Elementary health lessons

Do your students know how to manage their feelings or does frustration and anger get the best of them? We've worked with a pediatric mental health nurse to learn ways to help teach our upper elementary students how to identify, regulate and manage emotions in the classroom. Come read all about it to get some social emotional learning strategies that can work in your classroom today.

Health is part of every aspect of our lives- dealing with coworkers, friends, students and family. Making nutritious choices. Working out (have you tried Pure Barre? It’s my newest obsession and is life-changing). Grappling with disease and change all around us. Our own daily roller coaster of feelings. These are skills and information that we […]

Helping students in second and third grade address anxiety at school with mental and physical health lessons.

It's funny to see in the shop what sells better than other things. Health resources, that's what my teacher peeps are needing right now. I'm guessing they're in the same boat I'm in these days- non-existent or extremely outdated provided health curriculum. That's why I created these resources for my 3rd graders. This is what my third-grade team uses for our whole first quarter health curriculum. Food Plate Informational Article, Meal Planning, Food Tracking Health Activity Before, during, or…

nutrition lesson plan outline and activities for kids in elementary school ages 5-12

Valentine hearts are everywhere during the month of February and oftentimes young students associate this shape with the hearts in their bodies. For this reason, I like to teach them about the human heart and heart health in February which is also Heart Health Month. I start by showing the students a picture of a human heart and […]

Plan a human body and immune system unit study with this list of immune system resources. Several include free printables. Resources covers preschool through high school.

Support student leaning with the differentiated options that are a part of this learning package! The differentiated activities packet contains a number of options to help your students develop their understanding of making healthy choices in their daily lives. Some of the activities are geared towards the whole class while other suggestions are tiered so students can participate in learning opportunities that meet their individual needs. Activities included in this packet include: an ABC…

Integrating art and content in the ELA classroom. Tips and resources.