Mental Health Awareness

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Making flavorful foods at home and at school without excess sodium.

Brighten your wellness curriculum with these standards-based lessons about a favorite fruit — Avocados From Mexico. The activities feature Sesame Street characters who are part of the eat...

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This presentation is aimed at helping the Regular Education Teacher find ways to incorporate Physical Activity into the classroom. This can be used as Professional Development.

True/ False activity; Unscramble the food groups and their functions; Debate about diet and exercise.

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Enlighten your students on the necessity of sleep for good health.

Movement increases brain function. It's as simple as that. Using physical activity challenges in the classroom helps children get ready to learn and remember information better. Physical movement...

Energizing Brain Breaks by David Sladkey presents one or two minute activities that stimulate the body and brain. The activities are recommended to be performed to add a kinesthetic...

Reducing StressBack to top

Have you ever felt stressed, angry or frustrated? Have you had a hard time managing those emotions? Chances are, you have. And so have your children. In this video, you’ll find strategies to help...

Most teacher training focuses primarily on content and pedagogy, overlooking the very real social, emotional, and cognitive demands of teaching itself. Luckily, learning and cultivating skills of...

Students will be able to: Identify personal stressors at home, with friends, in school and the community, and in the environment; List physical and emotional reactions to stressful situations; and...

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Nothing in a teacher’s day is ordinary. Our days are filled with intense decisions involving the well-being of dozens of students. Instead of downtime to relax, hang...

Chronic stress and lack of sleep seem to be the new normal for American teens. Most teens are not getting the 9-10 hours of sleep a night that their bodies require. As a result, some schools are purchasing nap pods—reclining chairs with a dome that blocks out light. The idea is that students can use the pods for 20-minute periods of rest and relaxation. These naps can boost memory and attention and help students perform throughout the day. Listen to learn more about the challenges facing modern teens and how nap pods can help.

Noise pollution can lead to a variety of adverse health effects, including hearing loss, stress, high blood pressure, interference with speech, productivity and mental health effects. This fact...

Built environments include the buildings, sidewalks, streets, play structures and other human-created spaces around us. The built environment is critical because it effects our physical and mental...

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The challenges educators face responding to the social and emotional and educational needs of immigrant students and their peers have rarely been more pressing. As educators work to...

Cyber-Wellness Back to top

According to a new Pew Research Center study, 24% of teenagers are online “almost constantly.” For the current generation of teens, gaming, video chatting, text messaging and social networking are...

Smartphones constantly offer us an opportunity to spend time in a way that is more entertaining than reality and we are surrounded by people who are also constantly glued to their phones.

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Essential question: Why was there a sharp increase in teenage depression rates after 2011?

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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and June is National Internet Safety Month. Use this free Share My Lesson collection to find strategies to use with preK-12 students to help them...

Keeping children in constant contact (both with their parents and their friends and social media), providing information on the go, and being a mini entertainment system all in one, all mean that...

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A PowerPoint exploring depression and anxiety with links to you tube clips.

It turns out your anxiety isn't useless at all - it's a result of the sympathetic nervous system (in charge of the fight or flight response), which lets you respond immediately to threats and can...

A guide for teachers and school staff on how to recognize symptoms of OCD in children at school, how to talk to a child about their feelings and the steps to take so they can get the support that...

ADHD, Anxiety Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar, Conduct Disorder, Depression, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Eating Disorder, Obsessive...

Everyone feels down sometimes, but how do you know if it's something more serious? "It's My Life" is the PBS Kids website for "tweens" age 9 to 13 that deals with (you guessed it!) life and the...

I’m currently teaching a college class called “Adolescent Literacy in a New Literacy World.” The purpose of the class is to introduce students who are in the teacher preparation program to the...

This is your Medical Secretary, Brendan!

In the game titled Vital Signs, students are Medical Director at the Be Well Family Clinic. They balance the...

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Addressing SuicideBack to top

Directions: Read the bullet points on the Logan Paul story; then read one of the two articles from the USA Today or Vanity Fair, depending on the age of your students;...

School staff face unique challenges when supporting students who are grieving a death by suicide. Suicide carries a stigma in our society and often leaves survivors with strong feelings of guilt,...

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Education starts with meeting children where they are -- emotionally, socially, physically and academically. Every school must provide a safe and welcoming environment for all children.

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The data is clear: Even just one out of school suspension sets a student on a path for low academic achievement and...

Teachers, paraprofessionals, and nurses know that if a child is hungry when they come to school, learning no longer is the number one concern. Wraparound services honor the idea that students...

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