Know Your Body

Know Your Body is a comprehensive elementary health education curriculum for grades K-6. It has been proven effective in numerous research studies since the 1970s and has recently been revised. It is a skills and standards-based curriculum aligned to the national health education standards and it aligns well to state grade level expectations.

The trainer is Christina Morana.

KYB curriculum materials include: Age-appropriate teacher’s guides (grades K-6), student master sheets (grades K-3); student activity books (grades 4-6); a class Big Book (grade 1); and puppet sets (grades K-3).

The Program stresses individual responsibility for health and provides the basis for making health-promoting and disease-preventing decisions. Behavioral goals are geared toward outcomes that children of this age can realistically affect, such as breakfast and snack choices, and asking adults to not smoke in their presence.

It is recommended that the KYB program be taught a minimum of 40 minutes per week. Most teachers are able to use the program much more often because of its interdisciplinary approach.

The program is highly interactive and encourages parent and community involvement and is easily integrated into other subject areas.