For example, children can donate outgrown toys to family shelters, do simple chores for elderly neighbors, or participate in a community park clean-up or walk for hunger. • Violent events remind us …

For young children especially, it is important that adults at school greet them with enthusiasm and excitement about the day. You don’t want your child burdened with sad faces and worried questions …

Eat Well. Stay Fit. This lesson plan encourages children to take care of themselves by eating healthy foods and exercising. To introduce the unit, you may want to show the video or read the book D.W., …

Making Music Making music—singing, playing instruments, and creating sound together—is one of the best ways for children to learn and to express themselves. Learning songs with predictable, repetitive …

Have children draw pictures and write or dictate sentences about something they learned about asthma, how it feels to have asthma, or ways to make the school more trigger-free.

The Frensky Star (handout on page 8). Have children role-play the interview with Alberto then discuss what they learned. Make arrangements for kids to conduct individual or group interviews with family …

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Drawing Using a Mirror Here’s one way to have mirror fun.

2 You can’t catch asthma from anyone, so it’s perfectly safe to play with me. I’m still the same old Buster! 3 Certain things, like dust, make my asthma act up. Other things, like cigarette smoke and …