Energize the classroom with these fun brain breaks

The practice of mindfulness has become a big trend but it can be confusing when it comes to defining it, especially as a parent. Mindfulness is a practice where you use the five senses to engage physically and non-judgmentally with the world around you. When you do a task with mindful awareness, you do it with 100% of your energy and attention. Practicing mindfulness is incredibly empowering for children. It can help them better manage stress and anxiety when it does occur. It helps with…

Are your kids setting school intentions?

Want to teach your children to be more mindful? Here's how.

Perfect for re-charging and re-focusing, these 10 great Youtube videos will get your kids moving and grooving as they cross that all important midline. Great for brain breaks at school or at home.

Incorporate physical actvity in the classroom to focus and relax students!

Over 80 amazing proprioceptive activities that provide powerful and lasting proprioceptive input. These simple ideas can be used quickly to calm, focus, alert. #sensoryprocessing #sensoryissues #sensoryprocessingdisorder #parentingtips

Practice yoga and mindfulness in the classroom

How do you get kids to plant, grow, harvest and cook their own healthy food? Just ask star chef, Alice Waters.

Your kids will love healthy foods in no time if you take these steps for eating better at home.

Grocery shop together and pick new fruits and veggies for a family taste test

Feast on these nutrition resources—for use at home or at school—to get your kids or students inspired to eat better and build healthy habits.

A school garden is a wonderful way for students to physically connect with nutrition education, understand the process of growing healthy foods, and recognize environmental stewardship.

Students visit the cafeteria on a daily basis, so it's a perfect place to promote healthy choices and physical activity messages, creating an environment where students can enjoy healthy eating.

Expose your students to a variety of healthy food items so they'll eat better!

Limit daily screen time for kids and instead get them up, moving and spending quality time with family and friends!

An inexpensive and highly engaging process art experience for young children.

DIY Seed Balls Made from Old Paper: Recycle newspaper or old worksheets and turn them into seed balls! This easy craft and science activity for kids is perfect for Earth Day or a unit on gardening, plants, or seeds, and great to do in the spring! This hands-on learning activity was inspired by the popular children's book, The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers. ~ BuggyandBuddy.com #seeds #earthday #oliverjeffers #seedballs #recycling #easycraftsforkids #gardening

Creative Family Fun: Activities for Kids Who Want to Save the Earth

These books are a good way to introduce your future environmentalist to issues like protecting endangered species, recycling, and more.

1. Make compost, or if you don’t want to build your own compost heap, give your organic waste to friends. 2. Move closer to work, or work at home when possible. Commuting accounts for more th…

Get kids recycling at school. Plastics Makes It Possible provides information on creating a school recycling program.

Ready, set, plant! Tree planting tips for your class, community group, or family to use when planting trees this spring.

Creating an outdoor classroom is a fun and imaginative way to engage students in learning about nature and the world around us.

Forest school activities for outdoor learning centers :: nature crafts, nature activities, outdoor math and literacy ideas

Cute hands on gardening activities for Exploring Creation with Botany: This fun and flower garden for kids is made from an everyday object just sitting in your refrigerator: a juice or milk carton.

Turn travel time—whether on foot or in the car—into playtime using these fun, imaginative activities!

There are more benefits to play than just having fun—it's important for overall health and well-being. Get ideas to introduce more play into the day.

In my play based classroom there are 10 essential learning areas. I cannot do without them. The provocations and resources offered in these areas change throughout the year dependent on children's interests and the curriculum intent. The placement of these 10 areas within the classroom is thoughtf

Write love notes to your kids

Help kids get in touch with their senses by facilitating sensory play using interesting materials to create tactile and visual experiences.

Indoor activities for kids to play when you are stuck inside at home. Perfect for rainy days or for when winter cabin fever strikes. We've got fun ideas for children of all ages. Includes active games to burn energy, imaginative play, crafts, sensory fun and quiet games. Save this pin, so you can find it quickly when you are stuck inside with stir crazy kids. #indooractivities #kidsactivities #boredombusters #rainydayactivities

Get your students up and out of their seats for a fun physical activity break that also helps them strengthen their social emotional skills.

Use colorful and playful sensory hallways to turn a passive environment into an active one.

Learn how to build a creative classroom or space that inspires children, gets them moving, and helps improve their focus, creativity, and behavior.

How many of these recess games from childhood do you remember?

Enjoy the outdoors and get your heart pumping with a Backyard Fitness Circuit Course. Fitness circuit courses are a fun and interactive way for anyone to be physically active.

It can be tough to exercise when you have small kids at home. Here are simple way to get fit as a family without going to a gym!

Be a healthy role model, and make physical activity fun at home by playing family activity points.

A bike to school program is great for schools to promote active transportation along with a social opportunity for parents and students to connect outside of school hours and allow students to improve their bicycle safety skills.

Celebrate American Heart Month, beat the winter blues, and get the whole family moving with these family fitness ideas!

For many schools, Field Day is one of the most memorable days of the year, and it’s a great addition to Every Kid Healthy Week. Let the games begin!

Elementary schools should incorporate a minimum of 20 minutes per day of recess for all grades and 30 minutes for primary grades. The benefits of recess also extend to secondary grades, too!

In physical education class, invite parents to observe and participate with their child. Parents might be curious to see how physical education has changed since they attended school and what the curriculum looks like in action.

Gather the kids and get active. Here is a list of group games you can do with little or no prep. Strap on your gym shoes and get ready for a good time. These active group games for kids are bound to be a hit at your after school program or youth group.