Putting a face to the various emotions we feel! This song explores how we might behave and look when we're feeling happy, sad, or lonely.
Learn how the recent resurgence of progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of “black lung” disease, in miners across Appalachia has been linked to the failure of coal-mine regulations to limit silica dust levels in these excerpts from Coal’s Deadly Dust | FRONTLINE, in partnership with NPR.
This resource is information on how to ask for and offer assistance to enhance the health of self and others- specifically human trafficking. The resource provides additional resources on the topic of human trafficking that you could use to develop a meaningful lesson plan.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
You could be put in situations where it is important to know some basic skills so that you can survive long enough to be rescued. There are 5 basic survival skills that everyone should know.
It’s been said that in a survival situation you can live 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, 3 minutes without air, and 3 seconds without a clear mind. This informational material goes over five basic survival skills everyone should know.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This TED-Ed learning activity guides students through the disconnect between news headlines and the scientific research they cover. While headlines are designed to catch attention, many studies produce meaningful results when they focus on a narrow, specific question. So how can you figure out what’s a genuine health concern and what’s less conclusive? Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan explain how to read past the headline. The activity includes a video, multiple choice and open-ended questions, additional resources to dig deeper, and a guided discussion.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This free video resource from PBS LearningMedia can be used to teach students the dangers of vaping. Between 2011 - 2012, the use of e-cigarettes amongst 6th - 12th graders more than doubled. Youth Radio looks at the new trend of vaping, and why it's popular among young people. Do vape pens trick teens? That is the focus of this activity. Students should watch the video to facilitate discussion before the activity. Then students can participate in the suggested activities including an interview, reflection questions, and a class debate (included under support materials).
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.
We spend more time than ever using media and everywhere we turn there are messages telling us how we should look that can make us feel less confident about our appearance. While we’re probably not going to use fewer media, we can protect our self-image and body confidence from media’s narrow-body ideals that reinforce thinness for women and muscularity for men. It’s all about asking the right questions.
Each day, America’s teenagers are bombarded with misleading messages about drugs. Glamorized by media and endorsed by peers, the consequences of drug use and experimentation are dangerously disguised, and often hidden altogether. The reality is that drug use can alter a teen’s life forever. That’s why every student should be given the tools to make a decision against using drugs - and the best place to give them those tools is your classroom.
This resource is lesson 3.
This planner offers a structured guide to help students set meaningful and productive SMART goals. This 7-page document can be printed and copied for student use or assigned digitally for students to complete the fillable pdf.
This resource explains a "Couch to 5K" program and what one must consider before attempting this training. This informational material gives great tips and suggestions for students to understand to be successful. Additionally, this site has links to a specific training program.
Stress is a part of life, but students may have difficulty coping and feel overwhelmed, which can increase the risk for drug use. The article “Stressed Out?” helps explain how the body’s stress response system works, as well as the health consequences of ongoing (chronic) stress. Students will learn how their bodies respond to stress, and how they can manage under pressure.
Two doctors explain that, while antibiotics have helped protect people from infections since becoming widely available after World War II, this unique class of drugs is losing its effectiveness from overuse. The more exposure bacteria have to an antibiotic, the more likely they will develop resistance to the antibiotic. Because as much as half of all antibiotic use in the United States is either unnecessary or inappropriate, more and more people may die of infections that were once easily treatable.
Jon Epstein is a virus hunter - he chases viruses that can cause outbreaks of infectious disease. Follow Jon as he hunts the path of the Nipah virus from fruit bats to humans in Bangladesh. This video can be played during a lesson on major outbreaks and epidemics in the world.
Dad starts the bedtime routine by giving Daniel his bubble bath. While the water is running, Daniel picks out which bath toys he wants to play with. Dad helps Daniel wash his body. Daniel imagines that he is on a boat and sings a song about bath time. Help kids understand that hygiene is essential in taking good care of their bodies.
It’s time to let your creativity shine with the Mood & Mindfulness Journal from On Our Sleeves! These fun activities for grades K-2 will help you better understand why you feel emotions like happiness and sadness, and help you describe how you are feeling.
This journal includes the following:
This article is written for teenagers to understand the dangerous effects of using ecstasy or molly. It discusses the effects on the brain and body, the prevalence of teen use, and what to do if someone needs help.
This resource shows that income and health go hand in hand. People live longer in richer countries. Countries are richer where people live longer. There are no high-income countries with a short life expectancy and no low-income countries with a long life expectancy. Still, there’s a huge difference in life expectancy between countries on the same income level, depending on how the money is distributed and how it is used.
How does water pollution happen? Water pollution happens when trash, chemicals, or other substances enter a body of water, like a lake or ocean. It makes the water unsafe for plants and animals that need the water.
This resource includes talking points and three videos about the implications of water pollution.
Young people will gain an understanding of the harmful effects of tobacco on the body, recognize some of the poisonous chemicals found in cigarettes, and analyze advertisements for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco to explain the influence they may have on young people.
Learn about the importance of eating healthy foods. In this video, a group of students present and explain the types of foods that are good for our bodies, the nutrients they provide, and how these benefit our bodies. They then explain what processed foods are, why some people like them, and why they are unhealthy.
Explore how students recognize and work with their emotions, learning to care for themselves and others. This video is from Kindness in the Classroom, is designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. This video is intended to train educators to teach students mindfulness on recognizing and responding to their emotions.
What does the word healthy mean? What are some things we do to stay healthy? Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips from Sesame Street!
Katerina discovers that she really likes bell peppers! She even tries carrots, but doesn't like them. Teach kids to understand that trying foods is important. After they have tried a new food, they can decide if they like it or not.
Childhood obesity is a crippling crisis of supersized proportions. During the past four decades, obesity rates have soared among all ages, but no more so than in children ages 6 to 11. Today, nearly a third of our children and adolescents are overweight or obese. And the numbers continue to rise.
This TED-Ed learning activity guides students through the explanation of how exercise improves brain health and function.
What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
The activity includes a video, multiple choice and open-ended questions, additional resources to dig deeper, and a guided discussion.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource is informational material about reading Nutrition Facts Labels. The information is needed to teach students about health literacy to have a higher health status by choosing the right foods. The information breaks down the Nutrition Facts Label to better understand the different parts.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Want to get in shape? Don’t let out-dated advice hold you back. Too many teens (and adults) still believe hand-me-down advice that’s been repeated over and over but never proved by science. In this article, two fitness pros help you separate exercise fact from fiction.
ReadWorks requires teachers to set-up a free account to access and print their passages.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This is a free video resource from PBS LearningMedia. In the video, Penny and the KidVision VPK Kids visit the playground. They learn playground safety rules and how to pump on the swing, climb the monkey bars and play hopscotch. Ready, Set, GO! It’s Playground Time!
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Join the fun as Penny and the KidVision kids go to the beach! They learn sun safety, meet lifeguards, learn to read beach safety signs, find seashells, splash in the ocean, and end the day with a game of beach ball.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The Mind Matters series is a valued resource for tens of thousands of teachers. Each booklet is devoted to a specific drug or drug group. Hard copies of the booklets in English can be ordered for free, and both English and Spanish booklets are available online as printable PDFs. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide, which includes background information and activities to enhance students’ learning, is available online in a printable PDF format.
This is where students will go to analyze YRBS data.
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including:
YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other health-related behaviors plus sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. YRBSS is a system of surveys. It includes 1) a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and 2) local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.
Social Media for Students has been designed to give students the information that they need to develop responsible social media habits. This course illustrates the long-term consequences that irresponsible social media usage can have on a student’s educational, athletic, and professional careers. It shows students ways in which they can use social media to promote their team, school, community, and their own personal brand. Social media has turned every user into a mass communicator. Learning how to skillfully and safely utilize it now, will greatly help you as you continue to use social media in the future.
Students will use a self-management checklist to document essential activities that are necessary for optimal health. Students will also have journal time, an opportunity to answer a daily prompt to free-write for 2 straight minutes.
The health skill, Goal-Setting, empowers students to strive for self-improvement. The Goal-Setting health skill supports students in creating and achieving both short and long-term goals. Students gain confidence in their abilities to set and achieve goals by following clear steps over short periods of time. Students learn to identify areas of growth before creating goals that support their success.
JR Martinez and Elmo talk about how to deal with tough feelings, like anger or sadness. Here are some exercises and tips for dealing with strong emotions. This video can be played during a lesson about emotions, feelings, and using good listening skills.
