2nd Grade
These resources are on: nutrition and physical activity; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and mental, emotional, and social health
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Workbook
Free
This textbook is full of fun, engaging workbook activities related to nutrition! It is available in English and Spanish, and is free for download in California!
By Lois Elhert
Game
Free
By Smithsonian Science Education Center
A Global Guide to Nutrition is an educational nutrition game that will help teach students about building healthy meals while using nutritional guidelines from countries around the world!
video
Free
Did you know the way you eat, move and sleep can impact your mood? This video is meant for young people: it provides tips on healthy eating, movement and sleep habits.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Work Sheets
Free
With these scenarios, ask your kids what their best option would be. One example is : You see your little brother sitting on the floor playing with a bottle of pills. What is your best choice of action?
video
Free
Where do people get drugs? What's wrong with them anyway? Let's talk about this - and more - so our kids don't get into drugs.
video
Free
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital’s therapy dog, Denver, and his friends learn how to be safe around medicine. Developed for kids 5 to 8 years old, the group talks about where medicine should be stored, the importance of only taking medicine from a trusted adult, and how to discard of unused or expired medication.
Mental, Emotional and Social Health
video
Free
This animated short film project of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center Foundation focuses on the harm bullying can cause, and the meaningful impact one person can have on someone who is being bullied.
By Lois Elhert
book
By Andi Green
Don't Feed The WorryBug is great story to start the conversation on worry and anxiety. We all worry, it happens, but the key is to not let those worries aka the WorryBug grow to the point it ruins your day.
Website
Free
This information hub will give insight on how kids can respond to negative feelings. There are free handouts for kids to fill out, all of which teach your kids what to do when they feel bad.