M.A.PE.H.

MUSIC

• Connolly - String Ovation

• Funbrain: The Piano Player

Learn to read music with this online game. There are four different levels of difficulty to choose from.

• Music Theory Academy

A TOTALLY FREE resource for musicians who want to take their musicianship to the next level by learning about music theory.

• Piano Studio of Martin E. Kauble, NCTM

• Smart Music

ARTS

• Artdex.com

• Art Encyclopedia

• Fernando C. Amorsolo Art Foundation

• Lopez Museum and Library

• National Gallery of Art - Kids Home Page

• National Museum of the Philippines

• Tate Kids

• The Art Story

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• • 15 Fun Indoor Recess Games and Activities

This site provides a list of more than 15 different games and activities for indoor recess.

• • BBC – Sport

  • Go Noodle

This free tool for teachers is a great way to brainstorm ideas for indoor recess games and activities.

• • Peaceful Playgrounds

This resource provides a list of various structured outdoor recess activities that have been favorable among students and teachers.

• • Playworks

This resource provides a safe and healthy list of indoor recess games that teachers can teach students.

• • Sports Illustrated

  • The Sport Journal

HEALTH

• Action for Healthy Kids

Provides a comprehensive list of resources for implementing wellness policies and promoting health education on a nationwide scale through various programs and education resources, including Game On—a free online guide that provides all the information and resources you need to host a successful school wellness program. This resource provides a six-step guide for building a healthy school and includes a blueprint on the site that teachers can customize to fit their needs.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Easy-to-understand information to develop expertise in and knowledge about nutrition, physical activity and healthy weight. This website provides statistics, reports, prevention strategies and lesson plans on these health topics.

• Food and Nutrition Information Center

Provides nutrition curricula, news feeds and databases. Topics include food allergies, ethnic foods, food safety, school nutrition and general nutrition education. Resources can be used for food and nutrition education.

• Harvest for Healthy Kids

Find free activity kits that were developed and tested by teachers and childcare providers. Each kit includes hands-on activities with different fruits and vegetables, colorful picture cards, newsletters for families and background information for adults.

• Healthy Kids Association

• Healthline

• Kids Gardening Organization

This site provides tools and resources to start a school garden. Grant opportunities are listed along with lesson and curriculum plans.

• Kids Health in the Classroom

• Life Lab

Life Lab provides resources related to garden education, creating and sustaining school gardens, and about garden-enhanced nutrition education. This resource has curriculum and online lessons available, articles about other gardens that have been built, and also Life Lab’s YouTube channel with more than 100 videos demonstrating garden instruction and activity. Resources are available in English and Spanish.

• Super Kids Nutrition

Provides kids with online and printable learning activities related to health and nutrition. Includes blogs and current news articles related to child health.

• The Kitchen Community

Find really helpful videos, curriculum and more to help drive garden learning.

• Thriving Schools

As part of an ongoing commitment to improve community health, Kaiser Permanente is partnering with leading national organizations on Thriving Schools—a comprehensive effort to create a culture of health and wellness for students, staff and teachers in K-12 schools.