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Module 2:
Health Education
Health Education: A planned,
sequential, K-12 curriculum that addresses the physical, mental,
emotional and social dimensions of health. The curriculum is
designed to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve
their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk
behaviors. It allows students to develop and demonstrate
increasingly sophisticated health-related knowledge, attitudes,
skills, and practices. The comprehensive health education curriculum
includes a variety of topics such as personal health, family health,
community health, consumer health, environmental health, sexuality
education, mental and emotional health, injury prevention and
safety, nutrition, prevention and control of disease, and substance
use and abuse. Qualified, trained teachers provide health education.
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Hopping - Find fun
ways to be more active through jumping rope and how to
have more nutritious meals and snacks. |
| Help
JayZee Bear find germs on his hand in this
interactive game.
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| Neuroscience
for Kids - has been
created for all students who would like to learn more
about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and
experiments as you learn about the brain and spinal
cord. |
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Climb and Slide is an interactive
approach to the slippery slope of addiction and its many
forms. |
| Out
On A Limb - A Guide To Getting Along
- This website is designed to help teach youth how to
better manage conflicts and challenges they face on a
daily basis. You can learn to manage conflicts
peacefully while also having a lot of fun with Maria and
her friends. |
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PBS
TeacherSource offers educators a wealth of free
resources tied to PBS TV programming and online content.
Among the resources are monthly, grade-appropriate
thematic units for
grades 3-12 and for
grades PreK-2. |
| Health and Fitness,
Getting Teens To Stop Smoking: A Different Kind of
Challenge (article) |
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Body Tour for Kids
is an interactive site that provides a virtual magnifying glass (supplied
by us!) you can work your way around the body and see
what delights are inside! |
| Brainpop.com
- BrainPOP's unique, award-winning Health, Science and
Technology (HS&T) content is based on original, animated
movies created to explain the human body and the world
around us in an engaging, interactive journey for kids. |
| Get
Your Angries Out - Anger Management
- Everyone gets the angries. But sometimes they make us
say and do things that we don't really mean. Learn how
to release those mads in safe ways, so that no one gets
hurt and we feel better. |
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Habitkicker: Cigarettes provides a
Kick-o-meter which can tell you how much of your money
has gone up in smoke. Read the factfile then take the
test to find out how much your smoking habit has taken
control of you. |
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Habitkicker: Alcohol explains happens when
alcohol starts
to take over your body and mind. Read the factfile and
take the test to find out how much or how little your
habit has taken control of you. |
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Habitkicker: Drugs explores the downhill
spiral when drugs start to take over
your body and mind. Get the hard facts about drugs and
their effects then take the test to find out how much or
how little your habit has taken control of you. |
| Pork
4 Kids - Food Fun Zone
- Here's a fun page for kids so they will enjoy learning
more about pork. This page contains a Food Pyramid
Puzzle Game, Watch a Cartoon Show, and more. |
| Zip
4 Tweens - To keep on
doin' your thing, make sure you get enough Zinc, Iron,
and Protein and other nutrients to help you stay healthy
without losing a step. |
Dole 5 A Day
is a founding member of the National 5 A Day For Better
Health Program and is committed to encouraging children
and their families to eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and
vegetables a day for good health.
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Sink Your Teeth Into These Dental Health Month Lessons
February is Dental Health Month and is the time of year
when many teachers help students "brush up" on their
awareness of tooth care. |
PBSKids Arthur: Hooray for Health based on the
Arthur show, provides fun activities and materials on
6-7 health topics: staying fit, dental care, asthma,
feelings and emotional health, head lice and allergies.
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US Department of
Agriculture Health Food Pyramid in English, in
Espanol |
US Dept.
Health and Human Services: Healthfinder Kids
addresses safety and health issues for students.
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| Food Pyramid
Classroom materials
includes unit and lesson plans. |
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