The Best Fiction Book: General Information: Title: Open Wide: Tooth School Inside Author: Laurie Keller Publication date: May 1st 2000 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Description of book: This book takes dental health and hygiene and makes a story out of it that children can relate too. This clever book takes teeth and re-imagines them as … Continue reading Dental Health Fiction Literature Resource K-2nd Grade
Documentary: Title: Dentist Video (Sesame Street) Producer: Carnegie Foundation Year: August 16th, 2012 Length: 8:19 Rating: G Description: We felt this was the best short film to use because it used multiple different perspectives for practicing dental health. The film begins by allowing Elmo to describe the importance of brushing. Secondly, a young boy shares … Continue reading Media Perspective on Dental Health: Documentary for K-2nd Grade
For Students: Arthur’s About Face General Info This website is the best website for kids to discuss their emotions. It is helpful in teaching kids what different emotions look like and what they are called. Part of being emotionally healthy is correctly identifying your emotions and knowing what events they are connected to. This site … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Internet Resources: K – 2
General Info Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake published by A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors. This book provides the reader with an incredibly genuine, real look into what kind of feelings and thoughts occur during depression. The author writes the story in first person, which allows the reader to feel like … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Non-Fiction Book: K – 2
General Info: Everyone written and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal, published in 2016 This children’s picture book dives deep into the concept of dealing with different emotions that a child can have and reassures children that everyone can go through difficult things and experience difficult emotions to work through, and that’s okay. This book introduces … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Fiction Book: K – 2
General Information App Information: Smiling Mind; Smiling Mind Co.; published in 2012; v 3.2.3; free; smilingmind.com.au This app focuses on mindfulness and mediation. In having students stay emotionally healthy, it is important that students continue to stay in touch with their inner selves, which can be done through mediation. Mindfulness, additionally, is a great way … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy App: K – 2
General Information: Inside Out, Produced by Jonas Rivera, 2015, Rated PG, 1 hour 42 minutes Inside Out is a movie about a young girl names Riley and the emotions that she experiences after having to move to San Francisco against her will. Her emotions (Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust) are trying to lead her … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Feature Film: K – 2
General Information: Happy directed and written by Roko Belic, 2011, not rated. 1 hour and 16 minutes. This documentary is the best documentary to show about mental wellness because it dives into the driving factors of people’s happiness in the context of culture, societal views, genetics and more. It explains mental wellness through a variety … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthly Documentary: K – 2
Documentary For Grades K-2 What Is The Video About? Harmful Effects on Tobacco On The Human Body, Educational Video For Children is a YouTube video published by KidsEduc-Kids Educational Games on August 15th, 2014. In this 8 minute 10 second video, Smoker Sally and Healthy Harold discuss how Sally regrets smoking and talks about how … Continue reading Appropriate Films For Living Tobacco Free For Grades K-2
What Is The Application? General Information: Our chosen application is called The Human Body by Tinybop and was originally published in 2013. It is currently on Version 3.0.3 and costs $3.99. Also available is The Human Body Lite, which is free, but includes less features than the full application. We decided on this app because … Continue reading Substance Abuse Prevention For K-2 Supported by The Human Body Smart Device Application