One of the very best things you can do for small children is teach them about how to keep their minds and bodies healthy. Children really benefit by earning about things like healthy eating, the importance of good hygiene, relaxation strategies to keep the mind healthy and fun ways to exercise to keep their bodies healthy too.
Click on any of the links below for resources to help you support self care skills in your setting.
- Handwashing song with free downloadable poster
- Road Safety Tips for Childminders
- Road Safety Mini- Quiz
- Pelican Crossing Craft Activity
- Road Safety Activities
- Healthy Dino-Burgers Recipe
- Healthy Eating – and learning about where food comes from
- Looking after your teeth – tooth brushing and going to the dentist
- Being active
- Sun Safety
Products that can help you teach children about health and safety
Be Safe, Be Healthy MEGA pack
As a childminder you have a choice about what activities you do with the children you look after so why not do some topics that could really make a difference to their lives? Taking the time to explore topics like healthy eating, making friends, sun safety, oral health, fire and road safety will not only really help the children, but it will make you feel that you are doing something truly valuable with the time you are spending with them.
This pack is a collection of 14 mini printable packs with resources to help childminders to teach 14 health and safety topics to 2-5 year old children.
