These resources are: nutrition and physical activity; growth and development; injury prevention and safety; and alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Fourth Grade
Nutrition and Physical Activity
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!
By Lois Elhert
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!
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.
Growth and Development
book
By Cory Silverman and Fiona Smith
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers.
book
By Emily Winfield Martin
The Period Comic (An Illustrated book) will help girls understand and learn about such changes in their bodies in a fun, easy and intriguing way as they continue to grow, whilst building their self-confidence.
video
Free
The word gender is in the news a lot lately. We are discovering that our gender is not only determined by the body parts we have, but also by how we feel. CBC Kids News breaks it down for you with our animated friends Sid and Ruby.
videos
Free
We know for some parents it can be uncomfortable to teach very young children about their bodies. This website has several series of videos so you can decide which is best for you!
By Lois Elhert
Injury Prevention and Safety
Game
Free
By United States FBI
Safe Online Surfing promotes online safety through age-appropriate games (for third to eighth grades) that teach different skills to help make them a better cyber citizen. Students will enter their grade level them complete different island activities that promote online safety.
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.
video
Free
Are you being bullied? Then you're in the company of a whole host of awesome people, like Bill Clinton, Taylor Swift and Christian Bale, who experienced bullying in school. This video shows a four step method that'll show you how to boost your confidence, protect yourself from harm and find help.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
video
Free
In this video created for kids 8-12 years old, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital’s therapy dog, Denver, and his friends address how kids can be safe around medicine. It is important for kids to learn to only take medicine that is given by a trusted adult, and also ways to store current medicines and discard those that are unused or expired.
video
Free
This kid-friendly video explains how repeated substance use can hijack brain function, and the importance of delaying use until the brain has fully developed.
Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. You've probably heard that drugs are bad for you, but what does that mean and why are they bad? This article will answer all of your questions!