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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience. Here are five tips on how to teach students about death in the health education classroom (or any classroom). We also help them become more comfortable talking about other uncomfortable topics.

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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

Health Literacy Month is also a great time to invite in partners from local organizations to speak about specific topics. Get creative and use your connections! Find Funding Of course, there are many ways to participate in Health Literacy Month that do not require funding. Be sure to check them out!

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Using Ask, Listen, Learn’s Underage Drinking Prevention Curriculum in Your Classroom

SHAPE America

SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.” As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow! Each fort is required to have slides, safe tunnels, shelters for students to go in, a creative space where students get to create anything, and walls built by snow boulders to protect the fort.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Learn How Jill Yacu Became a School Nurse Content Creator!

Relentless School Nurse

Jill’s role at MacGill has been a perfect intersection of her nursing knowledge, creative instincts, and love for writing. This realization fueled her passion to advocate for and support school nurses on a larger scale. She has been instrumental in creating The Pulse , MacGill’s newsletter designed specifically for school nurses.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA. Spoiler alert!

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Educator: Lara Cox is Queen Creek Hometown Hero for November

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Professional background highlights: In May of 2007, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a Bachelor of Science degree in School Health Education and Exercise Sport Science. Use your creativity. What I like most about what I do: I love everything!