A few years ago I worked with a marvelous Health Teacher, Barb McDowell, to develop a handwashing campaign WebQuest for students in her Middle School classes. The webquest seems particularly relative today based on the recent updated status of 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) . Click on the screen shot below to access the WebQuest.
Today would be a great day to reinforce or re-introduce the idea that including a healthy portion of vegetables in your diet is a good thing. Encourage your family and students to eat vegetables during each meal and snack today. Better still, try to to be a vegetarian for a day. By the way, did you realize this month is also National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month? This is a great time of year to color your food palette! Click on the image below to access my Celebrate Health and Nutrition site, a site that features over 65 links to healthy eating and living resources. Then watch some veggie videos that could be shared with your students.
Watch the following video to learn how some musicians bring a whole new meaning to the phrase “playing with your vegetables”….
The following video features Eric Herman singing Crazy Over Vegetables…music you can play as you encourage youngsters to eat their vegetables…
