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K-12

Help prepare your students for whatever the school year brings by encouraging eligible families to enroll in free or low-cost health coverage through Medicaid and…

Grades 6-12

Support students in learning about the importance of eye health and vision care, as well as the career opportunities available in optometry. And share the…

Grades 4-9

Encourage students to fuel up with activities that reinforce healthy eating, physical activity, and helping the planet. Sign up for Fuel Up — an initiative…

Grades 4-8

Excite students about the history and science behind one of their favorite snacks, and how this special treat has influenced movie-going for many years. Students…

3-5 and 6-8

No matter the weather, the season, or your skin tone, it’s always important to be sun safe! Help your students soak up sun protection knowledge…

High School 9-12

Help students prepare for job interviews and launching an independent life after graduation with activities that explore decision making and how cotton can help keep…

Grades 1-3

Embark on an exciting journey with activities inspired by Inside Out 2, which features a return to the mind of Riley and her Emotions who…

Grades 6-12

Support students in learning myths, facts, and dangers surrounding fentanyl and how to protect themselves and others from drug overdoses. And share the family letter…

Grades 6-12

The activities in this program and accompanying PowerPoint presentation are designed to raise awareness about fentanyl and fake pills sold online, and to empower young…

Grades 3-5

Help students establish good sleep habits while learning about the connection between sleep and physical and mental well-being. These activities also extend the learning to…

Grades 9-12

Mealtime Economics teaches students the importance of healthy food choices, the connection between food costs and meal planning, money management, and doing their part to…

Preschool & Daycare

Each year, more than 35,000 young children ages 5 and younger end up in emergency departments after getting into medicines or supplements that were left…

Middle School and High School

Support your students’ mental wellness by taking day time breaks to help students recharge. The activities in this program will help students learn about mental…

Grades 4-8

Encourage your students to learn about the legend and the science behind an American treat—popcorn. They’ll explore popcorn’s role in American myth, the science of…

Grades 9-12

Introduce your students to careers in dermatology — a field that is growing in numbers, practice, and diversity — as they explore skin care for…

Elementary (K-6)

The Peanuts Gang is celebrating an anniversary! It was 55 years ago when the Peanuts comic strip introduced its first African American character, Franklin Armstrong….

Grades 9-12, 6-8, 3-5

Raise awareness about the connection between sleep and physical and mental well-being with standards-based activities that will present the facts on the benefits of developing…

Grades 5-6, 7-8

Research shows that children begin to self-medicate at around age 11 — in fifth and sixth grades. This free multi-media educational program is designed to…

Secondary School

Go For Real teaches students how to make smart buying decisions early on as they become more independent. Purchasing counterfeit products could risk their health…

Grades 3-5 and 6-8

Check Out What’s Chilling! teaches students in grades 3-5 and 6-8 that eating nutritious foods is not only important for them but for the health…

Grades 6-12

Help keep students safe on the roads with Drive2Life! When it comes to driving safety, passengers have responsibilities just like drivers. This includes speaking up…

Grades K-12

Equip your students with the tools they need to “fuel up” their bodies and minds for a successful school year. This free school nutrition and…

Grades 2-4

With standards-based activities for ELA and health classes, students will learn about dairy as a nutritious food source that can be integrated into meals throughout…

Preschool & Daycare

Inform and educate the parents and grandparents of every child in your care about the key role they play in protecting their children against serious…

Elementary (2-3)

Let the Home Fire Safety Patrol help your students learn how smoke alarms help families stay safe from home fire. Use these resources to educate…

4-8

For centuries, festivals have inspired communities around the world to come together in celebration. And popcorn, a centuries-old grain that remains one of the most…

K-12

Prepare your students for safe adventures online with Into the Cloud, the new NetSmartz® web-series that takes kids on an exciting journey across the internet…

Elementary, Middle, and High School

One in five children today is living with a mental illness. That’s why it’s important to talk about children’s mental health. These classroom programs will…

Elementary (K-6)

Join the Peanuts gang and embrace the messages of positivity and caring for ourselves, for each other, and for the Earth. Inspire students with these…

Daycare, Pre-school, K-2

Bring smiles to your classroom with this easy to implement program from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Help set up children for lifelong…

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Help your students discover how frozen and refrigerated foods can be a smart, convenient, eco-friendly way to eat healthy, ensure food safety, and help our…

Grades 6-12

Raise awareness about the dangers of opioids to help your students make informed choices if they are in a situation involving these drugs. Connecting the…

Elementary (Grades K-2)

Teach your students about emergency preparedness with the Prepare with Pedro emergency preparedness program, featuring lesson plans for grades K–2, with separate activity sheets for…

6-8 and 9-12

With the school year underway, many young people are taking increased care of themselves and making many of their own food choices. Helping them to…

Grades 2-4

At school, at home, and in their communities, students are increasingly aware of the importance of caring for the environment and the effects of climate…

Ages 14-17

Inspired by the film Dear Evan Hansen, this teaching kit invites high school students to explore the film’s themes, including concepts of identity, empathy, inclusivity,…

Grades 5-12

Test-drive this free online STEM resource designed to help you teach physics and biology. Engaging videos and NGSS-aligned lesson plans turn the results of highway…

2-4

Introduce students to the healthy, delicious dairy products and produce available from farmers in your state. Use these activities to create a farm-to-school connection in…

Elementary K-2, 3-5

Usher in Spring by helping students create new beginnings and opportunities to make healthy choices for the mind, body, and spirit! Use these fun activities…

Elementary K-2, 3-5

Promote positivity in your classroom by motivating students to focus on what’s good in their lives. Inspired by Glass Half Full News — an online…

Elementary Grades 2-4

Introduce your students to how dairy farmers and their cows bring families the dairy foods they enjoy. With this series of five teaching kits, students…

Grades 2-4

As with running any business, numbers are top of mind for dairy farmers as they calculate how much feed their herd will need to stay…

Elementary (Grades K-2, 3-5)

Raise student awareness about nutrition and physical activity and help support positive choices with the “All About” series being rolled out throughout the year. Topics…

K-3

The Junior Fire Marshal® program is a life-saving fire prevention and safety program turning millions of kids into everyday heroes. It serves as an important…

Middle & High School

Explore with your students how sustainability practices have helped pig farmers increase food production while reducing environmental impact, and discover pork recipes from around the…

K-12 & Families

Fireworks are an exciting part of every Fourth of July celebration, but with the colorful displays comes the potential for injury. Every year, hundreds of…

Middle School (6-8)

One out of five kids ages 12 to 18 has been bullied.* To help change this statistic, Pilot Pen launched the Erase Bullying for Good…

High School

Empower your students both in the classroom and on the field with these high performance handouts from Potatoes USA. Students will learn how potatoes promote…

Elementary (1-6)

Let the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters and Heelys help your students build a classroom culture that will support their goals and dreams throughout the new school…

Middle & High School

Food waste is a serious problem. Each year, the average American family throws away as much as $2,200 worth of uneaten food, and 40% of…

Elementary & Middle (5-8)

Help your students make a personal connection to the people and families responsible for producing the nutritious dairy products they enjoy every day. Students virtually…

Middle & High School

Your students can take the lead in helping your community reduce the risks of wildfire by planning a wildfire safety project for Wildfire Community Preparedness…

Middle School (6-8)

Tobacco remains a serious threat for today’s students. That’s why the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has created Taking Down Tobacco, an interactive youth training program…

Elementary (2-4)

October is National Farm-to-School Month! Celebrate by introducing students to the healthy, delicious dairy products and produce available from farmers in your state. Use these…

High School & College

Help Take a Bite out of Crime® with this consumer education program designed to inform photography students about the dangers of buying counterfeit camera accessories,…

Middle & High School

Sharpen your students’ culinary arts skills with the Chopped: Cool Food for Kids™ Challenge, a “cool” in-class cooking competition based on the popular Chopped television…

Middle School (6-8)

Celebrate National School Lunch Week, October 9-13, with Love Your Lunch, a program designed to help students in grades 6-8 (and their families) learn the…

Elementary & Middle (5-8)

Help your students make a personal connection to the concept of sustainability through their own eating habits and through the example of New England’s regional…

Elementary (2-4)

Help your students become water wise as they learn how local dairy farmers conserve water on their farms, and how they and their families can…

Elementary

Celebrate National Nutrition Month with these free, fun learning activities your students can enjoy as they share breakfast in your classroom. Students learn why eating…

Elementary & Middle school

Explore one of nature’s most fearsome weather phenomena with this companion study guide to the film Hurricane, which combines footage collected over five years to…

Elementary & Middle School

Kids can become heroes in their own homes and communities with this Consumer Product Recall Effectiveness Program that teaches children 8-12 years old how they…

Elementary (2-4)

What do kids and cows have in common? They both use high-tech devices! Show your students how dairy farmers use 21st century technology to keep…

Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8)

Introduce your students to Florida dairy farms and the farmers who provide nutritious products for their communities. Lessons include the science behind dairy production, milk’s…

Middle School

Take action to reverse the rising use of e-cigarettes among tweens and teens with lesson plans that provide students with facts about the health dangers…

Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Power up your health curriculum with these standards-based activities teach students how protein works in the body and why high-quality protein, like the protein in…

High School

Start a concussion discussion at your school with Blow the Whistle on Concussions, a student athlete outreach program designed to help change attitudes with locker…

Elementary (2-4)

Explore the science behind your students’ dairy favorites — milk, cheese, and yogurt — with these standards-based classroom activities. Students follow milk from the dairy…

Elementary (K-6)

Download this special resource sheet to alert parents to the alarming spread of pesticide-resistant “Super Lice” and to correct the common misconception that these lice…

High School

Here’s news that high school students and their parents need to hear. Vaccines are now available that can help protect against meningitis B, the strain…

Lesson Plans

Health & Safety

K-12

Grades 6-12

Grades 4-9

Grades 4-8

3-5 and 6-8

High School 9-12

Grades 1-3

Grades 6-12

Grades 6-12

Grades 3-5

Grades 9-12

Preschool & Daycare

Middle School and High School

Grades 4-8

Grades 9-12

K-12

Elementary (K-6)

Grades 9-12, 6-8, 3-5

Grades 5-6, 7-8

Secondary School

Grades 2-12

Grades 3-5 and 6-8

Grades 6-12

Grades K-12

Grades 2-4

Preschool & Daycare

Elementary (2-3)

4-8

K-12

Elementary, Middle, and High School

Elementary (K-6)

Daycare, Pre-school, K-2

K-2, 3-8

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Grades 6-12

Elementary (Grades K-2)

6-8 and 9-12

Grades 2-4

Ages 14-17

Grades 5-12

2-4

Elementary K-2, 3-5

Elementary K-2, 3-5

Elementary Grades 2-4

Grades 2-4

Elementary (Grades K-2, 3-5)

K-3

Middle & High School

K-12 & Families

Middle School (6-8)

High School

Elementary (1-6)

Middle & High School

Elementary & Middle

Elementary & Middle (5-8)

Middle & High School

Middle School (6-8)

Elementary (2-4)

Elementary (2-4)

Elementary (2-4)

High School & College

Middle & High School

Middle School (6-8)

Elementary & Middle (5-8)

Elementary (2-4)

Elementary

Elementary & Middle school

Elementary & Middle School

Elementary (2-4)

Elementary (2-4)

Middle School

Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8)

Middle School

Elementary (Grades 4-6)

Elementary (K-4)

High School

Elementary (2-4)

Elementary (K-6)