Health and Physical Fitness Web Sites

(THE BEST WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS, FOURTH EDITION)

Physical Education Lesson Plans – This web site offers a rich assortment of physical education lesson plans for the middle school submitted by PE teachers around the country. From “Bionic Ball” to “Batman and Robin,” these fun and challenging activities will shake up students who were expecting a typical PE hour.

http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html

Dole 5 A Day Homepage provides nutrition information about fruits and vegetables for elementary school students. It offers fun school activities for children, and teachers can order a free CD-ROM from Dole.

http://www.dole5aday.com

KidsHealth, a project sponsored by the Nemours Foundation Center for Biomedical Communication, is an interactive Web site providing health, information. Click on Parents, Teens or Kind to find relevant resources. Students can play games, participate in polls and quizzes, and read a health tip of the day.

http://kidshealth.org/index2.html

SPARK Physical Education: "PE for the 21st Century" is an innovative K-6 physical education curriculum and staff development program. The SPARK program offers materials and services to schools and health organizations on a nonprofit basis through San Diego State University.
http://www.foundation.sdsu.edu/projects/spark/index.html