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WXXI Workshops are funded in part by:

Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

PBS KIDS Raising Readers

Online Fitness & Exercise Resources

PBS Teachers – search for classroom resources,

discussion boards, and professional development

opportunities by grade level and topic. Pre-K –

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/prek/

Health & Fitness –

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/prek/health-fitness/

Health & Fitness Classroom Resources – http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/prek/health-fitness/resources/

PBS Parents – search for parent resources such as child

development tips, age-appropriate games and activities,

discussion boards for advice, and much more.

Sid the Science Kid - http://www.pbs.org/parents/sid

Bookfinder –

http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/

Healthy Kids – http://www.pbs.org/parents/healthykids/

Healthy Reading for Kids – http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/books-

healthyeating.html

Fitness – http://www.pbs.org/parents/fitness/

Motivating Kids to Get Fit – http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/article-

motivatetomove.html

Keep Kids Active –

http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/kee

pactive.html

Child Development Tracker –

http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopmentt

racker/

Fun and Games – http://www.pbs.org/parents/fungames/

Issues and Advice – http://www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice/

Why Yoga and Kids Go Together - http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommuni

ties/yoga2.html

Let’s Try Some Yoga Together – http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommuni

ties/yoga4.html





Tips to Make Yoga Easy and Fun for

Children with Disabilities –

http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommuni

ties/yoga5.html

PBS KIDS– find fun and exciting age-appropriate games, videos, and online

activities for preschoolers.

Sid the Science Kid – http://www.pbskids.org/sid

Video Player – http://www.pbskids.org/video

Health Games - http://pbskids.org/games/health.html

Science Games – http://pbskids.org/games/science.html

Additional Online Resources

Vegas PBS Keeping Kids

Fit – http://vegaspbs.org/index.a

spx?nid=454

American Academy of Pediatrics – http://www.aap.org/topics.html

KidsHealth – http://www.kidshealth.org/

National Association for Sport and Physical

Education –

http://iweb.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?te

mplate=observePE/main.html

Kaboom! It starts with a

Playground. – http://playspacefinder.kaboo

m.org/

Next Generation Yoga - http://www.nextgenerationyoga.com

Yoga Kids – http://www.yogakids.com

Special Yoga – http://www.specialyoga.com

Children’s Yoga –

http://www.childrensyoga.com

Iowa Public Television Healthy Minutes - http://www.iptv.org/kids/healthyminutes/Indo

orAdventures.cfm

IPTV Team Nutrition Activity Booklet - http://www.iptv.org/rtl/downloads/TNactivity

1.pdf

Sesame Workshop – Healthy Habits for Life http://www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/he

alth/healthyhabits

Head Start Body Start – http://www.headstartbodystart.org

Head Start Body Start – Activity Calendar http://www.headstartbodystart.org/toolbox/act

ivityCalendar/index.cfm

Spark PE http://www.sparkpe.org/





Online Nutrition & Healthy Food Resources

PBS Teachers – search for classroom resources, discussion boards, and professional

development opportunities by grade level and topic.

Pre-K – http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/prek/

Health & Fitness Classroom Resources – sort by Nutrition

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/prek/health-fitness/resources/

PBS Parents – search for parent resources such as child development tips, age-

appropriate games and activities, discussion boards for advice, and much more.

Bookfinder – http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/


Nutrition - http://www.pbs.org/parents/nutrition/

Cooking with Kids – http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/cooki

ng.html

Dinnertime Diversions - http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/dinne

rtime.html

Fun with Food - http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/funw

ithfood.html

Encourage Kids to Eat Healthy Food http://www.pbs.org/parents/parenthelpers/healt

hyfood.html

Healthy Snacks – http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/article-

healthysnacks.html

Picky Eaters – http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/article-

nutrition-picky.html

Healthy Reading - http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/books-

healthyeating.html

PBS KIDS – find fun and exciting age-appropriate games for preschoolers. Search

by topic and TV program.

PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/





PBS Kids Video Player – search ‘eating right’

or ‘healthy food’

http://pbskids.org/video/

Healthy Eating Games –

http://pbskids.org/games/healthyeating.html

Health Games -

http://pbskids.org/games/health.html


Vegas PBS Keeping Kids Fit – http://vegaspbs.org/index.aspx?nid=454


Produce for Kids – http://www.produceforkids.org/

Mypyramid.gov – http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html

Little Bites, Big Steps – http://www.readyforlife.org/nutrition/littlebites.lasso

Dole’s Super Kids Fruit & Vegetable Encyclopedia

http://www.dole.com/SuperKids/Encyclopedia/tabid/

714/Default.aspx

Sesame Workshop – Healthy Habits for Life - http://www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/health/he

althyhabits

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Team Nutrition

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Default.htm

CDC’s Fruits & Veggies Matter http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/

Let’s Move!

http://www.letsmove.gov/index.html

Nutrition.gov http://www.nutrition.gov

International Food Information Council

Foundation http://www.foodinsight.org/

Produce for Better Health Foundation http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/





School Nutrition Association http://www.asfsa.org/

3-A-Day of Dairy http://www.3aday.org

Got Milk?

http://www.whymilk.com/

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents

http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/re

sources/obparnts.htm

KidsHealth –

http://www.kidshealth.org/

Bright Futures at Georgetown University

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