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Dolphins
Students explore sea life. In this cross curriculum fine arts, science, and P.E. "dolphins" lesson, students sing songs and play games about dolphins, perform water experiments, create mosaics, and use their five senses to explore sand...
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Lunch Choices, The Happy Game
This interactive PowerPoint covers 5 decisions to be made by the audience about their lunchbox and meal choices. The teacher advances the slide and reveals the answer with cartoon 'happy or 'yuck' faces. Reasons are given for both the...
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Calling 9-1-1
Students analyze emergencies. In this safety activity, students discover when and why they should dial 9-1-1. They discuss as a group various scenarios in which they would need to call 9-1-1 and then role-play those situations. This...
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I Like To Take Care Of Me!
In this health worksheet, students view 11 pictures of people doing activities in order to take of themselves. For example, brushing teeth or taking a bath. Students circle the activities they do to take care of themselves.
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Health and Growth
Students recognize that living things need food and water. In this health and growth lesson, students identify foods that are better for health and growth. Students sing a song and complete a worksheet. Students understand that they...
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Hiking
In this merit badge worksheet, students indicate their knowledge of hiking. Students write about health concerns related to hiking as well as describe their personal experiences hiking.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Students practice their reading comprehension while investigating vegetables. In this children's literature lesson, students are read The Tale of Peter Rabbit in class and analyze the concept and themes. Students complete several...
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Having Fun with Healthy Food
Young scholars complete worksheets about healthy foods. In this health lesson, students do peanut worksheets including a maze and labeling page. They find all the pictures that start with the letter p.
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Washing Germs Away
Students investigate germs. In this cross curriculum health and biology lesson, students listen to Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth and identify ways in which flies spread germs. Students discuss hand washing during a visit by the school...
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Sticks and Stones
Students explore bullying. In this character development activity, students discuss verbal and nonverbal bullying. Using the "sticks and stones" adage, students write a sentence describing a hurtful act on a gray piece of paper, crumple...
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Healthy Heart
Learners examine the functions of the heart and ways to maintain a healthy heart. In this human body science lesson plan, students listen to Magic School Bus Inside the Human Heart, and diagram the human heart and blood flow. Learners...
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Dental Hygiene: Mr. Tooth
Students discover the importance of dental care. In this dental hygiene lesson, students discover the full functions of their teeth and what can cause their teeth damage. Students complete a worksheet at home which prepares them for...
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Foods and Languages of the World
Students learn about the foods of Italy. In this Italy lesson, students learn about the different types of food from Italy, create their own pizzas using paper and markers, share their pizzas with the class, and go to the cafeteria and...
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Using Words to Work Things Out
Students explore classroom community building. In this character development and community building lesson, students listen to Hands Are Not for Hitting and generate a class list of positive ways to handle classroom conflicts. Students...
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Mortified: What Does it Feel Like?
Students discover what it means to be mortified or embarrassed. In this personal development lesson, students watch a video clip and discuss why the character becomes embarrassed and how it relates to their every day life. The students...
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Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses
Students explore the five senses. In this health instructional activity, students read the book Brave Little Monster and identify the five senses from the book. Students draw an illustration from the book as a follow-up activity.
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Particulate Matter: The Lorax
Students explore air pollution. In this ecology lesson plan, students participate in an experiment in which 5 numbered jar lids are placed outside. Students bring one lid a day in until all jars are inside. Dirt specks are counted,...
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Spiders
Students experience the life a spider through several cross-curriculum activities that address multiple learning styles. In this cross-curriculum instructional activity, students listen to The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and toss...
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Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Week
Students explore fire safety and prevention through various activities led by the teacher. in this safety instructional activity, students role play how to "stop, drop, and roll" if their clothes catch on fire. Students sing songs,...
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Street Safety
Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. For this safety lesson, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety, as well as...
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Activity Plan 5-6: All About You And Me
Students explore their unique qualities as they create "me" puppets. For this early childhood lesson, students play a category game, discuss uniqueness, and create their very own "me" puppets.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Body Shapes
Young scholars explore the shape of things as they bend, twist, and turn. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop social, creative-thinking, and language skills and spatial awareness as they use their bodies to create...
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Summertime Health Activities
Learners play together and learn together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students partake in any of the 10 listed here in order to explore healthful activities and foods.
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Summer Fun Activity: Have a Picnic
Young scholars celebrate the summer by preparing a picnic together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students word together to prepare a picnic and develop fine motor and cooperative skills.