Centers for Disease Control: Kids Teaching Kids, Clean Hands Save Lives

Summer water fun is a splash, but it is important to keep you and your loved ones safe. Maximize your watertime fun with these helpful hints.

In this feature from KIDS Clubhouse Aventures, Uncle Sam, of the Federal Bureau of Ick, declares hand washing a civic duty in order to eradicate ick, including germs and viruses. [1:35]

This is a pre-k or early elementary activity. Students are given directions on how to make an egg carton car, and then practice activities with it that exercise self control.

Tracing a child's body helps a child know where their his or her body begins and ends. This awareness is the first stage of self-control. Follow this activity to help your child understand this life skill.

Get ready to go back to school with PBS Kids! Help students plan their first week of school, identify new routines, and prepare for the year ahead with these printables.

In this animated video segment adapted from the Eagle Books series produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mr. Eagle describes to Rain That Dances and Thunder Cloud, two American Indian boys, how people used to be...

Be a good helper and remember to wash your hands often! [0:40]

Daniel can find what he's looking for when he cleans up, picks up, and puts away his toys. Teach kids how to pick up their toys after they are done playing. Cleaning up is a good tool to stay organized and will help kids when they cannot...

Daniel and his friends celebrate their clean-up day at the park with a picnic. They think about all of the ways that neighbors clean up every day. Teach kids how to pick up after themselves. Cleaning up is a good tool to stay organized...

To help kids thrive, recognizing their strengths is just as important as working on their challenges. Here's a cool - and crafty - way to identify kids' strengths and connect them in a paper chain, or a "strength chain".