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Consumerism EconEdLink - browse lesson plans by title and grade
EcEdWeb Economics Lesson Plans
 - Created by the university of Nebraska at Omaha, this is a list of creative lessons for teaching economics. Includes all grade levels and includes some literature connections, especially for teaching younger kids.
Don't Buy It
 - teaches students how media can affect the choices they make. From PBS, it has a parent's and teacher's area.
Online Elementary Economics Lessons
 - lesson descriptions by grade level
Health BAM! Body and Mind - CDC site for children looking to maintain healthy and fit lifestyles. Resources on healthy snacking habits, an activity planner, and a quiz to help analyze your fitness level, this site helps make fitness, safety, and disease prevention fun for kids. There's also a teachers’ corner.
HeartPower!
 - American Heart Association's curriculum-based program for teaching about the heart and how to keep it healthy. Information about nutrition, physical activity, living tobacco-free, and knowing how the heart works.
Infection Detection Protection
 - learn how to prevent infection and disease
It's My Life
 (PBS Kids) - organized across five topics: Friends, Family, School, Body, and Emotions. Printable activities include journal pages, discussion questions, worksheets, and word puzzles. Lesson Plans on Bullies , Home Alone, Smoking, Eating Disorders, and Drug Abuse.
KidsHealth
 - kid-friendly links to information about dealing with feelings, staying healthy, illnesses and injuries, my body, recipes, and lots more
Nutrition Explorations
 - fun way to learn about nutrition from National Dairy Council
Nutrition Lesson Plans
 - from the Educator's Reference Desk. Lesson titles, by grade level
Out on a Limb: Guide to Getting Along
 - designed to help teach youth how to better manage conflicts and challenges they face on a daily basis
Safety Lesson Plans
 - from the Educator's Reference Desk. Lesson titles, by grade level
Physical Education Games Kids Play - rules for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and more
Good Sportsmanship
 - PTA site looks at the value of good sportsmanship, how it develops and how important parents are in the process
**PECentral - latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children
Physical Education Lesson Plan Page
 - Physical Educators share lesson ideas
Sports Media
 - coaching lesson plans and activities 
Vocational Studies Career Information - elementary school introduction to career guidance information. "Jobs for Kids Who Like … ." format attracts the interest of children with a wide variety of interests and talents.
Six Pillars of Character
 - explains the importance of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship
What do they do?
 - Learn about what people do at work and how they make our world a better place.
WebQuest: It's Your Future Calling......
 - designed for 3rd-6th grade students. Students can explore various occupations to become more aware of the responsibilities and requirements involved in various professions.

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