b'classroom activities Teachers: Activities to use in your classroom1.WRITE A REFLECTION: In an interview with Alison Stumacher, deputy director of education for the Alliance for Decision Education, MaST students heard about making choices. Write a reflection about a time you made a decision that turned out to be a mistake and whatyou learned about the experience. Would you make a different decision?2.WRITE AN AFFIRMATION: In the interview with social worker Kevin Carter, eighth-grade students learned about coping with emotions like depression and anxiety. One of his suggestions is to practice self-affirmation, finding positive Page 19 illustration: Juliana Flemming, 8th ways toremind yourself of your worth and strengths. Write yourself angrade, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal (heart)affirmation and put it somewhere where youll frequently see itin the front of your school notebook, or on your bathroom mirror, or maybe next to your bed. 3.WRITE A PSA: Keith Prewitt, a former deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, had these tips to help people make good decisions:Say something if you see something thatStay safe on social mediadoesnt look right Show respect to others and respect yourselfPay attention to your intuition Create a public service announcement that Be a good listener uses this advice. Include an illustration.CREATE A RECIPE: Tricia Yeo, senior manager of health and wellness at the Food Bank of South Jersey, shared 4. information about healthy snacks. She says a healthy snack includes at least two of the five food groups (for example, apples and peanut butter or a banana and yogurt). Create and illustrate some healthy snack ideas.5.WRITE A REFLECTION: Dr. Pearl English, school nurse at Eleanor Emlen School in Philadelphia, described what students miss when they are absent from school. Write a reflection about what you miss when you are home sick.6.OBSERVE: Noise pollution is unwanted sound that isnt good for our hearing and our physical and mental health, according to Dr. Erica Walker, creator of the Community Noise Lab. Find a place to sit and listen to all the sounds around you (traffic, lawn equipment, pets, construction, etc.). List them and describe how they make you feel.catch you up on learning.includes 2 food groups. The teacher needs to take time away from the other students to10.Drink WaterA snack is a small amount of food you eat between meals that9. You could lose a job or miss out on an opportunity. 8.Theres nothing better than plain water for your health. A police officer. 7.Its good for your bones, joints, and teeth and helps your Physical and emotional well-being. 6.blood circulate. Pass on the sports drinks and juice.Moving your body helps release emotions and stress. 5. Damage hearing and cause stress. 4. Noisy neighbors upstairs. 3. health services.Healthy food, good role models, emotional health, community2. 1.5 cups of fruit. 1. Answers to scavenger hunt (page 17) F a l l 2 0 2 5 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G19'