Thursday, April 12, 2012

New Health and Hygiene Books

5 Minute Activities for Elementary Students
These 5-minute lessons are to reinforce, introduce, or conclude lessons in hygiene and safety and to utilize brief learning opportunities in the classroom.







From the Looking After Me series

Teeth
Marta has a wobbly tooth. Her mother explains that all children have teeth that fall out, and new ones grow in their place. Marta learns all about how to clean her teeth and look after them so that they last her whole adult life.

Taking Medicine
Provides information about the different types of medicines and how to take them safely.

Safety
Molly is an adventurous little girl who never listens to her parents, disobeying all of their rules. One day, Molly gets lost and a strange man offers her a sweet. Teaches children how to stay safe.

Keeping Clean
In this playful lesson of the importance of cleaning up after playing dirty, Karim and Kurt--two little boys who hate bathing and keeping clean--visit the zoo and see how animals groom themselves.

Eating Well
Teaches the benefits of healthy eating.

Exercise
Tom and Emily learn how much fun exercise can be when their grandmother visits.

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