Health and Wellness

106 Activities

Health and Wellness

Wellness becomes energizing, and fun as learners explore nutrition, cooking, wellness routines, and mindful practices. From planting gardens to prepping meals, these activities offer healthy habits that nourish and enrich the mind and body.

Activities

Definitely Different

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Definitely Different

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

This is a closing activity to help students think about differences intentionally. These skills help them in school and real-life situations, like resolving conflicts with friends. Developing critical thinking early builds confidence, encourages curiosity, and prepares kids to face challenges more thoughtfully.

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Definitely Different

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Benefits of Martial Arts

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Benefits of Martial Arts

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students research the benefits of martial arts and engage in a whole-group discussion about the practice and discipline of martial arts.

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Benefits of Martial Arts

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 7 skill of the week: Burpees. In this activity, students partner-up for a relay challenge and free play. Then, they learn to discern which beverages are best to consume while exercising.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection before getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 7: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

In this activity, students wrap-up their training with end of session reviews and free play. Then, they put their nutritional knowledge to the test in a game of true or false.

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Functional Fitness Week 12: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn and play a series of Olympic-style games and then vote on their favorite. This activity builds listening, cooperative learning, and reasoning skills and improves physical health.

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Olympic Games (Grades K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

Functional Fitness Week 1: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 1: Day 2

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Continue building week 1 skill of the week: Planks. In this activity, students challenge their planking skills in a relay race and game of crab walk soccer. Then, they make inquiries about nutrition and healthy eating.

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Functional Fitness Week 1: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

40m•Grades K - 8

Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Teach mindfulness and strategies for focus as you lead students through slow and measured breathing techniques.

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Mindfulness (Grades K-2)

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

The Wonderful World of Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

20m

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Grades K - 2

The Wonderful World of Feelings

By kid-grit

K - 2

20m

In this opening activity, students will explore their emotions and feelings by using a worksheet with pictures. This activity is a great way to start the class, as it helps understand the emotional state students are in when they arrive.

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The Wonderful World of Feelings

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

20m•Grades K - 2

Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Career and Future Readiness • Health and Wellness • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students explore the positive and negative effects of social media and whether it affects mental health. First, students work in small groups to research how social media affects people. Then, they discuss their personal experiences with social media and how it affected them.

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Does Social Media Contribute to Stress? (Grades 9-12)

Career and Future Readiness • Health and Wellness • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Train Obstacle Course

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

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Grades K - 2

Train Obstacle Course

By OregonASK

K - 2

Students set up a train-themed obstacle course. Afterward, they get their blood flowing by running through their own course!

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Train Obstacle Course

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

1h•Grades K - 2

Emotional Triggers

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m

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Grades 3 - 5

Emotional Triggers

By kid-grit

3 - 5

15m

Through this interactive icebreaker, students will learn valuable skills in expressing, exploring, and dealing with their feelings positively and constructively. This sets the stage for a supportive and emotionally intelligent learning environment.

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Emotional Triggers

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy • Health and Wellness

15m•Grades 3 - 5

Simon Says…Exercise!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m

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Grades K - 2

Simon Says…Exercise!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

In this activity, students discuss why exercise is important, how often they should exercise, and identify examples of exercises. Then, they brainstorm examples of exercise movements that will be used in a game of Simon Says.

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Simon Says…Exercise!

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

45m•Grades K - 2

Collections

Health and Wellness for Families and Programs K-5th Grade

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

9 Items

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Grades K - 5

Collection

Health and Wellness for Families and Programs K-5th Grade

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 5

This Playlist is a mix of mindfulness, health and nutrition for small groups with kids from K-5. Outdoor play, breathing, and structured strategies for de-stressing!

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Health and Wellness for Families and Programs K-5th Grade

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

Grades K - 5

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23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

25 Items

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All Grades

Collection

23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

All Grades

With winter afoot, during a school year like no other, are you looking for fun, healthy and restorative activities you can share with children and youth?

23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December offers just that.

From “Action Packed ABC” for younger children and “Dance, Dance, Dance” for middle school kids, to “Mindfulness” for teens, this weekday December calendar shares art, music, yoga, social emotional learning, and indoor and outdoor projects and games to help kids feel better.

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23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

All Grades

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Relaxing Yoga, Games, & Mindfulness

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

5 Items

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Grades 9 - 12

Collection

Relaxing Yoga, Games, & Mindfulness

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

Maintaining mental health has become a top priority in today's society. Students engage in relaxing, fun activities that eliminate stress and anxiety from daily life.

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Relaxing Yoga, Games, & Mindfulness

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

Grades 9 - 12

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 5-8

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

15 Items

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Grades K - 8

Collection

Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 5-8

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

Continue moving with Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness! This is the second of three Active Kids and Minds Collections. Covering Weeks 5-8, this set of activities continues with new skills of the week, strengthening fitness principles, and building nutritional knowledge.

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 5-8

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

Grades K - 8

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

15 Items

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Grades K - 8

Collection

Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

Join Active Kids and Minds as they share a series of fun activities for incorporating functional fitness skills for young people. The guided physical activity program includes fundamental movements, along with running, games, mindfulness, and nutritional talks - all in a fun and inclusive environment.

The Active Kids and Minds program is structured as a 12-week program, providing three activities per week. The 12-weeks are grouped into three Mizzen Collections, starting with Weeks 1-4, followed by Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 5-8, and finishing with Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Week 9-12. All Collections can be found in the Mizzen Collections section.

Before getting started with the program, it is important to visit the Related Pro Tips linked below. The Pro Tips provide an introduction to the program, details on the program structure, and a helpful list of tips and tricks to guide facilitation of the program activities.

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

Grades K - 8

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Foster Health and Wellness with Richmond Brown, Jr.

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

12 Items

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All Grades

Collection

Foster Health and Wellness with Richmond Brown, Jr.

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

All Grades

Belonging. New friends. Fresh foods. Joy. Embracing a whole-child perspective, this playlist celebrates the many everyday ways we can nourish youth health and wellness. Dive into this collection and you’ll find blood-pumping relay races, team-building balloon tosses, and creativity-boosting game design. Plus this playlist is brimming with learning resources you can use to introduce youth to yoga, mindfulness meditation, and the health benefits of seasonal fruits and vegetables!

“Physical activity, creative expression, and social interaction are all essential for well-rounded development that goes beyond the classroom. Whether it’s through sports, outdoor adventures, or introductions to wellness, youth learn the value of taking care of their body and mind. And that’s a cornerstone of their success and happiness.” — Richmond Brown, Jr.

Richmond Brown, Jr. is a native of Charleston, SC who recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA continuing 15 years of dedication and service in leadership in the out-of-school time field. As the Associate Director of Programs with Woodcraft Rangers, he oversees expanded learning partnerships and 21st CCLC programs throughout the Los Angeles area.

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Foster Health and Wellness with Richmond Brown, Jr.

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

All Grades

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Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Health and Wellness • Literacy • Leadership and Teamwork

2 Items

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Grades 3 - 5

Collection

Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

In this collection, learners explore the stories of lesser-known Black American innovators by creating their own Innovator Trading Cards. Using short texts and close reading strategies, students identify key details about how each innovator helped their community and represent that learning through words, symbols, and color. As the weeks progress, learners build a growing card collection connected by shared themes. In the final game, students use their cards to respond to community challenge scenarios, practicing teamwork, reasoning, and explaining how different kinds of innovation work together to solve problems.

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Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Health and Wellness • Literacy • Leadership and Teamwork

Grades 3 - 5

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 9-12

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

15 Items

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Grades K - 8

Collection

Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 9-12

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

Finish strong with Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness third and final Collection. Covering Weeks 9-12, this Collection brings together skills learned throughout the program, and celebrates the accomplishments of participants.

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Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 9-12

Leadership and Teamwork • Health and Wellness

Grades K - 8

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The kid-grit Pandemic Crisis Guide: Wellness for Students, Educators, and Families

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

6 Items

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Grades 3 - 12

Collection

The kid-grit Pandemic Crisis Guide: Wellness for Students, Educators, and Families

By kid-grit

3 - 12

Welcome to kid-grit's SEL activities! Based on our partners’ request we have created a soulful guide filled with lessons, reflections, questions, and extended activities in response to the pandemic crisis that is happening around the world. We developed these activities in hope that its content will provide relief and support for our students and their families, educators, staff, and administrators.

All the activities have been designed to engage students in areas of personal development, social-emotional learning, character education, 21st-century skill-based inquiry, and global consciousness. These activities are built to have students think critically and share perspectives — focusing on topics such as tolerance, personal development, crisis situations, building positive communities, self-regulation, empathy, using breathing as a form of stress release. Students will be challenged to think outside the box and drive their own learning — they will learn by doing. Students will take on new ways of problem-solving and, in the process, create their own prescription for healthier mindsets, building resilience and grit.

You can use these activities in any order that works for your program or school environment. However, we recommend beginning with the activity, “Educating Myself for Peace of Mind,” as a starter activity to set the stage for the activities to follow.

Lastly, the following three activities are relevant for any crisis, “Educating Myself for Peace of Mind, Stop the Madness! and Fight or Flight.” Feel free to utilize them anytime and replace any COVID-19 reference to the existing event in your community, or national news or global occurrence.

NOTE: If your students are enjoying a lesson and you want to extend the time, please feel free, dive into deeper learning and enjoy!

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The kid-grit Pandemic Crisis Guide: Wellness for Students, Educators, and Families

Social and Emotional Awareness • Health and Wellness

Grades 3 - 12

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