Health and Fitness for Kids

The Importance of Sleep For A Student’s Mental Health

You’ve planned the curriculum and activities but have you made sure that plenty of sleep is a part of that plan?

You’ve probably spent hours planning the best curriculum and experiences possible to give your child a fruitful and competitive education, but have you made sure that plenty of sleep is a part of that plan? Sleep is vital to students’ mental health. Let’s take a look at why!
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Make Math A Moving Act

$Make math a moving activity! Get the children’s mind working as well as their body with fun physical math activities.$

Make math a moving activity! Get the children’s mind working as well as their body with fun physical math activities.
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Healthy Choices Throughout Teen Years

Help your homeschool teen develop healthy habits and develop a healthier life.
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Winter Sports For Kids

Get started with snow and ice sports such as ice hockey, skating, skiing, snowboarding, and sledding.

Getting Started Curling Ice Hockey Skating Skiing Snowboarding Winter Olympics Getting Started Winter Sports When you’re sitting on that sled, getting ready to ski, or doing a figure-eight on the pond in your skates, you have to know how to be safe. Otherwise, you could get injured and be stuck inside while everyone else...
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Sports Programs For Homeschoolers

Competitive athletic teams are formed all over the country for homeschoolers. See if there is a homeschool sports team near you.
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Fire Safety at Home

Be Cool About Fire Safety Part 1 Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported Fire Safety for Kids Hard facts, good tips, and lots of resources to help teach fire safety to children. Home Fire Escape Pan Grid Page to print out with...
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Recipes For Kids To Cook

Play it safe and prepare and cook these recipes with an adult. Learn to use kitchen tools and appliances correctly before you try to cook on your own. Cooking can be combined with studying literature, history, world culture, science and math!
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Kids Health Concerns

Various Things That Impact a Kids Health These sites address kids’ health concerns in ways that kids can understand. Dealing with Concerns The Cool Spot Sometimes, somewhere you may be offered an alcoholic drink. It’s still cool to have the strength to say no. Practice with the games on this site. Curing the Hiccups...
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Safety Lessons For Kids

Be Snug! Safety Lessons for Kids Safety lessons that kids can relate to, games, animations, projects to help kids feel snug and safe in their own homes. Cyber Safety CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of the Three CyberPigs Mac & Windows. This software is designed to help children between the ages of nine...
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Football for Kids and Families

Football at home with players of many ages and abilities
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How To Teach Swimming to Kids

Photos and animated graphics of proper strokes help kids enjoy the pool, learn synchronized swimming or water polo, too.
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Sports at Home

Homeschooled girl jump roping at the Western Oklahoma Homeschool Track and Field Day Permission to republish from photographer, Cindy Nicolai, and the girl’s parents. About NCAA If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II school, you need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center if you were home schooled...
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Boat Safety Information For Kids

Boating for Young People Adventures in a Boat Build a Boat Boating Safety Canoeing & Kayaking Rowing Sailing Sea Scouts Scott on Catamaran, Snorkling in Hawaii. by Ann Zeise Adventures in a Boat 5 teens who have sailed around the world solo Here’s the story behind the adventurers 18 years old and younger who...
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Fun Nutrition Facts For Kids

Benefits of Honey Use the materials here to learn about honey and how it is produced. Some of the things you learn may surprise you! Burgers ‘n Fries History of this favorite combination illustrated with microscopic views of each ingredient. Dole 5-A-Day: SuperKids Puzzles, games and simple recipes to encourage you to eat at...
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Baseball For Families

Family Friendly Rules and Styles Family Softball Has its own rules and modifications so that family members of different ages and abilities can enjoy playing together. Modified Baseball/Softball Rules You will want to modify baseball rules and equipment when playing with young, inexperienced and even elderly family members and neighbors. In families there often are not...
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Do You Want to Learn to Row? By Rick Pierson, Northwest Rowing

Rowing Benefits For Homeschoolers By Rick Pierson, Northwest Rowing, who passed away March 4, 2014. If you want to learn how to casually putter about a lake in a traditional rowboat, there are a variety of places you can learn to row a boat. Check with your local parks department, YMCA/YWCA, scouts, boys & girls club,...
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