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The aim of the Health and Life Skills Kindergarten to Grade 9 Program of Studies is to enable students to make well-informed, healthy choices and to develop behaviours that contribute to the well-being of self and others.
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WELLNESS CHOICES
Personal Health | Safety and Responsibility
Students will make responsible and informed choices to maintain health and to promote safety for self and others.
Wellness Choices - Personal Health
Alberta Egg Producers
http://www.eggs.ab.ca/kids/index.htm
A fun site with craft ideas using egg cartons, project ideas, jokes, games, science fair ideas and free booklets on the benefits of eggs and food safety.
Canada Food Guide
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html
On February 5, 2007, Health Canada unveiled the new Canada Food Guide, the first
since 1992. Learn all about the new Canada Food Guide at this site. Children can choose their gender and age to print out a daily tracker of the food they eat.
Canada Food Guide - My Food Guide
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/myguide-monguide/index_e.html
My Food Guide is an interactive tool that will help children personalize the information found in Canada's Food Guide.
NEW! Crawford's Corner
http://www.crawfordthecat.com
Crawford's Corner provides videos and books for the young learner promoting positive values while implementing simple lessons on personal, practical and social skills! There are some worthwhile videos and books on washing hands and covering when sneezing.
Dental Defenders
http://www.deltadentalnj.com/kids_club/dental_defenders/dental_defenders.html
Danger lurks at every meal. Ordinary foods coat teeth with sugar, attracting bacteria and acids that produce tooth decay. But the Dental Defenders are on the job! The Defenders patrol the mouths of children everywhere, protecting their teeth from everyday meals and snacks. Today's assignment: Protecting the mouth of 10-year-old Devin Lee. Join the team and begin your patrol!
Dole - Five a Day Healthy Eating
http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp
This site is packed with fun activities designed to motivate kids to eat more fruits and vegetables and be physically active.
Go, Go Diego!
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/diego_flash.html
How well do you know the things that make us angry and the things that calm us down?
NEW! The Handwashing Challenge
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/hehh1/index.html
Canada/Alberta Partners in Food Safety and Alberta Agriculture and Food have developed the The Hand Washing Challenge to teach young children appropriate times for washing their hands and the correct steps to washing.
NEW! Handwashing for Kids
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=2466668
The message from this short video is 'the more you wash your hands, the more you can knock out germs'.
NEW! Henry the Hand
http://www.henrythehand.com
This site offers some short videos directed at children to teach about the spread of germs and the importance of washing your hands. They stress not touching the T-Zone and have a catchy song called 'Doin the Handwash'.
Healthy Hopping
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hopping
Well, maybe this fits more under Physical Education but it looks like so much fun, I couldn't resist... The Healthy Hopping program teaches youth fun ways to be more active through jumping rope and how to have more nutritious meals and snacks.
Healthy Teeth
http://www.healthyteeth.org
From baby teeth to braces, Healthy Teeth is all about what goes on inside your mouth. Produced by dentists for elementary aged kids curious about the "why?" of oral health.
How the Body Works
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html
How does your blood move around? What happens in your stomach when you eat an apple? Check out these cool movies to see and hear the ins and outs of your insides.
It's Up to You
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou/index.shtml
The site is aimed at 7 - 9 year olds and promotes a healthy lifestyle. The interactive activities offered on the site will give children a better understanding of the importance of food and exercise and the impact they have on the body.
MouthPower Online
http://www.mouthpower.org
The secret of a healthy smile is simple: taking good care of your teeth. And what's the best way to find out how to do that? Let Mouthie take you into the MouthPower laboratory. Experiment to find the healthiest choices about food, tobacco, and cleaning habits. Explore the history of dentistry and the story of your own teeth! Then create your own poster about healthy mouth habits. This site has auditory support for young readers. (English and Spanish)
Nutrition Explorations
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/activities-main.asp
This site is designed for lower elementary students. The activities are designed to reinforce identifying and classifying of foods into the Five Food Groups and identifying the health benefit of each food group.
Smart Mouth
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth
This excellent site was created by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and promotes healthy eating through information and videos.
NEW! Scrub Club to the Rescue!
http://www.scrubclub.org
Scrub Club is a fun, interactive and educational web site that teaches children the proper way to wash their hands. The site consists of Webisodes, interactive games, educational music, downloadable activities for kids, educational materials for teachers and program information for parents.
Smiling Bright
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/smiling/smiling.htm
Learn about taking care of your teeth while playing games.
Time for Bed?
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/bed_game.html
Most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. We'll show you some animals and you choose which one needs more sleep - the kid or the animal. We'll keep score so you'll know if you're a sleep star or a snore loser!
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Wellness Choices - Safety and Responsibility
Elmer the Safety Elephant
http://www.elmer.ca/english/fun/index.htm#
Elmer the Safety Elephant is one of the best known and best loved symbols of child safety. To hundreds of thousands of children across Canada, Elmer is a constant reminder to be careful in traffic. He also reminds them about playground, bicycle, fire, railway and home and community safety.
Galaxy H
http://www.galaxy-h.gov.uk
Welcome on board the Galaxy-H space station. Here you will find out about keeping healthy and staying safe. Check out the different zones of the space station to see many ways to keep you and your friends healthy and happy. Test yourself in the games to see how much you know already!
Is it Safe to Cross?
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/safety/safety.htm
Practice safety in crossing the street.
School Bus Safety
http://www.ncbussafety.org/NCBUSSAFETY.html
Activities and videos to reinforce safety on and around school buses.
Smokey the Bear
http://www.smokeybear.com
Interactive activities at Smokey Kids and downloadable resources about fire safety.
Sparky the Fire Dog
http://www.sparky.org
Lots of interactive activities to reinforce fire safety for younger children.
Stay Alert, Stay Safe!
http://www.sass.ca
Canadian street proofing program for ages 7-10. Site has links for adults (teachers, parents, police) and children. Includes interactive games, booklets, resources and internet safety section.
RELATIONSHIP CHOICES
Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate responsibility, respect and caring in order to establish and maintain healthy interactions.
About Face
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/aboutface/aboutface.html
Listen to stories told by Arthur's friends and decide how they feel.
Circle of Respect
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/respect/index.htm
Play a game to help you learn about respect.
Do2Learn - Facial Expressions
http://www.do2learn.org/games/facialexpressions/index.htm
This activity allows a child to experiment with the different effects of moving separate facial parts. In teaching someone how a face conveys emotion, you may choose to isolate one part, such as turning brows down to indicate disapproval, or up for surprise.
Do2Learn - The Feelings Game
http://www.do2learn.org/games/feelingsgame/index.htm
Can you identify the person's feelings?
How We Play
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/play_scrapbook.html
Click through this online photo album to see the many ways David and Eric play.
Kid's Psych
http://www.kidspsych.org/rotate.html
Explore feelings in mix and match faces.
Out on a Limb - A Guide to Getting Along
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict
The activities on the Out on a Limb website are designed primarily for third graders, but can be used to entertain and educate youth from the second and fourth grades as well. Audio support for young readers. (Spanish and Arabic)
S-Team Heros
http://www.teamheroes.ca
An interactive website where students learn to make powerful, assertive choices.
What are Feelings?
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/feelings/index.htm
Choose faces to show how you would feel in different situations.
LIFE LEARNING CHOICES
Students will use resources effectively to manage and explore life roles and career opportunities and challenges.
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