Classroom Tools for Teachers

Healthy Habits: Handwashing For Kids

Make handwashing more fun for your kids! Sing a short song like “Happy Birthday” twice.

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Lesson Plans

How to Get Rid of Bathroom Mold and Mildew

Help prevent the growth of mold and mildew in your bathroom.

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Lysol Mold and Mildew Remover

If your bathroom has existing mold or mildew, ridding the room of invaders is important.

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Hand Washing Connect The Dots Puzzle

This printable Connect the Dots puzzle gets kids to find the germ hotspots in your classroom, and where they can wash their hands to prevent bad germs from spreading.

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Hand Washing Unscramble the Words Puzzle

This printable Unscramble the Words puzzle gets kids to think about the healthy behaviours that can help keep them clean.

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Hand Washing for Kids Lesson Plan

The Big Idea: Students will take what they have already learned^* about proper handwashing steps to the next level by sharing their knowledge and communicating healthy messages to their peers, school, family and community with a creative poster campaign.

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For The Classroom

5 Steps to a Clean and Healthy Classroom

Germs are everywhere, and the classroom is no different. In fact, due to this being such a high traffic area, it’s likely that there are more germs here than many other places. That’s why it’s so important for the safety of both pupils and teachers to keep hygiene levels up in schools.

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For The Classroom

Tips for Teachers: Classroom Supply List

Already have your school supply list? Or dreading creating it from scratch? We have two new and easy ways to help you.

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Lesson Plans

Teach Stretching Lesson Plan for Kids

Following the theme of starting the day off right (see Building the Breakfast Habit), this activity includes everyday stretches and energizers that can be done while sitting or standing.

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Healthy Heroes Lesson Plan for Kids

We learn a lot about how to live by watching those we admire. In this lesson, students are encouraged to think about people they know who live healthy lives (a.k.a. “Healthy Heroes”) and consider what makes them good role models.

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Healthy Habits for Kids in the Classroom

The only way for students to form healthy habits is by doing healthy things every day. This K-1 lesson helps students focus on the need to repeat healthy behaviors often and brainstorm ways to incorporate healthy habits in their daily routine.

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Hand Washing Activities for Kids

Children sometimes rush through their hand wash routine, falling short of the twenty second recommendation. These six wash and play activities give them something to occupy their minds while encouraging them to think about germs and hygiene.

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Hand Washing Lesson Plan for Kids

Students will learn that tiny germs can be spread both in the air and on surfaces. Without practicing healthy habits, such as handwashing, we risk getting sick. In this lesson, students will learn about the reasons we wash our hands, the correct way to wash our hands, and how to promote handwashing.

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Healthy Hygiene Habits Lesson Plan for Kids

Knowing about our bodies and making healthy choices helps us take care of ourselves and stay in school. In this lesson, students make the connection that when we practice healthy habits, we can stay in school.

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How To Teach Your Toddler Proper Hand Washing

Get the world ready for sharing toys, not germs, with this fun method for teaching hand washing.

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How to Get Energized Lesson Plan for Kids

To complement good nutrition and help keep students’ bodies healthy (see Building the Breakfast Habit), students learn that getting up and moving gives them energy and helps them feel great as they work to incorporate simple activities into each day.

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Is Your Kid Coughing? Learn How to Stop It

If you spend all day with young children you've probably been exposed to a lot of germs. It doesn't help kids to learn when they miss school and it can be tough for kids to learn when their teacher misses school too.

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Lesson Plans

Teach Kids About Nutrition with MyPlate Lesson Plan

Students will track their eating habits and discover how MyPlate can help them choose healthier snacks and meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Cleaning Protocols for Germs in the Classroom

Cold and flu season is time for us to be even more conscious of the harmful germs that pop up - which means stepping up your cleaning conduct and approaching germs in the classroom and at home in the right way.

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Lesson Plans

Make Healthy Food Choices with MyPlate Lesson Plan

Students will learn more about the five food groups, and discover how to choose healthy options for snacks and well-balanced meals using MyPlate.

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Make Your Own Soap Kids Lesson Plan

Proper handwashing requires 20 seconds of lathering. This project helps make spending time with soap a fun activity, rather than a chore.

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How to Teach Kids to Be Healthy Lesson Plan

Human activities and choices can impact our health and the health of those around us. In this lesson, students make the connection that knowing about our bodies and making healthy choices helps us take care of ourselves and stay in school.

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Teach Kids Time Management Lesson Plan

This project helps students see whether they’re investing enough time in tasks that promote healthy habits. By recording the amount of time they spend on various daily routines and comparing their habits with others in the class, students can use their graphs to discuss ways to improve overall health.

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Energize Me -Food & Nutrition Lesson Plan for Kids

In this activity, students will make the connection between good nutrition and energy, with an “energy” metaphor to launch discussion about food as “fuel” for doing the things they love to do. Then, they’ll investigate healthy foods that offer nutritional boosts and power!

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Stay Well Cards Lesson Plan for Kids

Encourage students to think of their health as something they should care about, maintain, and celebrate.

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Teach Kids Nutrition with Color MyPlate Lesson Plan

Students will learn about the five food groups, and how to choose healthy foods to create balanced meals using the MyPlate icon as a springboard for discussion and sorting.

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Fitness Lesson Plan for Elementary School

This activity combines social interaction with quick energizers that engage students with the idea of community-building, but through incorporating physical activity (rather than “screen time”) as a core element.

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Healthy Habits for Kids: Teach Kids About Breakfast

Starting the day off with a nutritious breakfast is so important, but for many students, this “habit” may not be part of their existing routine. This K-1 activity explores healthy breakfast options with a “tracker” component that allows students to tally their breakfast over a one-week period.

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How to Create Healthy Habits Lesson Plan for Kids

We make choices every day that can help or hurt us. In this lesson, students discuss what daily choices are healthy for them, and identify ways to add more healthy habits to their day.

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Making Hand Washing for Kids Fun

Hands are one of the biggest carriers of germs, especially little hands that are busy playing and exploring. That’s why it’s important to make hand washing fun for kids, otherwise the lesson won’t stick.

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5 Tips for Creating Healthy Hygiene Habits

Teaching healthy habits for life means starting at a young age. Unfortunately, hygiene isn't a top priority for kids. But don't give up too easily. Hygiene isn't just about maintaining appearances – it's an active way to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria.