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Healthy Heart Night
The idea of having a Healthy Heart Night at your school is a fabulous thought. Here are a few ideas that detail was done at one elementary school. It would take a lot of organizing to make it happen, but seems well worth the effort. This...
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The Circulatory System - Part IV
First graders explore the heart muscle. They discover that the heart beats faster during exercise. Students locate their heart with a stethoscope and imitate the sound their heart makes. Students locate their carotid pulse before and...
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A Message From Your Heart
First graders explore their heart and how the blood flows through the circulation system.
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Healthy Heart Commitment Card
Make a commitment to give up one, just one, unhealthy food or drink. Teachers make a commitment for a month, the youngsters make a commitment for two weeks. The youngsters buddy up to support each other. Do this activity in February,...
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What Are the Food Groups?
Young scholars discover the four main food groups by categorizing their own diet. In this healthy eating lesson plan, students utilize a chart with pictures of food to identify which food belongs in which food group. Young scholars...
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Living Tobacco Free
First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.