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Water Safety: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify bathtub and pool safety rules. In this water safety lesson, students create a bathtub safety book and water bottle label that contain pool and water safety rules.
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Empathy: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Second graders read articles about being afraid, dealing with anger and apologizing. In this feelings lesson, 2nd graders read articles and discuss the feelings they have. Students describe their feelings and how to be supportive of each...
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Healthy Snacking: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate healthy snack foods. For this healthy snack foods lesson, students discover what good snacks consist off and how healthy snacking can improve health. They design the perfect snack machine using the associated...
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Eating Disorders: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the idea of self-esteem through different mediums. Research what is needed for increased self-esteem: list three things one might do well in, take a photo of an activity where each student is performing well, and examine how the...
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Diabetes: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Second graders complete 2 lessons where they complete hands on activities to learn about diabetes, insulin, and type 2 diabetes prevention. In this diabetes lesson plan, 2nd graders use hula hoops, sidewalk chalk, tape, and more.
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Self-Esteem: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Second graders create a flower where each petal has their talents and unique qualities on the flower. For this self esteem lesson plan, 2nd graders understand that they are all special in their own way.
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Handout: Media Literacy and Health (Grades 9 to 12)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this personal health media literacy activity, students select a food advertisement and respond to 7 short-answer questions that examine how the ad influences its audience.
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Handout: Smoking (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this teen smoking worksheet, students read articles on the KidsHealth website about smoking and the pressures on kids and teens to smoke. Students write a short play based on their reading. They include the play's setting, characters,...
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Handout: Food Allergies (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this food allergies worksheet, students use articles on the KidsHealth website to find three food products that could trigger food allergies. Students name the products and list the ingredients that would pose a threat to someone with...
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Handout: Diabetes (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
For this diabetes worksheet, students are tasked with creating a week-long diet and fitness program for a summer camp for kids with diabetes. They plan a menu and activities and provide a sample meal and activity, explaining why they...
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Handout: Germs (Grades 9 to 12)

For Students 9th - 12th
For this germs instructional activity, students choose an illness from the KidsHealth.org website and complete a chart with the name of the illness, its cause, how it is contracted, its signs and symptoms, and how to treat it.
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Handout: Empathy (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this personal health learning exercise, middle schoolers choose a television show that they enjoy and use the chart to examine how characters show empathy to one another. Students also rewrite a scene to display the characters showing...
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Handout: Healthy Snacking (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this snack shopping list learning exercise, students answer questions about healthy snacks and desserts and prepare a shopping list to purchase them. Students write 15 answers.
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Handout: School Lunch (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this recording, during a lunch choices chart learning exercise, students record their foods and then evaluate their choices by writing short answers. Students write seven short answers.
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Handout: Fitness (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this fitness activity, students design a reality TV show in which contestants compete in physical activities that include aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Students complete three short-answer questions.
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Quiz: Asthma (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this asthma activity, students answer 10 questions about the changes in the respiratory system in people with asthma, asthma triggers, asthma symptoms, and how to care for asthma.
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Handout: Diabetes (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this diabetes worksheet, middle schoolers illustrate, in 9 boxes, the work the pancreas does and their appreciation for it. They use a "Pancreas on Strike" handout to show the work the pancreas does in their illustrations.
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Quiz: Energy Balance (Grades 9 to 12)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy balance learning exercise, high schoolers answer 10 questions about energy, calories, metabolism, and basal metabolic rate. They answer questions about physical activity and how it affects the number of calories a person...
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Quiz: Germs (Grades 9 to 12)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this germ-learning exercise, high schoolers answer 10 questions about the immune system, how it fights germs, how to prevent germs from spreading, and antigens and antibodies.
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Teacher's Guide: Obesity (Grades 3 to 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this activity on recognizing healthy and unhealthy foods, students read grocery store circulars and watch TV commercials to complete a chart that categorizes healthy and unhealthy foods. Students complete two charts.
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Handout: Conflict Resolution (Grades 3 to 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this recognizing conflict resolutions worksheet, learners read about Goldilocks, the Big Bad Wolf, or Cinderella, identify the conflict, record the characters and their feelings, wants, and needs, and create possible solutions....
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Handout: Alcohol (Grades 3 to 5)

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this activity, students list people who influence them and people they influence, rate the influences on a scale from rarely to always, and describe the influences as positive, negative, or both. Students write thirty short answers.
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Handout: Immune System (Grades 3 to 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing, a help-wanted advertisement for Leukocytes, learners read examples of help-wanted ads and facts about the functions of white blood cells, then apply them when writing a help-wanted ad with a job description, list of...
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Handout: Smoking (Grades 3 to 5)

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this no-smoking t-shirt learning exercise, students research the effects and risks of smoking and design a creative t-shirt that lists the facts. Students design one t-shirt.