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My Amazing Body is filled with lots and lots (and lots) of flaps you can lift for more info on any given topic, which does a great job of keeping kids engaged. Beyond the already fun writing and terrific visuals.
A printable diagram to learn how muscles function.
Start building good oral health habits early with these fun activities and lesson plans for children of all ages!
Includes worksheets, lesson plans etc. American Dental Association.
Teach students about human anatomy by demonstrating the function and location of organs in the human body. We have a variety of fantastic resources including information charts depicting the skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, circulatory and more.
For useful information about food safety
Great resources including family food and guidelines for different age groups.
Kai Maori is made up of kaiwhenua – food from the land, and kaimoana – food from the sea.
Healthy lunchbox ideas, recipes and suggestions From the Heart Foundation.
Ideas and suggestions for healthy lunches. Written in Tongan. From the National Heart Foundation
From the National Heart Foundation.
Information and ideas in Te Reo Maori to help whanau put together better lunchboxes
Samoan language support and ideas for healthy school lunches. From the National Heart Foundation
Ideas and suggestions for healthy lunchboxes. Written in Mandarin. From the National Heart Foundation
Ideas and suggestions for lunchboxes
Our science worksheets introduce kids to fun and interesting scientific topics such as the human brain, animal facts, ecosystems, physics, chemistry outer space, and more. Browse our collection of fun science worksheets and inspire a love of science in your child.
NZ Blood Service teaching resource which focuses on developing students' understanding of the cardiovascular / circulatory system - one of the body's most important systems - and how blood keeps our body going.
This online version of the book supports the implementation of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum (1999) by providing teachers with ideas for planning units of work to meet the identified learning needs of their students. Although the learning experiences present a teaching sequence, teachers are not expected to implement all the suggested activities or necessarily to follow the sequence suggested. To meet the learning needs of their students, teachers may use all or part of this book over a two-year cycle and may also select from activities designed for other year levels.
This online version of the book supports the implementation of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum (1999) by providing teachers with ideas for planning units of work to meet the identified learning needs of students. Although the learning experiences present a teaching sequence, teachers are not expected to implement all the suggested activities or necessarily to follow the sequence suggested. To meet the learning needs of their students, teachers may use all or parts of this book over a two- or three-year cycle and may also select from activities designed for other year levels.
The fun, easy, visual way for children to learn science! If you've been searching for a fun, easy, visual way to help children learn science, you've come to the right place. Our products include cartoons, animations, science colouring vooks, e-colouring books, science projects, activities, stories and printable science worksheets that help children learn and love science.
This digestive system animation explains the mammalian digestive system: the structure of the alimentary canal, working and its functions. The six primary processes of the digestive system include:
Ingestion of food
Kids health is a New Zealand site for parents with a range of information of health issues mainly aimed at weight of children. With a visual slideshow of the digestive system and a description on its function children can learn by seeing and reading.