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-This an article that shows adults on what to expect your child to go through when they are experiencing death for the first time. It helps you understand that children will go through different kinds of grief depending on what age they are. It also shows you what kind of support or help you can get if needed.

Key points:

-How at certain ages children have different perspectives/view on death.

-What to expect children to do when they are confronted with the loss of a family member or close friend.

-When/how you should seek help.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-If a teacher has a student that has lost a loved one, and are visibly upset. The teacher can validate their feelings, provide opportunities for them to express their feelings, and help them seek additional help from the school’s councilor.

-As a teacher it is important to understand at what ages young students gain the perspective of death and how it affects them, to gain control of a situation in your classroom when your student is experiencing these feelings.

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-This an article explains how children are not preferring physical activity anymore during playtime. When researchers asked students what they find fun during their free time most said answers like, playing video games, watching movies, and reading. These types of activities allows the children to sit in one spot for a long period of time. So, children are feeling unmotivated when it comes time to participate in physical activities.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-When teachers ask their students what they like to do when they go home on the weekends, the typical response that they usually get is, “I like to play video games with my (brother or sister)”. I have personally seen this a lot in my field. Teachers can incorporate physical activities into students lives by sending home papers about upcoming sports for their school. Like when soccer or t-ball season comes around, make an announcement about it to parents/guardians.

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-This an article shows parents/guardians how to give your child a healthy and balanced meal or snack. It also gives examples about how having an unhealthy weight can affect their child negatively and different types of health problems that they can have in the future. This article also gives resources on what to do if your child does not have a healthy weight.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-Teachers can help students learn about healthy food options by providing them a whole lesson or educating them during snack time. In my preschool classroom, the parents had to provide the snacks, but there was a rule that it had to be healthy or organic. This would be a great way to show students how different snacks that are healthy are just as good as the ones they eat at home.

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-In this article it talks about how students mental health has been declining since the pandemic and schools do not have enough resources to support all of the students. Since students were exposed to being online for school, they are now returning to the classroom without the necessary coping skills needed for their ages. There is also a bunch of statistics on what ages these resources are supplied to the most, and it was confirmed through surveys that middle and high school students had a higher chance of getting support for their mental health than elementary.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-Teachers can help students improve their mental health by teaching them self coping skills when they are having a hard time. Since the schools do not have enough resources for the students to go to, the teacher can set up a calm down corner in their classroom and create a comfortable space for their students to go too, when they need time to themselves to calm down.

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-This an article explains how crucial it is to educate your children on how to be safe when playing outside. Whether it be on the playground or playing a sport. If a child has Osteoporosis, a fall can be very serious. This article also gives many examples on what might cause a child to loose their balance and fall.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-Teachers can help children play safely during recess by giving the students to abide by when running around outside. Teachers should make these rules very apparent. If students do not seem to follow these rules, you can make a reward system where if a student does well at recess they can earn points and if they break any they will loose points. This will give the students an initiative to follow these rules during recess.

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-This article gives ways for families, schools, and students to understand the responsibilities and protocols that should be followed if a child or student has a chronic illness. It shows what to do if there is a medical emergency, and ways to meet all of the students needs inside of the classroom.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-If a teacher has a student in their classroom that is prone to have seizures, the teacher can prepare the class because this can be a traumatic thing to witness. The teacher can share a book about seizures to the students and then go over the protocol to all of the students. If a seizure was ever to occur, a student should go to the classroom next door to get support from another teacher, for them to call the nurses office to get medical help. Just so the student that is having a medical emergency is not alone. If possible, the remainder of the students in the classroom should be escorted out if they are having bad reactions.

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-This article give information on how children are impacted by trauma. Two thirds of children reported at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. This article gives great examples of potential events that can be traumatic, how to look for long or short term signs of traumatic stress, and how to get help.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-Teachers should start to build relationships with their students from the moment that they walk through the door. This creates a safe environment for students to socialize and learn without worries. But it also creates a space for them to share any concerns that they have with a trusted individual. Teachers should also know how to recognize the signs of traumatic stress and try to help the student out by supporting them with resources.

In this article it discusses (Summary):

-This article gives information about how coughing and sneezing can spread respiratory illnesses like the flu, RSV, whopping cough, and COVID-19. This can affect others by not washing your hands, touching your face and contaminated surfaces, and sneezing out in the open air. This article also shows different ways that you can prevent spreading germs, by covering your nose/mouth when sneezing/coughing, throwing away a used tissue when your done, and using your elbow when you sneeze.

What can teachers do in the classroom to help children learn from this topic?:

-Teachers should already be aware of how easy it is for children to become sick. In a classroom setting where children are touching many surfaces throughout the day, it is important to go over the right procedures to keep everyone healthy. Teachers can create a mini lesson based on how to keep your friends healthy and go over the expectations in the classroom, like using hand sanitizer, washing your hands, and using tissues when needed. This is a good way for students to realize that when they are sick and they are touching all of the objects in the room, they are spreading these diseases to their friends.