Category: Health and Wellness
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People Parts
Your Child Will Learn
Names of body parts
Here’s What to Do
- Tell your child you’re going to play a game called People Parts!
- One at a time, ask your child to point to different body parts on their body.
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Silly Running
Your Child Will Learn
Fun ways to run and move their body
Here’s What to Do
- Find a space where you can run. Mark a ‘start’ and a ‘finish’ line. Before you begin, notice how you’re breathing.
- Run a race
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Dance Your Heart Out
Your Child Will Learn
How to increase their heart rate and move their bodies in a fun way
Here’s What to Do
- Help your child find their pulse (two fingers on the inside of their wrist) and notice how fast
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Simon Says Stretch
Your Child Will Learn
That stretching their muscles is a fun way to care for their body
Here’s What to Do
- Gather a few family members or friends together and choose a family member to be the first leader (aka
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Move Like an Animal
Your Child Will Learn
A fun way to move their body and build physical endurance
Here’s What to Do
- Gather everyone in the family who wants to play. Ask a child to choose an animal whose movement you could copy.
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Freeze Dance
Your Child Will Learn
A fun way to engage in physical activity
Here’s What to Do
- Play this game with as many children and adults as you’d like! Choose who is going to be the DJ (the music controller) to
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Parts of My Body
Your Child Will Learn
Names of body parts
Here’s What to Do
- Use diaper or bath time to teach your child the parts of their body. Make it a game!
- Point to one of your child’s body parts and say