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This resource is a poster outlining benefits of sleep and drawbacks of lack of sleep for children. This poster is outlined in a "do" and "don't" format.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Meet the GIRLS!:  Lexi (9) and Lauryn (14) are sisters and are each other's biggest cheerleaders. Lexi is a strong gymnast and Lauryn is right there encouraging her and helping her every step of the way. Lauryn is a musician and shares her talent in her community. Lexi supports her sister’s efforts. Sometimes our greatest power is empowering others!

This free, downloadable curriculum provides high school students with a deep understanding of critical food system issues, empowers them to make healthy and responsible food choices, and encourages them to become advocates for food system change.

You may not find it as a stand-alone class in the curriculum, but social and emotional learning is an integral part of education.

Social and emotional learning (SEL) means teaching students how to manage their emotions and how to collaborate and empathize with others. Also known as soft skills, character education, and good citizenship, it’s all about getting along with others and knowing oneself, abilities everyone needs to function in a social setting. These skills also help students do better academically.

The most popular framework for SEL instruction is the CASEL 5. CASEL is the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, a group that provides free online instructional resources for SEL. The CASEL 5 are the five SEL core competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. You can find the CASEL Framework Handout here.

This resource for educators provides background information, discussion questions, and a vocabulary glossary as supplemental material.

This free video resource from PBS LearningMedia teaches students about the ecological damage and health concerns for the people who were exposed to the BP oil spill and dispersants. In this video segment adapted from Need to Know, meet a fisherman who became a cleanup worker on the 2010 BP oil spill and then developed health problems. Learn about concern over the health and safety of cleanup workers because of the amount of oil and dispersant they were exposed to and the duration of exposure.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

In this episode of Happy Healthy Kids, Miss Kelsey highlights how to count down to keep calm. Learn how to “count the moments” and keep your breathing steady with clips from Ready, Jet, Go and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

This lesson explores what it means to stay safe online. It focuses on cyberbullying and helping young people understand what it is, reflect on their experiences of it, and learn ways to prevent it or stop it.

This is a free video resource from PBS LearningMedia. In this video, students learn the importance of sleep in staying healthy, happy, and focused on day-to-day activities.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Daniel chooses one more thing to do before it's time for bed. Remind kids that after a long day of playing, they need to cooperate when it's time for bed.

The following activities will help your students learn about teeth and the mouth as well as gain insight into the importance of dental health.

Students will:

• comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
• demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
• demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
• demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Don’t let the cold prevent you from staying fit. Instead, take advantage of all that winter offers. This article offers tips on how to stay active and healthy during the cold, dreary winter months.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Tyler is 17 years old and has a passion for helping people.  She lost her 4 grandparents to cancer and wanted to do something to help others.  She is strong in science and decided to use her science skills to help find a cure for cancer.  She volunteers at a hospital to provide some help and kindness to cancer patients.Tyler’s passion for serving others is huge and her problem solving science skills are helping to make an impact in her community. 

This resource is a series of prompts educators can use to get their students to write about mental health strategies. Teachers could copy the resource and use it as a handout in class or as homework. Teachers could also use select prompts to stimulate class discussion. 

Examine the growing debate over childhood vaccines in this video excerpt from FRONTLINE: The Vaccine War. Vaccines have been touted as one of the most successful advances of modern medicine, yet an increasing number of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because of possible side effects. Learn about the debate among public health officials, doctors, and parents around vaccine safety, and hear differing perspectives on the benefits and risks of childhood vaccination, in this video segment from FRONTLINE.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Miss Penny and the KidVision Kids visit Florida Swim School to meet a swim instructor and find out about her job. The KidVision kids learn what she does when she arrives at work, and then participate in a first day class. Learning to swim saves lives. Jump in with us!