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Health Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore, study and discuss ways to help others to cope with loss and grief after the aftermath of violence. They discuss how personal experiences of loss and grief can affect survivors. Each student writes their reflections in...
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Healthy Food Color Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are scattered around the room preparing for a game of tag. As a class, they are to stay away from those that are "it" and complete the different locomotor skills as directed by their teacher. To end the lesson, they identify a...
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Quest for the Broken Heart

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars examine the ways to keep their heart healthy. After making a huge model of the heart, they put their own message to share with others about their hearts. To end the lesson, they write clues for their classmates to find the...
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Quit Smoking-Together We Can Do It!

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners explore how tobacco threatens the health of smokers and non-smokers. They research smoking and second hand smoke using the Internet. Students create a Quit Smoking brochure. They present a computer slide show to describe how...
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Health & Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the standards for health in the child care system. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they plan healthy snacks for children. To end the lesson, they review the proper safety measures to have in their...
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A Healthy Body Image

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what is meant by body image. In groups, they view a variety of magazine advertisements and identify how it encourages them to buy a specific product. To end the instructional activity, they group the people in the...
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Being Old

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars examine the characteristics of being a senior citizen in today's society. In groups, they develop a list of stereotypes associated with senior citizens. They use the internet to research their financial situtation, proper...
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AIDS and Adolescence

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the relationship between AIDS and teenagers. In groups, they discuss the various issues educators face in introducing the topic to teenagers in school. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions they...
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Organ and Tissue Donors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the ethical implications of organ donations. As a class, they examine the questions one must ask if they are considering becoming a donor. Using the internet, they read a poem and write a reflective paragraph on...
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All About HIV and AIDS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the causes, effects and how AIDS is transmitted from person to person. In groups, they discover why women are more suseptiable to the disease. To end the lesson, they are introduced to the various...
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Brush Up On Your Teeth

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the reasons why it is important to take care of their teeth. As a class, they sing the toothbrush song and read about tooth decay. They identify the parts of the teeth and identify foods that can keep the mouth...
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Nutty About Peanut Butter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm list of lunchtime sandwiches, identify difference between fact and opinion, research facts about peanut butter online, complete Nutty About Peanut Butter worksheet, and create their own fact and opinion worksheets...
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Communicating With Health Professionals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...
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Words Hurt

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners identify the various forms of bullying in a class discussion and to sort out the situations that can hurt outside and inside. They count the number of bullying incidents posted on the bulletin board to find which occur most...
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Introduction To Wellness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the affects of various risk factors and cumulative risk factors vs. a life of wellness in this technology-based lesson plan for the High School Health class. The lesson plan requires the use of the Inspiration...
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Teaching Handball

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students participate in a number of different lessons with the intention of improving skills to play handball. Each lesson plan focuses on a certain skill like strokes and serves. The skills have a progression of difficulty until the...
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Create A Medical Chart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the disease of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a unique way. They create a medical chart for a mock patient that has the disease. This allows them to research the disease in order to obtain information for the chart...
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Down The Hatch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate how food is digested. They go through the terminology of the digestive system and follow the steps to it from beginning to end. Students use technology tools to create presentations to illustrate the functions...
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The Dentist

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Water/Hydration

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the role water has in the body and the importance of getting enough water each day. Through the lesson, students recognize the risks and signs of dehydration. Also, they identify foods with high...
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A Healthy Start To Every Day

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners discuss the importance of having a healthy breakfast to begin their day. Students develop a cause and effect relationship between breakfast and their overall well being. They work cooperatively to plan balanced breakfast menus.
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What Is Hunger and Who are the Hungry?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the purpose of food and how the body needs it for survival. The social problem of hunger is introduced and then researched looking for its causes and some solutions. There is background information in the lesson for...
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What Can We Do to Help End Hunger?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research people who have made a difference in the fight against poverty and hunger. In groups, they discuss the actions they can take in their community to help those in need. They are also introduced to the...
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Small Group Counseling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in small group counseling sessions to solve a common issue. As a class, they define anger and note the characteristics of the warning signs. They discuss different ways of dealing with their anger and how to use...