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Welcome to Healthy Readers, Healthy Writers, a program that meets
national standards in language arts and health for grades K–2 developed
by The Triaminic Clinic
in conjunction with Scholastic Inc. Everything you need to start using
this program is right here, including easy-to-use lessons and reproducible
activities.
As an added bonus, you’ll find Teacher & Family Resource Pages
with activities to help families and students build reading and writing
skills at home. These family pages contain information on how to order
a free Cold Catcher™ storybook. The Cold Catcher™
is a super health hero whose story includes important health tips for
children.
Print out each lesson and corresponding student reproducible. As you teach
each lesson, distribute the accompanying student reproducible. Standards
and Benchmarks (PDF)
You can also review key concepts of the program with students by distributing
the Make
Time to Be Healthy (PDF) handout. Also, check out these handy Tips
to Keep a Healthy Classroom (PDF).
Print out and use these additional language arts skill-building activities
in your classroom.
 Activity 1: Make
a Move! (PDF)
Activity 2:
Get
Your Health in Order (PDF)
Activity 3: Practice
Makes Perfect Health (PDF)
Answers to Additional In-Class Activities:
Activity 1: Make a Move!: 1. Saturday; 2. Tuesday; 3. Sunday; 4.
91 minutes; 5. 11 minutes; Bonus: Thursday and Saturday.
Activity 2: Get Your Health in Order: 1. Always start the day with
breakfast. 2. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue if
you sneeze. 3. Wash your hands before and after meals. 4. Visit
the doctor for a checkup each year.
Activity 3: Practice Makes Perfect Health: 1. Broccoli is her
favorite. 2. She stays clean with a bath every night. 3. Patty
gets at least eight hours of sleep.
By distributing these Family Resource Pages, you can help families reinforce
the important language arts skills and health messages students have been
learning in class. There's also information on how to request a free storybook
about the Cold Catcher™ and how to register to receive a
free Triaminic® House Call Kit.
Family
Resource Pages (PDF)
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