Kindergarten Through Grade 3
Find What You Need
Our bodies are connected to the people, places, and living systems around us. Explore these pages with a parent, caregiver, teacher, or another trusted adult to discover how everything works together, where we fit, and how we can care for our bodies and our environment.
You can begin with any topic that interests you. There is no wrong place to start!
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Begin by discovering how your body and the world around you are connected.
Discover How Your Body Works
Your body has many parts and systems. They communicate and work together to help you breathe, think, move, grow, rest, and enjoy your day.
How Your Body and the World Work Together
Breathing and the Respiratory System
How the Body Makes and Uses Energy
How the Body Protects and Repairs Itself
How the Body Processes and Clears Materials
Explore the World Around Your Body
Air, water, light, sound, soil, nature, and the spaces around you all help shape how your body feels and functions.
How Your Environment Affects Your Body
Water Helps Your Body Stay Balanced
Light Helps Your Body Know the Time
Discover Earth’s Living Systems
We are part of Earth’s systems. Energy, water, air, soil, plants, animals, food, and people are connected and help make life possible.
Keep Exploring
You may also be interested in Everyday Journeys or the series on the Growing Years.
Choose the topic that makes you curious. As you explore more pages, you will begin to see how your body, your daily life, and the living Earth are all connected.
Find Ways to Support Your Health
Small things you do each day can help support your body. Explore ways to make your surroundings supportive, spend time outdoors, recover from stress, eat nourishing food, and enjoy movement.
Creating Spaces That Help You Feel Your Best
Food Gives Your Body Building Supplies
4th Grade Through 7th Grade
Find What You Need
Our bodies are connected to the people, places, and living systems around us. Explore these pages to discover how everything works together, where we fit, and how we can care for our bodies and our environment.
You can begin with any topic that interests you. There is no wrong place to start!
Listen to This Page
The written text on this page serves as the full and official version of this content
Start Here
Begin by discovering how your body and the world around you are connected.
Discover How Your Body Works
Your body has many parts and systems. They communicate and work together to help you breathe, think, move, grow, rest, and enjoy your day.
How the Body and Environment Function Together
Breathing and the Respiratory Function
Digestion and the Gut Microbiome
How Metabolism Produces and Manages Energy
Supporting the Immune System and Inflammation
How the Body Processes and Clears Materials
Sleep and the Body’s Daily Rhythm
Explore the World Around Your Body
Air, water, light, sound, soil, nature, and the spaces around you all help shape how your body feels and functions.
How Your Environment Affects Your Body
Light Helps Set Your Body Clock
Noise and the Sensory Environment
How Buildings Support Daily Life
Find Ways to Support Your Health
Small things you do each day can help support your body. Explore ways to make your surroundings supportive, spend time outdoors, recover from stress, eat nourishing food, and enjoy movement.
Supportive Approaches to Health
Build an Environment That Supports You
Power Up with Daylight and Outdoor Time
Discover Earth’s Living Systems
We are part of Earth’s systems. Energy, water, air, soil, plants, animals, food, and people are connected and help make life possible.
We Live Within Earth’s Systems
Water Supports Life and Communities