Category Archives: Environmental Health

Weather Safety for Kindergarten; Books (Fiction & Non-Fiction)

August 4, 2017Environmental Health, Injury/SafetyFiction, Kindergarten, literature, Non-Fiction, Safety, Science, Weather, Weather Safety for Kindergarten M&Cmichalm4

Mikaela Michalsen and Callie VanAelst BEST FICTION BOOK General Information Little Critter: Just a Big Storm by Mercer Mayer. Published by HarperFestival on March 5, 2013. This book is the best fiction book to teach weather safety to Kindergarteners because the illustrations are vibrant and make following along easy. Also, the reading level is developmentally … Continue reading Weather Safety for Kindergarten; Books (Fiction & Non-Fiction) →

K-2 Healthy Environment Media Resources: Documentary and Popular Film about Germs

August 3, 2017Environmental HealthDocumentary Media Resource, environmental health, Grade K-2, Popular Film Media Resource, Summer 2017 K-2 Healthy Environmentsuterme

Healthy Environment K-2 Integrated Media Resources Carly Waner and Elizabeth Sutermeister HLED 455 Documentary Film: General Information: Viruses and Bacteria: The Story of The Warm Wet Spots (The Sneeze by Francois Chew) Producer: Ruby Petersen Unger 1994 21 minutes Rating: G Description: This film describes how easily germs can spread in a way that is … Continue reading K-2 Healthy Environment Media Resources: Documentary and Popular Film about Germs →

K-2 Healthy Environment Integrated Interactive App Resource about Handwashing

August 3, 2017Environmental Healthenvironmental health, environmental health app, Grade K-2, Summer 2017 K-2 Healthy Environmentsuterme

Healthy Environment K-2 App Resource Carly Waner and Elizabeth Sutermeister HLED 455 General Information: Name of the app: The Adventures of Doc-Fu: Hand Washing Name of the rights-holder: Florida Hospital Publication year: April 23, 2013 Version number: 5 Cost: Free URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adventures-doc-fu-hand-washing/id609201315?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Summary explaining the purposes and features of the app: This app helps explain the … Continue reading K-2 Healthy Environment Integrated Interactive App Resource about Handwashing →

K-2 Fiction Literature about Germs

August 2, 2017Environmental HealthFiction book, Fiction Literature, K-2, Summer 2017 K-2 Healthy Environmentwanerc

Healthy Environment K-2 Literature Sources Elizabeth Sutermeister and Carly Waner HLED 455 Fiction book: Germs Are Not For Sharing General Information: Title: Germs Are Not For Sharing Author: Elizabeth Verdick Publication date: January 15, 2006 Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing This book is a quick read for a read aloud with kindergarteners or for 1st or … Continue reading K-2 Fiction Literature about Germs →

K-2 Healthy Environment Internet Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents

August 2, 2017Environmental HealthInternet Resource, internet source for parents, Internet Source for Students, Internet source for teachers, K-2, Summer 2017 K-2 Healthy Environmentwanerc

Healthy Environment K-2 Internet Sources Elizabeth Sutermeister and Carly Waner HLED 455 Internet source for students General Information: Health Science Education Tools for Kids- www.learntobehealthy.org/kids/ This website is an online health education center that is designed to help students, educators, teachers, parents, families, and the community become more aware of physical and mental health science … Continue reading K-2 Healthy Environment Internet Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents →

Environmental Health Documentary and Popular Film

May 22, 2017Environmental Health6th grade, 7th Grade, 8th grade, environmental health, Environmental health documentary and film, Environmental video, koreism, middle school, middle school environmental health unit, online, Resources, student, wall-ekoreism

Documentary and Popular Film Documentary: Environmental Health By Emily Miller (2/10/2016), 3:36 minutes, and G rated Documentary description: This is a short video all about what environmental health, why it is a concern and preventative measures we can all take. This video is clear and concise and students will appreciate the visuals. Documentary review: The … Continue reading Environmental Health Documentary and Popular Film →

Environmental Health App Resource

May 22, 2017Environmental Health6th grade, 7th Grade, 8th grade, environmental health, environmental health app, koreism, middle school, middle school environmental health unit, online, Resources, ScientToday, studentkoreism

Interactive App for a smart device: App Info App name: Science Today Name of rights-holder: California Academy of Sciences’ Publication year: 2015 Version number: 1.5.23 Cost: Free URL to itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science-today/id807475678?mt=8 URL to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/calacademy/featured NHES, HBO, and Learning Objectives for this resource: NHES 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and … Continue reading Environmental Health App Resource →

Environmental Health Literature Resources

May 22, 2017Environmental Health6th grade, 7th Grade, 8th grade, environmental health, Environmental Health Literature Resource, Gauthier, koreism, middle school, middle school environmental health unit, Resources, Saving the Planet and Stuff, student, Wines, You Can Save the Planetkoreism

NonFiction Book- You Can Save The Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference by Jacquie Wines, publisher is Scholastic Reference (2008). This book is full of ways middle school students and people in general can be more environmentally friendly and help take care of the Earth. This book introduces the greenhouse effect and global … Continue reading Environmental Health Literature Resources →

Environmental Health Online Resources

May 22, 2017Environmental Health6th grade, 7th Grade, 8th grade, environmental health, environmental health student portal, koreism, middle school, middle school environmental health unit, online, Parent, Resources, student, teacherkoreism

Internet Source for Students: interactive, educational Environmental Health Student Portal This website is clearly organized and easily accessible for students. The main thing that sets this site apart from others is that it is not just one page or side link about environmental health, but instead it is the whole site. Everything within the site … Continue reading Environmental Health Online Resources →

“Over the Hedge” – Popular Film Media Resource

May 21, 2017Environmental HealthAnimals, EnviroHealthKinder, Food Source, Habitats, Kindergarten, Popular Film Media Resourcecatucca

“Over the Hedge” Produced by: DreamWorks Year Released: May 19, 2006 Length: 1 hour 23 minutes This movie showcases how humans directly impact animal’s habitats and food sources. This movie is a comedy that students will enjoy while still being loosely connected to environmental health. It shows how animals rely on certain habitats and when … Continue reading “Over the Hedge” – Popular Film Media Resource →

Health Education Teacher Resources

Health Education Shared Resources for the K-8 Educator