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Recent surveys indicate that somewhere between one and a half to two million American children are now being home schooled. More and more parents are choosing to take responsibility for their kid's education by schooling them at home instead of public or private schools. This trend as caused many people to become confused. They do not understand why parents would make this choice for their children. Some think that parents who make this decision are isolating their kids from the rest of the world. In reality they are striving for academic excellence. They are not isolated at all. Home schooled children have the same opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities like kids that attend institutional schools.
Nutrition, health, and exercise lessons are taught along with science, geography, math, art, and literature. A typical course of studies for children from kindergarten through eight grade include physical fitness, defining food groups, healthy eating habits, food sources, nutrition, and diets.
These subjects are taught using a wide variety of food related tools;
1. Alphabet match, and food art games
2. Jigsaw and Word Search puzzles
3. Coloring pages and printouts
4. Creating recipes and cooking
There are some really neat nutrition education tools available online. Parents that are home schooling their kids can find everything from A to Z. Food lessons, themes, games, puzzles, and worksheets that have great tips on nutrition and fitness. The USDA is packed with resources that explain the Food Pyramid for Young Kids. They provide educational tools for professionals, parents, and kids.
One of the biggest advantages home schooled children enjoy is the intimate atmosphere they share with their parents while they are learning. Meal and snack times turn into lessons about healthy eating habits, food preparation, food groups, food sources, and meal planning daily.
More and more parents have chosen to home school their children so that they can teach them how to think and act independently. The individualized attention they give them provides a setting where they can learn at a comfortable pace. From nutrition plans that provide hands on learning activities to structured lessons, home schooled children experience learning through good role models.
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