Curriculum

WeTeachNYC is an online space for educators developed by the New York City Department of Education. Find resources, collaborate with colleagues and keep up with NYC's Approach.

Complete HIV/AIDS curriculum: K-12 instructional guide designed to meet the New York State Education Department's and New York City Department of Education's mandates for instruction.

Teaching Tolerance provides hundred of activities and lessons covering LGBT topics for grads K-12.

Online training for middle and high school educators, 1 hour training available 24/7.

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Scott Bloom sbloom5@schools.nyc.gov

212-374-6848

The ENACT program delivers a customized curriculum focused on teaching social & emotional skill-building and restorative approaches resulting in behavior change and personal transformation.

630 North Ave, Suite 305, NY, NY 10036

212-741-6591

The mission of the ADAP program is to develop a nationally available school based curriculum to educate high school students, teachers and parents about teenage depression.

Created for students in an urban setting, our curriculum is adaptable across all grades and environments. Edible Schoolyard NYC uses gardens and kitchen classrooms to teach students about food - where it comes from, how it grows, how it;s prepared and how it affects their health and environment. All lessons support at least one Common Core standard as required by the NYC Department of Education.

KidsGardening provides free lesson plans for grades k-6 including growing herbal tea, learning to eat the rainbow, and growing the makings of a salad within the classroom.

Growing Minds offers free curriculum for grades pre-k - 12 covering school gardens, farms, and local foods.

Use these fun physical activities to teach children about making healthy food choices. Lessons explore the importance of each meal, the value of eating a variety of foods, healthy and less healthy food options and how to select foods that help our bodies stay strong.

Spoons Across America is a pioneering not-for profit that develops and fields a comprehensive curriculum or proprietary experience based food education programs. We believe the best way to encourage better nutrition among children is to engage all their senses and feed their natural curiosity.

630 Ninth Ave, Suite 212, New York, NY 10036

212-245-1145

info@spoonsacrossamerica.org

Food Elementary is an award-winning curriculum that has been used in over 3,000 schools in 33 states and several countries, using food as a vehicle to explore literature, culture, gardening, art, cooking, science, math, music, and exercise.

The USDA has a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate and a variety of hands-on activities.

USDA offers an extensive list of nutrition education resources for elementary schools including curriculum, posters, and games.

DINE in the elementary schools has 5 different age-appropriate curricula. A unique school and community-based nutrition education and behavior change program who targets at risk families and children that are eligible for SNAP benefits

Produce for Better Health Foundation offers three lesson plans involving different topics using nutrition: the importance of peanuts in the diet, eating fruits and vegetables is important in maintaining good health, and how to use fruits and vegetables in students' daily lives.

Nourish Interactive features free printable nutrition lesson plans and a variety of health and nutrition education resources for elementary school teachers, children labs, health care educators, and community health centers.

Created by Columbia's Teaching College, this curriculum offers five lessons to teach children the importance of eating real, fresh food, cutting back on processed foods, and advocating for a healthier community.

The American Heart Association offers free nutrition lesson plans for elementary and middle school age students.

Nutrition education includes practical skills that are a part of a comprehensive, standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and proficiency to identify and choose healthier foods and beverages.

New York City Department of Education's PE Works is a multi-year improvement plan, funded by City Hall, to revitalize physical education so that our students receive high-quality, standards-based PE according to State requirements

New York Road Runners has created a set of comprehensive teaching modules to provide everything you need to get kids up, moving, and having fun. This free resources for elementary P.E. teachers includes a series of playful, interactive physical activities for kids of all fitness levels.

We help teachers help their student by providing rigorous, outcome-based curriculum tools to every physical education teacher - no exceptions. OPEN is a backward designed curriculum project that targets SHAPE America's National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes.

You will find thousands of physical education ideas submitted by 1,300 professionals. Lessons from preschool - 12, complete with directions and videos.

SPARK offers a collection of free SPARK Physical Education lesson plans for elementary schools. Aligned with NASPE National Standards, SPARK PE lessons are easy to learn, and easy to teach.

Shape America offers curriculum resources for k - 12 physical education, including national and state standards, grade level outcomes, and useful instructions for physical education.

Good habits are the key to good health. Find free activities and lesson plans for elementary and middle schools. Topics including heart health, nutrition and physical activity.

GoNoodle improves behavior and attention, betters academic performance, and strengthens classroom cohesion by adding movement in the classroom.

Effective health education provides both instruction and opportunities to practice engaging in meaningful physical activity. This goes beyond teaching kids how to be physically active - it is teaching them how to develop habits that lead to active lifestyles, today and for the rest of their lives.

All students deserve to learn how to move their bodies and be fit! Explore our physical education course to gain an understanding of the strategies, activities and approaches that are required to develop a quality physical education program.

Getting your students moving in the classroom has been shown to improve behavior and attention to help them focus on learning when they return to their seats.

Getting your students moving in the classroom has been shown to improve behavior and attention to help them focus on learning when they return to their seats.

Edible Schoolyard NYC uses schools gardens and kitchen classrooms to teach students about food - where it comes from, how it grows, how it's prepared, and how it affects their health and their environment. Lessons emphasize hands-on activities in garden and kitchen settings, but also include student readings and manipulatives that deepen academic inquiry in related fields such as science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts. All of our lessons support at least one Common Core standard as required by the NYC Department of Education.

The Captain Planet Learning Gardens Program encourages educators to consider the school garden as an extension of the traditional classroom rather than an extracurricular activity. All Learning Garden lessons are tied to common core curriculum standards, encourage inquiry-based learning, provide hands-on experimental learning, and guide the teacher towards the next generation science standards. Each lesson also provides an environmental stewardship learning opportunity.

Life Lab offers several curriculum and activities for K-5 focusing on gardens as well as suggested student reading , and workshops.

KidsGardening offers free lesson plans for pre-k - 6 focusing on pollination, soil/environment, and plant science.

Growing Minds offers gardening lessons plans for pre-k-12 that are in connections to the Common Core standards.

We have compiled a series of educational guidance materials to help you achieve initiative goals. Curriculum ranging from elementary school through high school.

Complete HIV/AIDS curriculum: K-12 instructional guide designed to meet the New York State Education Department's and New York City Department of Education's mandates for instruction.

AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed. Real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body, and relationships.

HealthTeacher is a US health curriculum for elementary teachers. Subscription has been free to all NYC k-5 teachers.

HealthSmart is a comprehensive health education program for middle and high school.

RTR is a 16 session curriculum designed to help high school students delay the initiation of sex or increase the use of protection against pregnancy and STD/HIV if they choose to have sex.This research-proven approach addresses skills such as risk assessment, communication, decision making, planning, refusal strategies and delay tactics.