First graders explore how they can help their muscles and bones grow strong through the use of physical activity.

First graders explore healthy and unhealthy sleeping habits. They make a class graph of the total number of hours students, as a class, sleep for the week.

First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.

First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.

Students discuss the difference between harsh words and soft words, and how words feel. They feel various mystery materials such as sandpaper, or cotton, and decide if the materials would describe a word that is harsh or soft.

First graders explore the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health.

Students manipulate computer mouse to place the cursor on a numeral to match the correct number of foods, using Kidspiration.

Students study safety and witness a tragic egg accident to see the effect of not wearing a helmet. They create helmets for their own eggs using paper, styrofoam, or anything else that cushions the egg and drop the protected egg.

Students practice flossing between each egg carton tooth.

First graders predict, observe and record strategies to overcome them using discussions, role play, and charts. Over a three or four day period, they examine obstacles that humans and insects encounter.

Students compare and contrast the appearance of medicine and candy to demonstrate the need for safety precautions with medicines, and adult supervision.

First graders create time capsules with "The Important Thing About Me" picture and information.

Students measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.

First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.

Students 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.

Students participate in a variety of manipulative skills in cross-curricular activities (dramatic play, reading, problem solving) to improve creativity and health education.

Pupils explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.

Students participate in a creative "doctor vs. germ" version of freeze tag.

First graders perform a variety of locomotor skills to enhance aerobic fitness and explain different movements that can be used to keep fit and active.

Students increase their ability to chase, flee, and dodge others in this activity. They move safely in a bound area.

Young scholars practice moving safely in a general space and travel using a variety of locomotor movements in this variation of the game Four Corners.

Students play a musical movement game in order to explore self space and general space using a variety of locomotor movements.

Students participate in body weight transfer activities while playing a group game with dice that show the activities.

Students determine if something is a tattle or report.