First Grade Wellness Week
Health & Wellness
A journey of growth, safety, and learning through five days of discovery.
Why This Plan Works
This curriculum is designed specifically for 6- and 7-year-olds using hands-on engagement. By integrating math and literacy with physical, emotional, and safety education, we provide a holistic wellness experience. These activities strengthen home-school connections while empowering students through community partnerships.
Monday: My Healthy Body
Today we focus on identifying habits that keep our bodies strong. Through our Healthy Habits Sorting Game, students will classify daily choices as healthy or unhealthy, supported by guidance from our local pediatrician partners.
Monday: My Healthy Body
Learning Objective: Students will identify healthy habits that help keep their bodies strong and healthy.
School Activity: Healthy Habits Sorting Game – Students sort picture cards into "Healthy" and "Unhealthy" choices.
Home Activity: Complete a Healthy Habits Checklist with a family member (brush teeth, drink water, wash hands, get enough sleep).
Community Partner: Local pediatrician or family health clinic.
Monday: My Healthy Body
Provider: Ascension Michigan
Website: Ascension Michigan
How Their Services Support the Activity:
Ascension Michigan provides pediatric and family health services, wellness education, and preventive care resources that help students learn healthy habits such as proper hygiene, nutrition, and sleep.
https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/michigan?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Tuesday: Healthy Eating
Tuesday: Healthy Eating
Learning Objective: Students will identify foods that help their bodies grow and stay healthy.
School Activity: Build a Healthy Plate using pictures from magazines or printed food cards.
Home Activity: Help prepare a healthy snack and draw a picture of it.
Community Partner: Local grocery store dietitian or nutrition educator
Tuesday: Healthy Eating
Provider: Michigan State University Extension
Website: MSU Extension Nutrition Programs
How Their Services Support the Activity:
MSU Extension offers nutrition education programs that teach families about healthy food choices, balanced meals, and lifelong healthy eating habits.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/nutrition/healthy_eating/index?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Wednesday: Move Your Body
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Wednesday: Move Your Body (Math Integration Day)
Learning Objective: Students will explain why physical activity is important for health.
School Activity: Fitness Stations (jumping jacks, hopping, marching, stretching). Students count repetitions and create a simple class graph.
Home Activity: Take a family walk and record the number of minutes exercised.
Community Partner: Local YMCA or community recreation center
Wednesday: Move Your Body (Math Integration Day)
Provider: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Website: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
How Their Services Support the Activity:
The YMCA provides youth fitness programs, sports opportunities, and wellness activities that encourage children to stay physically active and develop healthy lifestyles.
https://ymcadetroit.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Thursday: Healthy Habits Through Literature
Learning Objective: Students will identify healthy habits that contribute to overall wellness.
School Activity: Read aloud the book The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food and discuss healthy choices.
Home Activity: Create a healthy habits checklist and track healthy behaviors for one evening.
Community Partner: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
How Services Support Students: Provides health education resources and wellness information for children and families.
Feelings & Friends
Thursday: Feelings and Friendship
Provider: Macomb County Community Mental Health
Website: Macomb County Community Mental Health
How Their Services Support the Activity:
Macomb County Community Mental Health offers mental health resources, family support services, and educational programs that help children develop emotional awareness and positive coping skills.
https://www.mccmh.net/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers
Health & Safety Fair
Identify Helpers
Home Safety Cards
Emergency Preparedness
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers
Learning Objective: Students will identify community helpers who keep people healthy and safe.
School Activity: Health and Safety Fair featuring community helpers such as nurses, firefighters, dentists, and police officers.
Home Activity: Create a family emergency contact card.
Community Partner: Local fire department, dentist office, or healthcare provider.
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers
Provider: Sterling Heights Fire Department
Website: Sterling Heights Fire Department
How Their Services Support the Activity:
The Fire Department provides safety education, emergency preparedness information, and community outreach programs that help students understand how community helpers keep people safe and healthy.
These local organizations align well with your first-grade themes and demonstrate strong school-community partnerships for your assignment.
https://www.sterling-heights.net/178/Fire-Department?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Wellness: Mind, Body, and Heart
Building a stronger tomorrow through the habits we practice together today.
THANK YOU
Integrating community partners into Health and Wellness Week enriches the curriculum by providing real-world context for students. By connecting with local pediatricians, grocery stores, and safety responders, we model how health is a community-wide priority. This collaboration reinforces classroom lessons, making wellness concepts tangible and accessible for first-grade learners.
Ready to start your Healthy Habits Checklist? Remember that consistent daily actions form the foundation of lifelong wellness. Be sure to brush your teeth, drink plenty of water, wash your hands often, and prioritize getting enough sleep each night to help your body grow strong.
When students experience big feelings, they can learn to manage them by expressing feelings positively. Key strategies include practicing deep belly breaths to calm down, using clear words to describe emotions, and sharing feelings with a trusted adult.
First Grade Health and Wellness Week
Jasmine Mitchell
Created on June 21, 2026
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First Grade Wellness Week
Health & Wellness
A journey of growth, safety, and learning through five days of discovery.
Why This Plan Works
This curriculum is designed specifically for 6- and 7-year-olds using hands-on engagement. By integrating math and literacy with physical, emotional, and safety education, we provide a holistic wellness experience. These activities strengthen home-school connections while empowering students through community partnerships.
Monday: My Healthy Body
Today we focus on identifying habits that keep our bodies strong. Through our Healthy Habits Sorting Game, students will classify daily choices as healthy or unhealthy, supported by guidance from our local pediatrician partners.
Monday: My Healthy Body Learning Objective: Students will identify healthy habits that help keep their bodies strong and healthy. School Activity: Healthy Habits Sorting Game – Students sort picture cards into "Healthy" and "Unhealthy" choices. Home Activity: Complete a Healthy Habits Checklist with a family member (brush teeth, drink water, wash hands, get enough sleep). Community Partner: Local pediatrician or family health clinic.
Monday: My Healthy Body Provider: Ascension Michigan Website: Ascension Michigan How Their Services Support the Activity: Ascension Michigan provides pediatric and family health services, wellness education, and preventive care resources that help students learn healthy habits such as proper hygiene, nutrition, and sleep.
https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/michigan?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Tuesday: Healthy Eating
Tuesday: Healthy Eating Learning Objective: Students will identify foods that help their bodies grow and stay healthy. School Activity: Build a Healthy Plate using pictures from magazines or printed food cards. Home Activity: Help prepare a healthy snack and draw a picture of it. Community Partner: Local grocery store dietitian or nutrition educator
Tuesday: Healthy Eating Provider: Michigan State University Extension Website: MSU Extension Nutrition Programs How Their Services Support the Activity: MSU Extension offers nutrition education programs that teach families about healthy food choices, balanced meals, and lifelong healthy eating habits.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/nutrition/healthy_eating/index?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Wednesday: Move Your Body
50
20
Wednesday: Move Your Body (Math Integration Day) Learning Objective: Students will explain why physical activity is important for health. School Activity: Fitness Stations (jumping jacks, hopping, marching, stretching). Students count repetitions and create a simple class graph. Home Activity: Take a family walk and record the number of minutes exercised. Community Partner: Local YMCA or community recreation center
Wednesday: Move Your Body (Math Integration Day) Provider: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Website: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit How Their Services Support the Activity: The YMCA provides youth fitness programs, sports opportunities, and wellness activities that encourage children to stay physically active and develop healthy lifestyles.
https://ymcadetroit.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Thursday: Healthy Habits Through Literature Learning Objective: Students will identify healthy habits that contribute to overall wellness. School Activity: Read aloud the book The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food and discuss healthy choices. Home Activity: Create a healthy habits checklist and track healthy behaviors for one evening. Community Partner: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services How Services Support Students: Provides health education resources and wellness information for children and families.
Feelings & Friends
Thursday: Feelings and Friendship Provider: Macomb County Community Mental Health Website: Macomb County Community Mental Health How Their Services Support the Activity: Macomb County Community Mental Health offers mental health resources, family support services, and educational programs that help children develop emotional awareness and positive coping skills.
https://www.mccmh.net/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers
Health & Safety Fair
Identify Helpers
Home Safety Cards
Emergency Preparedness
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers Learning Objective: Students will identify community helpers who keep people healthy and safe. School Activity: Health and Safety Fair featuring community helpers such as nurses, firefighters, dentists, and police officers. Home Activity: Create a family emergency contact card. Community Partner: Local fire department, dentist office, or healthcare provider.
Friday: Safety and Community Helpers Provider: Sterling Heights Fire Department Website: Sterling Heights Fire Department How Their Services Support the Activity: The Fire Department provides safety education, emergency preparedness information, and community outreach programs that help students understand how community helpers keep people safe and healthy. These local organizations align well with your first-grade themes and demonstrate strong school-community partnerships for your assignment.
https://www.sterling-heights.net/178/Fire-Department?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Wellness: Mind, Body, and Heart
Building a stronger tomorrow through the habits we practice together today.
THANK YOU
Integrating community partners into Health and Wellness Week enriches the curriculum by providing real-world context for students. By connecting with local pediatricians, grocery stores, and safety responders, we model how health is a community-wide priority. This collaboration reinforces classroom lessons, making wellness concepts tangible and accessible for first-grade learners.
Ready to start your Healthy Habits Checklist? Remember that consistent daily actions form the foundation of lifelong wellness. Be sure to brush your teeth, drink plenty of water, wash your hands often, and prioritize getting enough sleep each night to help your body grow strong.
When students experience big feelings, they can learn to manage them by expressing feelings positively. Key strategies include practicing deep belly breaths to calm down, using clear words to describe emotions, and sharing feelings with a trusted adult.