Living a Healthy Life

First Edition

Living A Healthy Life

1Everyone in our world is different. They have their own opinions and beliefs. One thing that is important in everyone’s lives is living a healthy life. A healthy life helps people to be the best they can be and most importantly keeps them safe.

Promoting Health and Wellness

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This is called an eBook. It is just like a regular book, but it is online and can include many more features!

You can watch videos, play interactive, games, and enjoy other activities. Read the pages and follow along with the activities provided.

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Section 1

A Healthy Life

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I love to eat, but somethings are bad for me! Mommy says its very important to eat a balanced meal.

The food pyramid helps guide my whole family make heathy eating choices.

Eating Right

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INTERACTIVE 1.1 This family knows the importance of a healthy life. Watch the video provided and learn about being healthy.

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There are 6 different food groups that make up the food pyramid.

Fats/SweetsProteinsDairyGrains

FruitsVegetables

But what exactly makes up each of the groups?

INTERACTIVE 1.2

A powerpoint all about the different food groups and what food belongs where

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Mommy also says that it is important to eat the right amount of each food group.

Eating the right amounts of each group helps keep me healthy!

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All of our meals use the food groups and serving sizes to create a healthy plate.

Can you make a healthy plate?

INTERACTIVE 1.3

A game about how to make a well bal-anced and healthy plate

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Sometimes I get hungry though in between meals.

So my parents make me healthy snacks to keep me healthy and to keep me from spoiling my dinner.

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Exercising My parents say that being active is also very important to staying healthy!

Exercising not only keeps my

body fit and healthy it is FUN!

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Before I exercise though I make sure to stretch so I do not hurt myself. Stretching is very important!

Even Kermit the frog stretches before exercising.Try some stretches with him!

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There are many ways to exercise. You can do it with your friends, your class, and even your family!

You can exercise almost anywhere! You can exercise on the playground, in a park, and at home. Just keep moving and you are exercising!

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Section 2

Safety Tips

When my mom drives me to school in the morning the first thing I do is buckle my seat belt

This keeps me safe in the car.

Car and Road Safety

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INTERACTIVE 1.4

This is a video about how to stay safe in the car

INTERACTIVE 1.5

A game about how to cross the road safetly

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When we reach school my mom parks the car. She holds my hand when we cross the street.

Remember only cross the street with an adult

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This way we make sure no cars are coming.

My mom reminds me to look both ways before we step onto the side walk.

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We only walk on the side walk- that’s where people and pets can walk safely

We never walk in the street- that’s’ only for cars and bicycles

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Stranger Danger

The buddy system makes sure that I am never alone

After school when I play outside I can only play if I have a buddy.

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I ran to the closest adult that I trusted. To keep me safe

One time I felt scared because someone I did not know came up to me.

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INTERACTIVE 1.6

Be smart around strangers

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If I wander off I could get lost and worry my parents.

When i go to the store or other places with my parents i never wander off by myself

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In Case of an Emergency

I am so proud of myself, i learned who to call when something bad happens.

The police, firefighters and am-bulances' phone number is 9-1-1, did you know that?

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And in every room we have a smoke alarm and in the kitchen we have a fire extinguisher

My parents and i created a fire safety plan just in case

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My mom told me to always find an adult and tell them what happened never try to fix it

The most important thing I can do in an emergency is to stay calm.

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Bicycle and Scooter Safety

My brother is teaching me how to rollerblade, before I can start having fun I need to put

When I ride my bicycle I always wear a helmet. It protects my brain!

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When i cross the street with my scooter or bicycle i always get off and walk across

Today was the first day i rode my bicycle without training wheels, i had to make sure i was ready to ride with just two wheels first

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Section 3

Online Smarts I love using the computer. I can always find so many fun games to play and can draw pictures on it by moving the mouse around and clicking dif-ferent things.

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My parents told me that it is very important to ask them before ever getting on the computer or looking for games on the internet be-cause it can cause

problems.

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My older sister has something called a Facebook. It is a place on the internet where she can talk to her friends and show pic-tures to them. I heard my par-ents talking to her about her Facebook. They told her that it is really important to keep everything safe and to not let any strangers be her friend.

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My parents told her that she was only allowed to talk to peo-ple she knows on there, and to tell them if any stranger tries to talk to her. I’ll have to remember that when I am older and can get one my-self.

My mom and dad have always told me that it was important to take a bath every day if I can. I am getting a lot bigger, but sometimes I still need my mom’s help with my shampoo. I can wash my body with soap and make sure I get in between my toes too.

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Section 4

Personal Hygiene

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I always feel better after I am all clean. My parents get upset if I don’t want to take a bath because they want me to be clean and not stinky!

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Every morning when I wake up, I have lots of things I need to go before I go to school. First, I wash my face with soap so it isn’t dirty. I then have to brush my teeth so they will be fresh and clean and have no leftover food in them!

After that, I floss my teeth too. My mom says that this keeps them very clean and will help me not get any cavities at all.

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INTERACTIVE 1.7

Help Tim learn how to brush his teeth

After that, I brush my hair to make sure it looks nice and doesn’t have any knots in it. Sometimes my mom helps me with that too. Last, I pick out clothes to wear for the day, but my mom or dad usually makes sure it looks okay before I am ready to leave.

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I have to do all of these things in the morning to make sure I am clean and ready to go to school!

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My teachers at school are always telling us how important it is to wash our hands. They say that we need to af-ter we use the bath-room, before we eat, and when our hands get dirty.

This will help stop germs from getting me sick.

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INTERACTIVE 1.8

Learn how to wash your hands correctly

You need to turn on warm wa-ter, get a few drops of soap, and scrub your hands together. I al-ways sing the Happy Birthday song and wash until it is over. You then need to rinse your hands off and dry them with a clean paper towel. This will help me stay healthy and clean!

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I hope you learned a lot about how to keep yourself healthy and safe in this ebook!

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