Module 5: Grin it, Win it!

Great Dental Health Means Heart Health

Shape Up US is Introducing

The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™

One Module At-A-Time.

Girls Brushing Teeth

Why is a Dental Health Module in a Curriculum about Heart Health? Because the Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ is a holistic approach to teaching heart health through total physical fitness. That includes learning to maintain a healthy mouth as early as possible. Recent research shows a connection between dental disorders such as periodontal disease (disease of the gums and bones that support the teeth) and gum disease (also called gingivitis) and heart attacks¹. The common strain of bacteria in dental plaque causes blood clots, which can induce a heart attack when they are released into the blood stream. These findings are the first to link bacteria to the formation of potentially fatal blood clots. In studies, they have found that heart disease is twice as high in people with periodontal disease².

Module 5: Grin It, Win It!” Includes:
- Introduction
- Lesson 1: Your Terrific Teeth
- Lesson 2: Tooth Truth
- Lesson 3: Plaque Attack!
- Lesson 4: Rock Your Smile Brushing ‘n Flossing
Mr. Decay Germ Helps Deliver the Message:

Comprehensive and Inventive: Research has proven that children who study arts³ and get physical exercise⁴ get better grades. The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ Module 5: Grin It, Win It brings music, art and Physical Education back into the schools as part of a multidisciplinary, standards-based teaching curriculum.
Hip Hop Rhymes Help Students Excel: Each lesson in the Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ offers a fun and positive Hip Hop-style rhyme designed to -
- Help teachers teach the content of each lesson by making it fun.
- Enable students easily remember key facts.
- Get students excited about poetry, music, movement and dance.
- Inspire creativity in Language Arts, Music, Fitness, and Dance.
- Build Self-Esteem through performance.

President’s Challenge Program: We are proud to announce that the Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ is endorsed by the President’s Council on Fitness: http://www.presidentschallenge.org/index.aspx. The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ embraces the President’s Challenge Program with student participation in the Active Lifestyle Program. During this 6-week program, teachers train their students to successfully pass the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Test using our Hip Hop rhymes as a background for games and activities that make exercise fun.
25 Professional Development Clock Hours: “Module 5: Grin It, Win It! … Dental Health Means Heart Health!” gives teachers the opportunity to receive 25 Professional Development Clock Hours if they choose to register for this course through Rio Salado College Online. Upon completion of our entire program, all 8 modules, teachers will receive a total of 200 Professional Development Clock Hours. (Teachers in Arizona are required to accrue 180 Professional Development Clock Hours every 6 years).
Teachers Love the “Module 5: Grin It, Win It!” Dental Module! K-6 teachers, home school teachers, fitness instructors and educational group leaders get comprehensive teacher training to give them expertise on the topic and creative lesson plans that can be tailored to meet the needs of their pupils.
4-Lesson, No Brainer Teaching! To make this complex topic a no-brainer, we have done the organization for you with four, easy-to-teach, 20-30 minute lessons designed to fit into a week’s lesson plan.
Hands-On Fun Means Multidisciplinary Subject Retention: Our lesson plans, activities and handouts make learning fun. Music, dance, poetry, the graphic arts and physical education inspire kids as they learn about health through math, science, geography, language arts. Activities and handouts focus on training students in critical thinking, information analysis, organization, comparison, and synthesis.
A Circle of Education that Trains Teachers, Students, their Parents and their Community: Grin It, Win It! gets parents involved with activity handouts designed to go home for parent involvement.
Two Versions:
- K-3rd Grade
- 4-6th Grade