Fictional Text for Grades K-2 What Is The Book?: Staying Happy and Healthy with Mr. Consequences by Sally Huss was self-published in December of 2016. This book depicts a young boy named Billy who, while walking home from school, was offered alcohol and tobacco by older kids. Just as he is about to take a … Continue reading Fiction and Nonfiction Books For Living Drug And Smoke Free K-2
Resources For Student Leaders What is Red Ribbon Week? Red Ribbon Week is the “Drug Free” campaign promoting healthy bodies. While it is generally made known for a single week, Red Ribbon Week can change into a Drug Free unit/activity center. What I find beneficial about the main Red Ribbon website is the amount of … Continue reading Drug Abuse Prevention Internet Resources for Students Grades K-2, Parents, and Teachers
General Information: Parent Toolkit Description: Parent Toolkit is a reference site that parents can go to for information about certain subjects. Parents can change the filter settings based on the grade level and course topics. The site is formatted as a blog where parents can read articles and receive tips on how to interact with … Continue reading Grades K-2 Internet Source for Parents: Parent Toolkit
General Information: Life Lessons for Little Ones Description: This site provides lesson plan examples to teach young students about healthy relationships in a variety of scenarios. Besides the lesson plans, the site includes a booklist, games, forums, and a blog to inform teachers about current teacher strategies. Even though this site requires a subscription purchase … Continue reading Grades K-2 Internet Source for Teachers: Life Lessons for Little Ones
General Information: Title: How to be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them Author: Laurie Krasny Brown Illustrator: Marc Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers Published Date: 09/28/2001 Video of Child Reading How to be a Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown: Description: This book is the best non-fiction book we could … Continue reading Grades K-2 Non-Fiction Literature for Healthy Relationships: “How to be a Friend”
General Information: Charlotte’s web was produced in 1973 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It is based on the 1952 book, Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White. It is 94 minutes long and rated G for General Audiences. Charlotte’s Web is the best selection for the K-2nd grade age group to discuss healthy relationships for three reasons. … Continue reading Grades K-2 Popular Film Literary Integration For Healthy Relationships: Charlotte’s Web
Summary of Kidshealth.org Kidshealth.org – This is a helpful site as it lists many important hygiene aspects rather than focusing on one or two like most of the other sites. This one also talks about young children, and most others only talk about hygiene during puberty. Kidshealth.org has quizzes, pictures, and activities for students to … Continue reading K-2 Hygiene Internet Resources
The Peanut Free Cafe by Gloria Koster 2006 Albert Whitman & Company You can preview the book by clicking here. This book is about a new classmate, Grant, who has a food allergy, and how his new friends make him feel welcomed and safe during lunch time. The students come up with the idea of making a … Continue reading Peanut Allergy Fiction Literature for K-2
App Strip designer This is an app designed to help students write a story. Specifically writing a comic strip. I think this app would be good for students who struggle with writing. This would allow them to be able to participate in writing class without having to write a lot. They would be able to … Continue reading Bike and vehicle safety Tech
Health videos Select and watch both a documentary and a popular film that cover the health-related content for your chosen content area and appropriate for your specific grade level Documentary Bicycle Safer Journey US department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Apr 29, 2015 G 5:02 Popular Film Doc McStuffins – Bike Rules Disney Junior Africa Jun … Continue reading Bike & Vehicle safety videos and books