Be A Hero, Show Us Your Heart, Join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry
 

Educators:
WHY pass out donor registry brochures to children?

The Michigan Organ Donor Registry brochure is an excellent tool for younger children to take home to share with their parents. We know that the majority of Americans support donation, however, not many people know about the donor registry.

Enhance your message and contact us to order donor registries for your class or youth group.

 

 

 

Want to speak to young children about donation?

This page provides links to excellent resources and programs to help you speak to elementary school students. If you cannot open a link, or wish to order a copy of the web sources listed below, please contact us.

Michigan Organ Donor Registry
In Michigan, we have a state donor registry. With any elementary school program, we ask you to order donor registry brochures to send home with the students. Download the programs provided below, but take a moment to also order Michigan Organ Donor Registry brochures.

Contact us about brochures for your class now.

4th – 6th Grades

The Gift of a Lifetime, presented by Donate Life America and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), provides lesson plans and fun activities for this age group.

Program Description | Lesson Plan and Activities

KidZone, presented by Mid-America Transplant Services, is an interactive website about organ donation.
There is a word search that can be downloaded for your class or youth group.

Kids and Kidneys This program is designed by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) to give elementary school students (grades 4-6) a better understanding of kidney disease prevention and its treatments and to increase awareness of the importance of organ donation and transplantation. Order the program and video from NKFM

1st – 3rd Grades

Be a Donorsaur! Transplant recipient Charley Parker created this coloring book for the Gift of Life Donor Program in Pennsylvania.

Anatomy Apron is produced by Educational Insights. This interactive game for PreK-2 nd grade can be ordered from various vendors. It includes a washable vinyl apron which helps children learn the locations of the heart, liver, lungs, intestines, kidneys, and stomach, teacher's guide and activities.

Other Elementary Resources

Michigan Girl Scout and Boy Scout Leaders
Service information here.

By Kids for Kids
read the speeches by elementary school students about organ donation.
Speech #1 | Speech #2 | Speech #3

Activity Books
Channing-Bete Company offers, at cost, activity books about
organ and tissue donation.

  • Anita's Second Chance; A Story About Organ And Tissue Donation 
  • Let's Learn About Organ And Tissue Donation;
    An Information & Activities Book  
  • Let's Learn About Organ And Tissue Donation;
    An Information & Activities Book (Spanish)

TransWeb.org reviews and lists educational books for elementary students.