Something I am not sure I have discussed here before is the fact that my wife and I home school our children (ages 8 & 4). Unlike a lot of other families who home school, our reasons are not faith based. When my oldest son started kindergarten, we had many issues with the teachers, which went unresolved even after numerous meetings with the teachers and principal.
One thing we have struggles with is finding good resources to use as an adjunct to the curriculum we use for teaching. A while ago, we discovered Cosmeo, a website run by The Discovery Channel. Cosmeo is a fantastic resource for helping kids learn. Our kids love watching the videos, which are very well done, and do a wonderful job of explaining what we have found to be difficult topics.
Cosmeo is not free, but at $99/year, we consider it a steal.
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The game teaches kids 8 - 13 to choose their meals and exercise well. There is alot of information, sections for teachers and parents, and it allows children to build their own meals and have them evaluated in a fun environment. There are also sections on choosing good exercise and making good health decisions.
It's at:
http://www.preventcancer.org/bodyfun/
Thanks for the post.It's great!