Down with the Sickness

     I know, I am really late today with my post.  Blame it on Monday, being sick, and being very busy.  I am going to keep this post short as I really am under the weather today, but in keeping with that theme I decided to look for some websites that you could use with your students that would make learning about being healthy a bit more fun.  

     The first site I found I really liked it because it has a feature where even if they are not able to read on the level it was written, they could listen to it.  Now do not be alarmed when I talk about reading level ability.  Some words that go along with being sick or getting injured are even hard for some of us adults to read.  This is a very well put together kid friendly site.  You could use this in your room to show up on the big screen and have them look and listen to all kinds of ailments and injury descriptions.  There are even movies, games, and other activities that will help to engage your students.

     Another cute site for the students to go and learn from is http://www.oopkids.com.  Aimed at 6 – 9 year olds, the activities enable children to have fun as they learn about various health and safety topics. The activities focus on personal hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and safety. This site was put together by the CDC and Lysol.

     This last site I am going to list is a HUGE list of Health sites that you can go and visit and see how you could use them in your classroom.  There are some resources on this page that would just be aimed at parents and teachers, giving advice and materials on how to teach your children about certain topics.  There are other sites that are specifically for the students to go work and explore on.  Use your best judgement on which sites will work best for the health topics you teach.  You may want to concentrate on those topics that just seem to be very difficult for them to grasp, or a smidge on the not too exciting side.
    Sorry this is so short, and it is not a reflection on the topic.  But according to these websites I should be getting lots of rest....and I aim to do just that!