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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Teacher's Corner: The Energy Equation [Pdf]
Students research recommended sleep, eating, and exercise guidelines for their age. They also investigate the roadblocks they may face to achieve these guidelines and the benefits that may be gained. With this knowledge, a plan is...
Read Works
Read Works: Alzheimer's Disease: The Mind Robber
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the symptoms and prognosis for Alzheimer's Disease. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Other
Susan Kramer: Body Mind Rhythmic Movement
Susan Kramer's online book is available as a free resource for teaching basic movements and dance skills. The text is broken down into seven sections. You can access information on anatomy, rhythms, creative movements, rhythmic...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind Fitness Calendar
Put together your own, personalized fitness calendar. Think about a fitness plan, set fitness goals, track your own progress, and work on varying your fitness routine. After planning a week of activity, print out your calendar and keep...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: Activity Cards
Learn about sports and activities you can participate in to get in shape and have fun. Click on the name of a specific sport and read an "Activity card," with information on sports gear, safety, and more.
Other
Go Noodle
This free site (requires registration) offers videos that encourage "mind breaks" during the school day. Short videos get kids up and moving for a couple of minutes to help them use excess energy productively and then settle down to...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Enhancing Your Listening
In this Boundless Communication students will learn the importance of being an active listener who can resist distractions and keep an open mind while suspending judgment and exercising empathy. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation, SL.9-10.3...
Other
Tom Wujec: The Marshmallow Challenge
Collaborative exercise involving marshmallows, spaghetti, tape, and string can start events and classes off in a creative frame of mind.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity Introduction
Who needs physical activity? How can it help? Find out here with this introduction to physical activity from the CDC.
Braingle
Braingle: Mentalrobics Vocabulary
Find new words to exercise your brain and expand your vocabulary. This website provides a "word of the day," complete with definition and example sentence.
Braingle
Braingle: Mentalrobics Creativity
Exercise your brain and creative thinking. Find daily questions, games, and ideas that will force you to brainstorm, create, imagine, and use your creativity on your own or in a classroom setting.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Brain Trainer
Are you ready to train your brain? Brain Trainer is an engaging game to strengthen your brain by focusing on four categories: Memory, Reaction, Logic and Focus. Brain Trainer features a Daily Challenge that records your progress, as well...
Curated OER
Etc: Plan of San Ambrogio, 1000 1200
This is a plan of the church of San Ambrogio, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque architecture. This church represents the "earliest [example] of the solution of the great problem which was exercising the minds of the...
Curated OER
Etc: Plan of San Michele, Pavia, 1000 1200
This is a plan of the San Michele, Pavia, Italy. This is an example of Italian Lombard Romanesque architecture. This church represents the "earliest [example] of the solution of the great problem which was exercising the minds of the...