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Here are some great resources that I found helpful while teaching the Health and Physical Education Lesson in my classroom.
1. A to Z Teacher Stuff L.L.C. (2009). Food and Nutrition. Retrieved December 1, 2009 from @http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/. This Food and Nutrition site provides many links to lesson plans that teachers have created involving food and nutrition. It is a great site to visit to get some ideas from other teacher's lesson plans.

2. About Kids Health. (2009). Health A-Z. Retrieved December 1, 2009 from @http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/.

The Health A-Z site provides many articles about children's health. Using the "Search A-Z Library", you and your students can find useful information on different health topics.

3. American Heart Association. (2009). Children's Need for Physical Activity: Fact Sheet. Retrieved November 30, 2009 from @http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=771.

This website provides a list of facts about children in the United States regarding their health. The facts that are used are great resources to use when trying to educate your students and their parents. I also recommend the Physical Activity in Daily Life section for more ideas.

4. Herr, Norman Ph.D. (2007). Resources for Teaching Health. Retrieved December 2, 2009 from @http://www.csun.edu/science/health/index.html.

This site gives tons of useful links to help teachers give lessons on different aspects on health. Under the Nutrition link, Herr provides a useful link to Nutrition.gov. This is another excellent site to use.

5. Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. (2009). Grades 3 to 5: Personal Health Series. Retrieved December 2, 2009 from @http://classroom.kidshealth.org/index.jsp?Grade=35&Section=personal.

The Personal Health Series sites give teachers resources based on four subjects: fitness, hygiene, nutrition, and puberty & growing up. Each subject includes handouts that you can give to your students. This website is a great way to get ideas for you lesson plan.

6. P.E. Central. (2009). The Website for Health and Physical Education Teachers. Retrieved December 1, 2009 from @http://pecentral.org.

I highly recommend every section of the PE Central website. It provides everything from lesson plans to bulletin boards. This site offers everything a teacher could need to start a Physical Education lesson.

7. PBS.org. (2009). Health and Fitness. Retrieved December 1, 2009 from @http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/3-5/health-fitness/.

The Health and Fitness section of the PBS website provides information and resources that you can use to learn about children's health and fitness. The resources that you might find most helpful are under the "Discussions" tab.

8. School Nutrition Association. (2009). Teaching Kids About Nutrition. Retrieved December 5, 2009 from @http://schoolnutrition.org/content.aspx?id=94.

This website gives excellent resources and materials to educate your students and their parents about nutrition. Every teachers should access the "Nutrition Education" section to get great ideas and activities to do with their students.