Students will discuss the health and monetary impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on individuals and society, explore ways in which health education can help reduce the number of cases of HIV and AIDS infection, and apply the reading skill of separating fact from opinion to an op-ed essay on the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Our ‘Local Read Aloud’ is a spin-off of The Global Read Aloud, created by Pernille Ripp.  The idea is that we select one book to read aloud to our students over a span of six weeks.  During our six weeks of reading we connect with other classrooms across the district and discuss, create, and connect with the book and our peers.  We can use a variety of tools to connect, and take as much, or as little time as we’d like.  The project is intended to be enjoyable and not stressful, and in my experience the students enjoy the read aloud component as much as the connections.

Students will investigate the incidence of different types of violence that occurs in their schools, and question local authorities about the best ways to reduce violence in school.

Students will describe how daily health practices make a difference in their appearance, health, and feeling of well being, and list several common childhood communicable diseases and methods of prevention.

This resource provides information to help students understand how to properly wash their hands to help prevent germs and sickness.

In this lesson, students research fruits and vegetables and then create a journal that provides a summary of each one.

If you like recreational activities that involve wheels, concrete or asphalt, then protect your brain by wearing a helmet.

This resource discusses the harmful effects of alochol use and discusses binge drinking.

Many fast food restaurants are offering more healthier choices, but it is not always easy to identify them. This lesson offers simple tips for cutting back on the fat and saturated fat in fast food meals while reinforcing the idea that teens can have it their way?a healthier way?when ordering fast food.

This resource provides information to help students stay safe including what they need to do to be safe at a party, what they need to do when someone offers them alcohol or drugs, how they can make a safety plan for different social situations, what they need to do when walking in a strange neighborhood, and how to protect themselves around strangers.

Unit with lesson on how to avoid head lice by not sharing hats, combs or other personal items.

To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC developed the Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports initiative to offer information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The Heads Up initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.

This article provides information to help students understand the dangers of air pollution to their health.

This article provides information to help students understand that some chemicals found in medicines and household products can be poisonous and how they can protect themselves from the dangers of these chemicals.

Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7000 chemicals. Hundreds are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer. This article provides an overview of the serious health consequences brought on by secondhand smoke.