Physical Education and Games

• Camp-Based Physical Education: This article details a study on physical education in summer camps and the implications and recommendations for current camps.
• Camp Games for Summer Fun: This list includes 15 camp game categories with over 1,000 activities for camps to use to increase campers’ physical activity.
• 87 Energy Busting Indoor Games & Activities for kids: This resource provides a list of 87 activities for children to do indoors to reduce cabin fever and burn energy.
• 30+ Fun Camping Games for Kids and Teens: These 30 camp games bring campers and their counselors together in activities designed to provide physical exercise, help build leadership skills, improve self-esteem, and be fun!
• Physical Education Game Ideas: The PE Game Ideas section provides educators and counselors with Physical Education resources which will help you to plan PE Warm Up Games, PE Tag Games, PE Thinking Games, and PE Coordination Games.
• Standards-Based Physical Education Games: The PE games in this collection have each been purposefully crafted to help students meet specific learning targets. This list includes a variety of game types and set ups to accommodate all types of groups.
• 30 Classic Outdoor Games for Kids: This article compiles a list of games meant to be played outdoors in a large group setting. From Hide and Seek to Crack the Whip, this list has something for everyone.
• Health & Wellness Lessons and Resources Organized by Grade Level: Access free health lesson plans, wellness content and professional development for grades PreK-12, higher education, and adult education.

Health and Nutrition Resources

• Health and Nutrition Websites for Kids: PE Central has compiled a list of health resources to help improve health knowledge and foster healthy practices for schools and families.
• Nutrition Resources for Kids: FNS programs deliver science-based nutrition education to people at every stage of life from birth through adulthood. Nutrition education complements USDA nutrition assistance programs and supports the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
• Food Literacy and Nutrition Resources for Teachers: If you’re planning on incorporating nutrition lessons in your classroom, this website provides lesson plans that cover the science of cooking and digestion, as well as links to a variety of helpful source materials from around the web.
• Nutrition Education Overview and Resources: Action for Healthy Kids provides step-by-step instructions and tips for teaching children about nutrition and making healthy choices.
• Nutrition Education in Schools: This website created by the CDC provides information on why nutrition and learning about healthy eating are important as well as the best ways to include nutrition education into the school day.
• Learn about “Food Justice” from Urban Harvest: Urban Harvest has compiled a list of articles written in newspapers and journals across the country about Food Justice, Racism in the Food System, and More.

Local Organizations

• The Fit & Food Connection: The Fit & Food Connection offers people living in food and fitness deserts access to free nutritious food, physical activities, educational workshops, and personal coaching to encourage and support healthy living.
• Operation Food Search Nutrition Education Programs: OFS teaches kids, teens families and adults how to plan, shop for and prepare healthy and delicious meals that are affordable through community programs, virtual classes and more.
• AmericaSCORES: America SCORES inspires urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world through comprehensive soccer, spoken word, and service learning programming.
• Kids in the Kitchen Junior League: Kids in the Kitchen programs are developed to be hands-on experiences to educate children and families about nutrition and fitness.
• Urban Harvest STL: Urban Harvest STL believes that all members of our community should have equitable access to fresh, healthy food regardless of socioeconomic status, race or location. They grow healthy produce across a network of urban farms in the heart of St. Louis and donate the majority of the harvest to nonprofit partners. Urban Harvest STL also educates and engages the surrounding community in these efforts.
• Throwing and Growing: Combines mentoring, physical training, education and nutrition information in an effort to encourage women to create a balanced lifestyle through participating in the throwing sports shot put, discus, javelin, and hammer throw.