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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery stores,...
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What Happens in the First Nine Months?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict.  In this conflict lesson students discuss their feelings and when they are feeling a certain way what they can do to remedy the situation. 
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I Think I Forgot Something!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Students read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...
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Fitness for Life

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss their favorite activities and determine which activities are suitable for older people. In groups, students research the benefits of aerobic exercises and the equipment needed. Students share their information with the...
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Smile Smarts Oral Health Curriculum

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are given information on good oral health and tooth protection that is appropriate to their age and lifestyle. They discuss how adult permanent teeth are meant to last the rest of their life. Students are given a copy of "Teeth...
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The Battle to Save Bats

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats.  In this animal health activity, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats.  Students discuss ways to keep...
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Red Ribbon Locomotor Stations (for Drug Free America Week)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are introduced to the Red Ribbon campaign. In groups, they travel between a stations to discover how to stay away from drugs and how to say no. To end the instructional activity, they practice their locomotor skills to...
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Community Fire Safety Officer's Talk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are visited by a community fire safety officer. Through class discussion, role-playing, video resources, and relevant true-life stories, the CFS Officer will explain and cover the key aspects of fire safety in the home.
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4-4-3-2 Food Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate the quantities of those foods they must eat each day in order to have a balanced diet. They determine the quantities from each food group they need to eat for a balanced diet.
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Let's Brush Our Teeth!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to types of teeth and how to take care of their teeth. They listen to the book "The Real Tooth Fairy," count and graph how many teeth they have and how many they have lost. Students...
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Food and Nutrition

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars participate in an after school program that promotes decision making, cooperation, choosing healthy foods, recognizing and naming a variety of foods, state healthy benefits from eating healthy foods and involving oneself...
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Good Snack,Smart Snack

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders pretend to be company managers who design and advertise healthy snacks to sell.
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Health Related Fitness Portfolio

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students develop and implement a fitness station. Students base their exercise stations upon flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance. They complete a health related fitness portfolio. Students design and take a fitness survey.
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Effects of Tobacco

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine effects of smoking on our bodies.
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Relationships, Day 1: Self-Esteem

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore self-esteem and create a self-portrait collage. They discuss things they like about themselves, things they are able to do on their own, and reasons people appreciate them. They demonstrate how to give and receive...
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Sleep and Energy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep. They make connections between sleep, energy, and having a good day at school. They make a sleepiness chart which shows how they feel each day for a week.
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The Dentist

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Why Are People Hungry?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the reasons why people throughout the world are suffering from malnutrition. In groups, they research the origins of various foods and how they are processed before they arrive at the store for us to purchase. They...

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