive to determine their desired intensity level.
Looking for Locomotor Skills GIFs? This folder contains GIFS that you can use as you wish along with the video version and a Slides file with all GIFs embedded. Make a copy and edit as needed! This resource can be used when demonstrating hopping, galloping, and sliding.
This resource is a series of jump rope activities that students will use QR codes to access.
You can share a Google Doc with students via Google Classroom as "Make a copy for each student" and they can simply click on the QR codes (which are linked) to access each video. Be sure to have the Chromebooks in a separate location from the ropes to avoid damage.
Or, you can print and place the file or pages of the file at different stations where students can use the QR scanner on their Chromebook to scan each skill to access the video.
Lastly, you could cut the paper into strips and have students randomly draw skills and use the QR code reader to play the video. This could be done in small groups so that you can put devices in a safe place (such as on the stage) while attempting the skill.
This is a great way to get kids to learn dribbling skills independently by using QR codes.
It's easy to install a QR Reader on any Chromebook using this link ScanQR.
Another suggestion, if you don't have time to print and cut the cards with the QR codes, is to just put the links into Google Classroom. You can have students view a specific Chromebook for each skill (where the correct gif is playing). Obviously, it is important to have the Chromebooks in an area separate from where the dribbling will occur to avoid damage.
A young boy, Will, is going in for a check-up. This video clip from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood takes the viewer from the waiting room, through the examination of Will's height, weight, eyesight, reflexes and more! After watching this clip, children will know what to expect when visiting the doctor. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on community health helpers.
JR Martinez and Elmo talk about how to deal with tough feelings, like anger or sadness. Here are some exercises and tips for dealing with strong emotions. This video can be played during a lesson about emotions, feelings, and using good listening skills.
Being a good friend means sharing and playing nicely together. Use this song as a reminder of why sharing is the best! This video can be played when teaching a lesson on using listening skills to build healthy relationships.
After Daniel's check-up with Doctor Anna, it's time for him to get a shot. Teach kids about the check-up process and remind them that they can think of something happy when they are going to get a shot. This video can be played during a lesson on community health helpers.
Lily's father takes her to the doctor to get a checkup and a shot. Help kids understand the full process of going to the doctor and getting a shot. Remind kids that when they are scared they can think of something happy. This video can be played during a lesson on community health helpers.
Center for Healthy Minds well-being expert Chad McGehee leads children through a brief breathing practice that can be used to foster attention and calm. To do the activity, students open and close their hands as they focus on “catching the end of their breath." This video can be played during a lesson on healthy behaviors.
Daniel gets distracted by his imagination while brushing his teeth. This video teaches the importance of correctly taking care of your teeth and practicing good hygiene daily. This video can be played during a lesson on personal health.
Finn shows us how he gets ready for bed. He takes a bath, brushes his teeth, puts on his pajamas, reads a bedtime story with his mom and dad, and sometimes they sing a song. Teach kids that a bedtime routine will help them get a full night's sleep.
Mr. Eagle is sad because he no longer sees children playing and because they spend too much time sitting. He tells the boys how many people are now sick with diabetes and explains that there are ways to prevent the disease. Together, they discuss fun ways to move their bodies and become healthier.
Mr. Eagle is sad about the health of the people in the village. Mr. Eagle describes how hard work and physical activity used to be a way of life, making people strong and healthy, but now many people are sick with diabetes because of their new lifestyles. Rain That Dances learns how to prevent diabetes by eating healthy traditional foods and being more active, like his ancestors. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on healthy food choices.
