Category Archives: Environmental Health

Interactive App for Students

Interactive App Resource: General Information: Breathe2Relax Rights Holder: National Center for Telehealth & Technology Publication Year: 2011 Version Number: 1.7 (2016) Cost: Free   Summary: This application is a portable stress management tool that explains the effects that stress can have on the body as well as giving instructions and practice exercises on what is … Continue reading Interactive App for Students

Healthy Environment: Arthur Weighs In

General: Arthur Weighs In, Cookie Jar Group, 2004, 12 minutes, G  Arthur Weighs In  Description: In this episode, Arthur is the lead in a school play and his character is supposed to wear a suit. He had worn dress pants for a wedding earlier in the year but when he went to try them on, … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Arthur Weighs In

Healthy Environment: Too Sacred For School Grade 5

General: Too Scared For School (Bullying Documentary)-Real Stories, Produced by ITV, 2016, 46 minutes, rated PG Description: This documentary is about four children and their experiences with bullying. They each describe how they were being abused with words and physically at their school, and how that abuse made them feel. One of the children named … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Too Sacred For School Grade 5

Grades 3r-5th Internet Sources about food allergies for Teachers and Parents

Internet Sources for Teachers: 3rd-5th grade PDF for food allergies and Kids Health in the Classroom General Information: This is a website that contains education safety, why some people use illegal drugs, and making safe and healthy choices. Also there are videos show easy ways to incorporate daily physical activity into classrooms. And there are … Continue reading Grades 3r-5th Internet Sources about food allergies for Teachers and Parents

Healthy Environment: Safety For All Seasons 3-5

General Information: Safety For All Seasons; Coloring and Activity Book, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 2011. This PDF has a great collection of worksheets and coloring activities for kids to do that also provide very valuable safety information. Using this book and worksheets out of the book would be a great way to integrate art into a … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Safety For All Seasons 3-5

Healthy Environment: Tree Lady, 3-5

General Information: The Tree Lady, H Joseph Hopkins, September 2013, Beach Lane Books. This book is about Kate Sessions, a woman with an incredible love of trees. The story starts out with her being a small girl, loving trees and being with nature. She grows up and goes to college and then moves to San … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Tree Lady, 3-5

Healthy Environment: Anti-Bullying For Parents

General Information: The Bully Project http://www.thebullyproject.com/parents There is a lot of advice to parents on how to help their children deal with bullying and how to take action against bullying. There is a document on the website that lists ways parents can take action, like setting an example by showing empathy and kindness, setting boundaries, … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Anti-Bullying For Parents

Healthy Environment: Teachers Preventing Bullying 3-5

General Information: http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/teaching-students-to-prevent-bullying.html National Education Association This website has a ton of different resources for teachers. Bullying is a large issue in the classroom and so it is critical for teachers to be knowledgeable as well have a plan to integrate lesson plans addressing bullying. The website also has activities to do in the classroom, … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Teachers Preventing Bullying 3-5

Healthy Environment: Bullying 3-5

General Information: Stopbullying.gov https://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/index.html This site is friendly and welcoming with many colors that grab students attentions and is easy to navigate. The students are able to learn about bullying, how and why it hurts others, and what they can do to stop bullying. The site also has videos and games students can play to … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Bullying 3-5

Weather Safety Interactive App for Kindergartners

Mikaela Michalsen and Callie VanAelst Interactive App  General Information: The name of this awesome app is called “Kid Weather.” This app was created by a six-year old and his dad who is a meteorologist. Kid Weather. 2014. Version 2.2. $1.99. http://www.kidweatherapp.com/ This is an interactive app that is “power packed with real-time weather conditions, forecasts, … Continue reading Weather Safety Interactive App for Kindergartners