Kids Health: How The Body Works

Gess was down with a cold a couple of weeks ago and we used that time to discuss some things about germs and what happens when you are sick. We talked about the importance of proper hand-washing, covering your mouth when you cough and your nose when you sneeze. She does these things most of the time, but we really stressed why it was important. To support what we were discussing, I went online to look for a video that taught about germs. I found one at kidshealth.org.


At Kidshealth.org they have a whole series called "How the Body Works." This covers many areas such as the Heart & Circulatory System, Brain and Nervous System, Bones & Skeletal System, Digestive System, and many others.


Gess and I watched the one on the Immune System. It taught her how a cold virus tries to attack the system and what the body is doing inside to fight it off. She has watched it several times now and really likes it. It is pretty detailed so younger children may not really grasp all the information (I am not sure that Gess does either), but it is still entertaining and good for them to get out of it what they can.







We plan on trying the other movies in the How the Body Works series as well. However, I do want to warn you that I am not real familiar with Kids Health so this is not an endorsement for everything they say on their website. I just think this series looks really helpful,especially for home-schoolers and I wanted to share it with all of you.

Comments

Stephanie said…
That sounds interesting, I'm trying to pound through the kids heads how important it is to wash their hands, especially before going near Emilia.
BTW, Andrew learned his phone number. Piece of cake!
October 9, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Beverly said…
thanks. these looks really good!
October 9, 2009 at 5:32 PM
suelmayer said…
Thanks, I'm going to try these with Sam.
October 15, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Deb said…
Great resource, thanks! I'm excited that I found your blog, we also homeschool our son, Ben, who is 16 and has DS. We've been thinking about starting a blog for him, too. Yours is good inspiration!
November 3, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Lori said…
Thanks Deb. I have found this to be a great way to share ideas. I have been inspired by other blogs I follow too. Working together I think we make a great team! If you start a blog please post back and tell me where to find it!
November 4, 2009 at 7:50 AM
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