Resources & Ideas on How to teach First Aid to Children
Ehow- Ideas on how to teach
Activities
First Aid Coloring Book 
First Aid Quiz 
Games

Kids Health- Under "Emergencies" you can choose a variety of situations and read about them. Includes: Printable Instruction sheets, "What to do," "More on this topic" for Parent, child and teen. Additional resources.  You click the "Listen" link to have the page read to you for auditory learners, etc.  Translation into Spanish is available.

Healthy.net  Long list of emergency topics including electric shock, drowning, frostbite

British Red Cross- good videos (for visual learners) and printouts for children, but requires modification for USA (call 911 instead of 999)

About.com- has a list of basics children should know with links to each area, also a with a free email course.

InjuryFree.org  A variety of safety topic with printable checklists, playground, fire,  poison prevention, etc.

ThinkQuest- wounds, burns, broken bones, choking, poison, the elements

Babysitter First Aid- about.com

First Aid Grade 5-8 Printable

First Aid Grade 9-12 Lesson Plan

Printable First Aid Charts
Real Simple
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Natural First Aid Wall Chart

Assembling a First Aid Kit
Family Education
Kit List
FEMA
Natural First Aid Kit
Natural First Aid Kit II

Book Resources







www.ThielAcademy.blogspot.com

A few resources for teaching food safety to your children.

USDA- worksheets, puzzles, articles all for children and teens, curriculum
Northern Carolina Department of Agriculture- with printables
FDA, interactive games and more resources

Also searching youtube for Fight Bac! will give you some video options

Enjoy!

www.ThielAcademy.blogspot.com

Here is a great resource for those of you who want to know what your children should be learning and when. It is a great resource if you would like to put your own curriculum together.

"Home Learning Year by Year" by Rebecca Rupp.
From the Publisher:

The integral subjects to be covered within each grade
Standards for knowledge that should be acquired by your child at each level
Recommended books to use as texts for every subject
Guidelines for the importance of each topic: which knowledge is essential and which is best for more expansive study based on your child's personal interests
Suggestions for how to sensitively approach less academic subjects, such as sex education and physical fitness

The FDA partnered with the Cartoon Network in an ad campaign titled “Spot the Block” which is designed to teach youths ages 9-13 to look for (spot) and use the Nutrition Facts label (the block) to help them make wise food choices. The kids are taught to take three steps in deciding what to eat: 1) Check out the serving size as a package may contain more than one serving, 2) Consider the calories, and 3) Choose nutrients wisely. The ad campaign encourages its young viewers to choose foods that are lower in some fats, cholesterol, sodium, and sugars, while also looking for foods that are higher in potassium, fiver, Vitamins A and C, calcium, and iron. An additional part of the ad campaign, set to launch in late 2007, will be directed at parents as role models for their children.

See more about the ad campaign at www.spottheblock.com.

Originally published in January/February 2008 issue of K! Magazine, copyright 2008, KidzMatter Inc.

For a Printer Friendly version of the cartoon networks "basics" click:
http://www.photosavvy.com/images/spottheblock.pdf