Science and Health

Toolkit for “Move to the Music”: Toolkit

21 January 2013 Educators have long used music to inspire, engage and teach their students. Whether by tapping into popular culture or reaching back through history, songs and ...
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Body Image: Activity

This final lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice and ...
Different Images of Beauty: Activity

This is the third lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , designed to help students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social ...
Our Bodies and the Media: Lesson

This is the second lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice ...
What is Body Image?: Activity

This is the first lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice and ...
Portfolio Activity for “Story Corner: An Unlikely Friendship”: Toolkit

This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article “ Story Corner: An Unlikely Friendship .” Vocabulary disability [dis- uh - bil -i-tee] ( noun ) ...
Portfolio Activity for “Weighing In”: Toolkit

The activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " Weighing In ." As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias. Reflection ...
Create an Anti-Cyberbullying Sign Campaign: Activity Exchange

Cyberbullying is a serious concern in today’s schools. Since it can happen to a student at home as well as in school, it can be more pervasive and traumatic for victims than traditional bullying. An ...
Using Tootsie Roll Pops to Teach Tolerance: Activity Exchange

This activity helps students increase respect for differences and gain a deeper understanding of universal similarities. Draw two columns on the board, labeled “On the Outside” and ...
The People Puzzle: Activity Exchange

Each fall, I look forward to the joy and adventures of teaching new students. The more the students and I understand about one another, the richer their learning experiences. In ...
Stitching It Together: Lesson

This lesson is the fourth and final in a series called “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. ...
My Family Journey!: Lesson

This lesson is the second in the series “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. Another is to ...
My Family Rocks!: Lesson

This lesson is the first in the series “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. Another is to ...
Food Deserts: Causes, Consequences and Solutions: Lesson

Increases in obesity and diet-related diseases are major health problems in the United States. During the last 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the nation’s obesity rates, correlating with ...
Family Colors: Interviewing Our Families: Lesson

This lesson is the fourth in a series called “ The Different Colors of Beauty .” The goal is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment, while being ...
Trading Cards That Honor True Greatness: Activity Exchange

Each year in my elementary art classroom, students learn about a diverse group of black men and women in honor of Black History Month (this activity, though, is relevant throughout the year). ...
A Healthy Way to Show Feelings: Activity Exchange

Individuals of all ages can find it difficult to identify and express their feelings in a positive way. At the elementary level, many students need a springboard for discussion. This ...
Gender Doesn't Limit You: Publication

Six lessons that address a particular form of gender bullying that help students to take a stand against gender bullying. ...
Universal Design: Lesson

In this lesson, students learn about the principles of universal design, analyze examples of it, and develop their own product, communication or environment in accordance with its principles. ...
Treating People With Dignity: Lesson

In this lesson, students will explore the ways people with a critical health condition or disease might feel, as well as various ways they can support and show compassion toward those who are living with an ...
Health Disparities: Lesson

This lesson explores the concept of health disparities for socially disadvantaged groups (e.g., youth of color and LGBT youth). Students are encouraged to examine the causes and impact of these disparities and ...
Paying With Their Health: Lesson

Unwilling or unable to complain about working conditions, immigrants routinely suffer chronic problems brought about by pesticide use, harsh weather and the lack of proper equipment. Using primary sources, ...
Act it Out: Activity Exchange

I teach writing and drama for seventh- through 12th-grade students who are home-schooled, financially secure and white. Racial and religious stereotyping issues frequently come up in ...
Taking Action on the R-Word: Activity Exchange

Derogatory language is common at the high school where I teach. I call students out whenever I hear them calling names or using profanity, and I often get into deep discussions about ...
How Do We All Live Under the Same Sky?: Activity Exchange

Cynthia Delilice’s Under The Same Sky focuses on issues of immigration and migrant workers. The story is told through the eyes of a teenager who struggles to make sense of ...
The Only Boy in the Ballet Class: Activity Exchange

To teach about the importance of kindness, I first choose a story in which children are putting down others— for example, The Only Boy in the Ballet Class , by Denise Gruska, or Oliver Button is a Sissy ...
Who's Voting Now?: Activity

This activity asks students to read and compare the language of selected Civil Rights legislation. Objectives Understand how a democratic society debates issues and ...
Let the Hot Air Out of Bullies!: Activity Exchange

Here is an activity that is fun and teaches kids to recognize the problems associated with bullying. They learn to use critical thinking and empathy skills to come up with ...
Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History: Film Kit

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring ...
The Gift of Community: Activity

Building on the common early grades theme of “neighborhood and community,” this lesson uses a free, downloadable children’s book, “The Gift,” to drive home the idea that people—and their diverse interests—are ...

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