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Harmful objects
First graders identify safe ways to report harmful objects. For this harmful objects lesson plan, 1st graders identify objects that can harm them. They then identify objects that are not safe verses ones that are safe, and are taught...
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Saying No To Harmful Medicines
First graders practice saying "no" in different ways to respond to taking harmful medicines. In this saying "no" lesson plan, 1st graders read the story "Green Eggs and Ham" and talk about saying "no". Then they discuss the different...
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Health Education: Earning Respect
Second graders explore how to earn respect. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize and demonstrate expected standards for behavior such as honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for others.
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Health Education: Germs
Second graders examine germs. In this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize the methods for preventing the spread of germs through food, water, air, and touch.
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach
Second graders advocate to others the dangers associated with excessive sun exposure. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders participate in an experiment in order to identify methods for protecting themselves from the sun.
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Health Education: Bullying
Second graders demonstrate steps to take if someone is being bullied. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders role play situations that call for them to sop bullying behavior. Scripts and tips are included.
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Health Education: Peer Pressure
Second graders examine peer pressure. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders demonstrate the ability to assertively refuse an unwanted item or pressure from a peer.
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Health Education: Self-Control
Third graders identify healthy methods of self-control. In this health lesson plan, 3rd graders take control of their own actions as they take part in a creative activity in which they learn healthy ways to monitor and control themselves.
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach; Unintentional Injuries
Third graders identify methods for preventing common injuries. In this injury prevention lesson, 3rd graders first study cartoons of injuries occurring, then write down their thoughts on these images. Next, the teacher shares many...
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UV Rays
Fourth graders study the effects of UV rays and practice finding the UV index for where they live. In this health lesson plan, 4th graders listen to a lecture about ultraviolet rays, then find the UV index in their area and write a...
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Weapon Safety
Third graders discuss and analyze safety rules with weapons. In this health and safety lesson, the teacher introduces the topic of weapons with the story The Drums of Noto Hanto. Students participate in a class discussion about weapons...
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Health Education: Opinions
Third graders consider the opinions of others. In this personal health lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate how to effectively and respectfully express opinions that differ from others as they create and follow rules for productive...
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Health Grade 3
Third graders explore respect. In this instructional activity about respecting others and their property, 3rd graders learn hoe to be nice to other people. Students discuss different situations and whether or not it is being respectful....
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach
Fourth graders participate in role plays in order to consider how they use body language and facial expressions to convey their feelings. In this nonverbal communication lesson plan, 4th graders discuss the importance of paying...
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach; A Day Without Sight
Fourth graders hypothesize about the difficulties they may encounter if they did not have their sense of sight, in order to establish a sense of empathy for the disabled. In this lesson on senses, 4th graders record all of the things...
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Effects of Alcohol Use
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. In this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they make...
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Tobacco
Fifth graders compare and contract the factors that influence a person's decision to use or not to use tobacco. In this tobacco lesson plan, 5th graders are given candy cigarettes to initiate a conversation on using tobacco. They prepare...
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I Refuse!
Fifth graders demonstrate effective use of assertive refusal skills when declining alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. In this assertive refusal lesson plan, 5th graders role play peer pressure situation and write a brief essay on what...
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Jellybean Graphs
Second graders predict and graph data based on the color of jelly beans they think are in a handful. In this prediction lesson plan, 2nd graders will predict how many of each color jellybean are in a handful. Then they graph these...
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M & M Madness
Second graders graph M & M's by color. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders first predict how many of each color they think are in a handful of M & M's. Then they graph the amounts of each color on a computer program....
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My Favorite Kid Pix Pictures
Students explore the computer software program "Kid's Pix." In this integrated technology lesson plan, students use their writing skills and technology skills to create a class book of their favorite "Kid Pix" stamps.
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Gingerbread Man Math
Students collect and explore gingerbread man data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students examine how to organize and interpret data in three formats: objects, pictures, and graphs.
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Create a Computer Story
Second graders will create their own story and read it aloud. In this literacy/technology lesson, 2nd graders use computer software to create their own story, which is read back to them while they write it. Afterward, the student should...
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Snowman Sentences
Second graders will describe and illustrate how to build a snowman. In this sequencing lesson, 2nd graders will create a KidPix slideshow, with each page showing a picture and a sentence of how to build a snowman.