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How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore automobile safety. In this automobile safety lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...
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Germbusters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe different safe kitchen practices. In this adult health lesson, students explain how germs spread. They discuss ways to find bacteria and food born diseases.
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The Dangers of Being Obese/Overweight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine if they are eating healthy. In this healthy living activity, 3rd graders watch a video titled Happy Health and review the food pyramid. Students create a spreadsheet where they list their food intake for the week...
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Food Foldable

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the poem, "Balanced Diet" and cut out the food foldable inserts. They fold the food foldable in half and cut on the dotted lines. They then unfold the food foldable and weave through inserts through the openings,...
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Local Heroes

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students discover the importance of physical fitness. In this personal health lesson, students learn messages and receive demonstrations about good physical fitness practices, health messages, and safety tips.
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Be Prepared With Emergency Supplies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify what needs to be in a Family Emergency Supplies Kit. In this safety lesson, students discuss items that are necessary to have in emergencies. Students use pictures of items and order them according to importance.
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Cell Phones and Driving

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and explore the dangers of cell phone use while driving. In this car safety lesson plan, students research using a cell phone while driving. Students compile the information to create a presentation and write a...
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No Texts = No Wrecks

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to prevent texting while driving. In this driving safety lesson, students research information about texting and driving. Students identify an audience to present the information to in the three given formats....
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Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate the amount of pesticide residue in selected foods for two pesticides and determine if these levels are safe. They read an article about a research study looking for metabolites of these pesticides in children. Finally,...
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Layout of preschool

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine instruction on the basics of layout of a preschool. They identify appropriate environmental space arrangement and arrange a preschool with centers, easy traffic flow and a workable environment. They study guidelines...
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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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Fire Safety (Stop, Drop & Roll)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review what to do in case they are faced with a fire in their homes or school. They review what to do if they are faced with moving safely within a structure that is on fire. Students play a Tag Game together to reinforce...
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Musical Hoops

For Teachers Pre-K
Pre-schoolers gain a better understanding of personal space by playing this modified version of musical chairs. Played like musical chairs, students circle around a ring of hula hoops as music plays. When the music stops everyone needs...
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Belt-Abouts Lesson 4

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students continue to examine the importance of wearing a seat belt. After identifying new vocabulary, they discuss the ways in which wearing a seat belt can better people's lives. They write a letter to the newspaper to state why the...
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Belt-Abouts (Lesson 3)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the importance of wearing seat belts every time they are in a car. After identifying new vocabulary, they review some of the excuses others use not to wear their seat belts. They give a survey to their family members...
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The Tattle Tail Tale

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners read the story by Tandy Braid to explain the concepts of tattling and reporting, then discussing the difference between them. They play a game to determine if something is a tattle or report.
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Quality of life for kids

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the meaning of quality of life. Also, the need to prioritize means that government spending decisions are political, with winners and losers. Discussion platforms are on the six dimensions to a child's well-being:...
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What's Your Sign?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize common traffic signs and signals.
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Let's Learn About Firefighters!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the world of the firefighter through various activities and wrap up the day by writing and illustrating a sentence about firefighters.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in an original unit about nutrition and record daily intake of food in order to help create a healthy eating plan. They practice making practical food choices for optimum health and then investigate how to maintain...
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National Crime Prevention Council

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore appropriate lessons on crime prevention and safety. They encounter how to recognize bullying behavior and how to deal with it. Students access fair methods for settling conflicts. They identify trusted adults and access...
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Safe ways to take medicine

For Teachers K
Students match who to contact if they need help in certain situations and discuss safety with medicines. For this medicine lesson plan, students match the person who can help them take medicine safely. They also participate in a...
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Growing in Communities, Kids on the Grow

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students participate in an after school program that promotes concern for others, recognizing differences, accepting differences, leadership roles, mentoring, self-responsibility and personal safety. They explore the diversity of their...
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Growing on My Own, Kids on the Grow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in an after school program that promotes critical thinking, concern for others, recognizing differences, accepting differences, self-motivation and personal safety. They cover how kids develop, expressing different...