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The classroom is a great place to teach dental care and oral health to kids. Help children learn the healthy habits that bring a bright smile and a bright future with this simple dental hygiene curriculum. Teachers have access to dental care material to encourage students to learn how to take care of their mouth and teeth.
Curriculum Development, Junior Primary, Websites, Oral Health - Updated
Cavity Free Kids is oral health education for young children – from birth through age 5 – and their families. It is designed for use in Head Start and Early Head Start, child care, preschool, home visiting, and other programs. Cavity Free Kids includes a rich collection of lessons, activities, stories, songs and other resources that actively engage young children in fun-filled, play-based learning and help parents practice good oral health habits at home.
Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Muscles and Bones - Updated
Underneath our skin are lots of things that make up our body. Two of these are bones and muscles. Bones shape our body and help us to stand up straight. Muscles are attached to bones; they help us walk and run and smile.
All the bones in our body make up our skeleton – from the top of our skull to the tips of the phalanges at the end of our toes. Muscles stretch across our bones and are attached with tendons. We use both our muscles and our skeleton to stand, write and even turn the pages when we’re reading a book.
Calculating body Mass Index has long been seen as a way to estimate your total body fat. But there are issues around the use of BMI. Thankfully there are alternatives. Read here to learn more.
Better Health is a great entry point for a range of healthy eating and balanced diet related materials from Victoria State Govt, Australia. Contains recommendations and detailed information on all aspects of food and a healthy diet.
Proteins help in growth and repair of body. Vitamins and minerals protect our body from various diseases. Dietary fibres help to get rid of undigested food. Water plays a very important role in our body. Water helps us to get rid of liquid wastes in the form of sweat and urine. Water also helps us to absorb the dissolved nutrients. Such a diet which contains all the nutrients in right amounts is called a balanced diet. Balanced diet helps in proper growth and maintenance of our body.
Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Video, animation, Respiratory System - Updated
Asthma is a chronic condition of the bronchioles, or small airways, inside the lungs. Airways are passages through which air flows, providing oxygen - an essential ingredient in maintaining life in the body.
How are arteries are different than veins Arteries and veins work together with capillaries in order to move blood around the body. Arteries move blood towards the heart and veins move blood away from the heart.
