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Best Nutrition, Health, and Fitness Apps for Kids
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Super Stretch Yoga HD
Appealing videos inspire kids to move their bodies in new ways
Bottom line: No-stress introduction to 12 yoga poses and the importance of good breathing captures kids' attention and gets them moving.
QuaverSEL
Shake up SEL lessons with music and movement
Bottom line: Fun for students, easy for teachers, QuaverSEL uses the power of music to boost social and emotional learning.
GoNoodle
Brief bursts of physical exercise add classroom fun, build brainpower
Bottom line: In a genre of its own, GoNoodle is a ready-to-go, classroom-friendly exercise program that challenges students to get moving.
Calm
Relaxing and serene app helps incorporate peace into daily life
Bottom line: If you're looking for a captivating app to teach relaxation and calming skills to students, Calm is an essential tool to add to your toolbox.
fit2teach
Track daily habits to recognize and improve work-life balance
Bottom line: This is an easy way to get a feel for how good you feel about your work, but without suggestions for positive change, the onus is on teachers to figure out how to improve their situation.
My Food - Nutrition for Kids
Fun activities serve bite-sized lessons about food and nutrition
Bottom line: A tool that inspires kids to eat healthy, making it fun to learn about nutrition.
BrainPOP Jr.
Original videos and activities a treasure trove for teachers and students
Bottom line: A unique, video-driven learning platform with tons of topics and resources.
Mind Yeti
Calming program with cute characters helps center kids
Bottom line: If you're someone who needs mindfulness-based approaches, Mind Yeti's characters could be the right fit.
Pilot Light
Cross-curricular learning baked in to relatable, food-related lessons
Bottom line: These free, food-based lessons successfully span subjects and encourage connections to home.
Unruly Splats
Game-making platform fuses coding and physical play
Bottom line: This platform could appear gimmicky at first, but in practice it blends SEL, movement, collaboration, and STEM learning in clever, compelling ways.
Coach's Eye - Video Analysis
Robust video analysis for sports, science, fine arts performances
Bottom line: Cool video-analysis tool is great for the sports field and beyond, but prepare for an onslaught of hidden costs to access all features.
I Got This: An Interactive Story
Interactive story explores diabetes health issues, lacks depth
Bottom line: A kid-friendly way to teach an important message about healthy living, but a missed opportunity to fully engage kids with assessment or gameplay.
Monster Heart Medic
Brilliant medical sim engages kids, promotes heart-healthy lifestyle
Bottom line: Fun, engaging adventure teaches kids about the cardiovascular system, medical diagnostics, and the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Space Chef
Nutrition game presents healthy foods and good habits, little else
Bottom line: Space Chef introduces students to healthy ingredients and recipes in a fun way, but important facts and rationales are separate from the game itself.
LearnStorm
Guided lessons focus on the brain, encourage a growth mindset
Bottom line: Wonderful, easy-to-use lessons spur self-reflection and a growth mindset in students.
TED-Ed
Support kids' sense of wonder with outstanding short video lessons
Bottom line: TED-Ed includes excellent, engaging videos and support for flipped-class lessons with an incredible community of thinkers and doers.
BrainPOP
Clever animated hosts Tim and Moby masterfully tackle complex topics
Bottom line: Cartoon videos in this extensive collection break down ideas in clever and thoughtful ways.
AMAZE
Quirky, funny videos give thoughtful answers to kids' sex-ed questions
Bottom line: An appealingly down-to-earth way to help kids face tough questions about navigating the challenges of puberty.
Center for Young Women's Health
Maturely covers difficult physical and mental health issues
Bottom line: Girls can go here to get answers on health and wellness issues that affect them.
POX: Save the People
Engrossing strategy game offers lessons in public health
Bottom line: POX: Save the People is an incredible game of strategy, collaboration, and public health education.
Young Men's Health
Straightforward health info; no-frills site could do more to engage
Bottom line: It's a smart place to find accurate, no-nonsense health guides for young men, but don't expect many engaging features.
Calm Harm - Manages Self Harm
Immediate help for teens struggling with harmful urges
Bottom line: Powerful therapeutic tool teaches positive coping skills and mental wellness.
Sex, Etc.
Reliable, unbiased sex ed site keeps it real for teens
Bottom line: An engaging and informative destination for sex ed teachers and students.
Solve the Outbreak
Become a disease detective -- read clues, analyze data, save lives
Bottom line: Solve the Outbreak is a free, engaging resource that teaches kids about disease control and prevention.
Go Ask Alice!
Great health website answers teens' icky questions
Bottom line: Go Ask Alice! delivers an encyclopedic amount of health information in a relatable voice.