LearntobeHealthy.org an eLearning site created by the Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, has added a new online store where teachers, parents and community leaders can purchase educational kits on CD, workbooks and other supplemental materials, LearntobeHealthy apparel, accessories and more.
All items offered in the online store can be used alone or to supplement the free activities found on LearntobeHealthy.org. Among the currently available and to-come items are bulletin
board kits, workbooks, charts and posters, stickers, T-Shirts, baseball caps, and other helpful educational products. These new LearntobeHealthy-branded supplies offer easy-to-use
classroom learning tools, creative team-building exercises, and health education inspired prizes.
Topic areas include:
> Nutrition 's38; Fitness (Grades 2-12)
> The Five Senses (Grades 1-3)
> Tobacco 's38; Inhalants (Grades 4 's38; 5)
> Adolescence (Grades 5 's38; 6)
> Dental Health (Grades 1-3)
> Mental Health (Grades K-12)
Each CD includes:
> Interactive games for students
> Engaging supplemental materials
> Detailed lesson plans
> Cross-curricular activities
> Standards-based educational tools
All proceeds from the online store will be used to support Learntobehealthy.org enabling the site to enhance their offerings to provide even more diverse topics and dynamic activities. To
view and/or order these educational resources, visitors can visit LearntobeHealthy.org/store, and make their selections using the site'ss secure, online ordering form. Debit and credit
cards are accepted; see site for details.
About LearntobeHealthy.org
LearntobeHealthy.org was launched in early 2006 by the Susan P. Byrnes
Health Education Center, a nonprofit organization based in York, Pa. Designed to help teachers and parents communicate important health concepts to students in grades K-12, the site
promotes healthy lifestyle practices through fun, interactive games and activities. The site has more than 90,000 members from more than 170 different countries. The site has also been
named an Educator'ss Best Bet by USA Today. The LearntobeHealthy.org website is made possible through funding provided by Highmark Healthy High 5, a children'ss health promotion
initiative of the Highmark Foundation. To learn more, visit www.LearntobeHealthy.org.
About the Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center
The Byrnes Health Education Center offers over 40 dynamic health education programs for students of all ages. All programs are designed to instill an appreciation of the incredible human
body and to motivate students to make healthy choices. The Byrnes Health Education Center, located on South George Street in York, houses five multi-media teaching theaters where
interactive learning takes place. In addition to Theater-based programming, the Center offers onsite corporate programs, Outreach programs in school classrooms, and online curriculum at
www.LearntobeHealthy.org. Over 2 million students from around the globe have been inspired by Byrnes HEC programs since it opened in 1995.