Health and Safety

Health and Safety is an important aspect of every one's lives. Not only do we as teachers need to teach about health and safety, but we need to implement it. The following resources are good for teachers to use in their classroom to promote the health and safety of their disabled students. These resources are good for the mainstream classroom teacher as well because it is important for ALL students to understand how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Resource #1:
http://education.wichita.edu/m3/tips/health/health_resources.htm#nutrition

This is a website with a whole list of resources for teachers to implement in their classrooms. There are lessons and activities that can be accommodated for different ages and different students. These lessons range from fitness, nutrition, and mental health. I think it is important to encompass all aspects of health into the classroom.

Resource # 2
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/resources/bullies_discussion_qs.html

This is an activity on how to deal with bullies. I thought it was especially beneficial because students with exceptionalities will unfortunately come across 'bullies' quite often. I think it is important to teach how to deal with these certain instances so that our students can continue to grow.

Resource # 3
http://www.samhsa.gov/

This is an education website developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs among 7- to 18-year-olds. It has everything from centers to contact if someone is in trouble to articles to a section where you can get information by topic.