Series

Hank the Health Hero

8 episodes

Hank is a bright orange puppet and the friendly host of this short health and social-emotional series from a children's health organization. Each three-to-five-minute episode has him model one healthy habit or feeling skill and invite kids to try it along with him: the power of "yet" and sticking with a hard thing, pausing to breathe when a body feels buzzy, saying sorry and repairing a friendship, planning healthy snacks, and building steady morning and bedtime routines. Warm, calm, and kid-facing, it suits K–2 and pairs a health goal or an SEL check-in with a quick follow-along. Vetted for the classroom.

what this series covers

What Hank the Health Hero covers

8 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–2nd. Heaviest coverage: Health and Social-Emotional Learning. Between them they line up with 11 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 6
K: 8
1st: 8
2nd: 8

Episodes per subject

Health: 5
Social-Emotional Learning: 4

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 6

CASEL.RS.4Resolve conflicts constructively — talk it out, repair, compromise.
CASEL.SA.6Hold a growth mindset: treat effort, practice, and mistakes as how ability grows.
CASEL.SM.1Manage strong emotions and impulses instead of acting on them right away.
CASEL.SM.2Use calming and stress-management strategies (deep breaths, a break, asking for space).
CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.

National Health Education 5

NHES.7.2.1Demonstrate age-appropriate observable health and safety practices.
NHES.7.2.3Explain how health and safety practices become habits.
NHES.1.2.2Identify benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
NHES.1.2.6List ways to take part in healthy practices, such as brushing teeth daily.
NHES.6.2.6Recognize that effort, willpower, and resilience help you reach a health goal.

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