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Looking for new ideas to incorporate in your classroom?  Have pictures or videos of activities that you would like to share with our program?  Like, Share, and Tag It's All About Kids on social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, at @IAKTulsa.  We would love to hear your feedback and keep you up-to-date with what the program has in store for the upcoming school year!   

Tulsa Ready App

IAK offers 30 minute Emergency Preparedness lessons for your students!  The lessons align with the Tulsa Ready App.  Lessons include knowing your family's emergency plan, emergency services and shelters, and evacuation maps and routes for your home.  Schedule in September to celebrate National Preparedness Month!

Responsible Decision Making

This interactive lesson will give students an opportunity to explore making healthy decisions.  The lesson involves teaching students about how to choose healthy food options, how to choose to be physically active, and how to make decisions for their personal health. Students will have a chance to discuss these topics and learn from their peers. 

Handwashing/Don’t Bug Me (K-2nd)

It is important that younger students know how to protect themselves from disease. This lesson focuses on protecting themselves and others from germs. It includes proper handwashing, proper way to cover a cough or sneeze, what to do with a used Kleenex and the importance of throwing things IN the trash, not AT the trash. It is very interactive and lasts approximately 20 minutes.

Check out Professor Penelope Iak and Louie Achooee teaching Don't Bug Me to students from Deborah Brown Community School!

Hygiene

It is important that students learn how to take care of their bodies in order to keep them healthy. This lesson focuses on the basics of good personal hygiene and cover topics such as hand washing, bathing, hair and nail care, and proper dental hygiene.

Human Growth & Development (5th)

Students are separated by boys and girls for this lesson.  We teach from P&G's Always Changing program.  Schools are able to request kits and pamphlets from P&G to send home with students after the lesson.  The videos used to teach the lesson can be viewed on the P&G School Programs website.  A pretest and 60-day post-test are required for this lesson. 

Tobacco Prevention

Tobacco is one of the leading causes of death each year in Oklahoma. This lesson will introduce students to the different types of tobacco, the various harmful chemicals in tobacco, all of the harmful things they do to the body, and gives students strategies to stay away from the products. This lesson focuses on helping students learn why tobacco is bad and how to stay tobacco free.  For 4th grade students, a pretest and 60-day post-test are required for this lesson.

Drugs and Your Heart (5th)

No matter how many times we tell kids NOT to do drugs, the reality is, they are going to make their own decisions. This class is designed to teach the students how their heart works and how important it is for continued life and health and what effect drugs can have on their heart. Throughout the lesson, the students are reminded that they don’t need drugs to survive and they need to think about what could happen to their heart if they use drugs. A real cow’s heart is used in the discussion. This presentation is 45-55 minutes long.

Dental Health

This lesson teaches students the proper way to keep their teeth clean and have a healthy mouth. Students will learn proper brushing technique, proper flossing technique, and the chance to learn about cavities, plaque, and the functions of their teeth. This interactive lesson is a hands-on approach to good dental hygiene.  For 4th grade classes, a pretest and 60-day post-test are required for this lesson. For kindergarten students, the Tooth Fairy’s Assistant comes to the classroom for a 20-30 minute presentation that is not as detailed as the other grades.

It's All About Kids is proud to announce our partnership with Delta Dental of Oklahoma Oral Health Foundation!  The mission of the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Oral Health Foundation is to improve the oral health of all Oklahomans by funding and facilitating dental health and education programs.  For more information about the Foundation visit http://www.ddokfoundation.org/. 

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