Healthy Kids, Healthy Environment
Student Curriculum Now Available!
EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection is pleased to announce the launch of
"Student Curriculum: Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy Environment."
This nine-lesson program is designed to encourage kids to actively explore the
environments in which they live and play. Each 45-minute lesson empowers kids to
take steps in their everyday lives to improve the environment for their community
and to reduce their environmental risk.
Easy-to-use lesson plans for ages 9 to 13
Hands-on activities for both indoors and outside
Downloadable posters and visual cards
Materials for kids to take home
Ideal for after-school programs and clubs
5EFK
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Children's Health Protection
July 2013
Get started todayl
Download all the lesson plans and more at epa.gov/children/curriculum.
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Student Curriculum:
Recipes for Healthy Kids and a Healthy Environment
Kids Building a Safer and Healthier Community
Lesson 1: Environmental Health 101
Lesson 2: Pesky Pests and Household Hazards
Lesson 3: Breathing Easy: Keeping the Inside of Our Homes Healthy and Clean
Lesson 4: Be Sun Smart
Lesson 5: Climate Change and You
Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
Lesson 7: Healthy Water Inside
Lesson 8: Sustainable Eating, Healthy Foods, and Community Gardens
Lesson 9: All Together Now—Air, Water, Food, and Shelter
lownload the curriculum
epa.gov/children/curriculum
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