A bird cools off in a puddle next to the sidewalk at the Interior Department in Washington. Carolyn Kaster AP file, 2010 Activity among the birds is mixed during the month of June. There is the ...

Fewer than one in four preschoolers (aged 2–4) meet the recommended 180 minutes of daily physical activity. Only about 2.4% achieve 60 minutes of m ...

This is a good time to introduce the subject of gardening by doing some indoor activities. And you can start on a few adult jobs too! Indoors * When the children are mixing a salad, or eating peas, ...

The aim of this study was to examine in detail levels and patterns of physical activity in preschool children and the effects of gender and BMI on this activity. Two hundred and fifty-three children ...

Question time Each morning we set up a question on our question table and display board for the children to answer, with their parent or carer, by placing their name card in a 'yes' or 'no' container.