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Food Pyramid Power
Students investigate patterns in the Food Pyramid. In this patterns in the Food Pyramid lesson, students sort food into different food groups. Students make patterns with food from different food groups. Students discuss the number of...
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Fruit names
For this fruit names worksheet, students copy the names of the fruit next to the name given to them. Students copy 10 names of fruit.
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Take a Hike!
Students explore the benefits of staying active by going on a hike. In this physical education instructional activity, students discuss the concept of a hike, where a good place to hike is and what types of foods are necessary to stay...
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Making New Friends: Student Search
In this making new friends: student search worksheet, students find others who fit the description in the 20 boxes on the page as a game for making new friends.
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Healthy Halloween Treats
Students explore the concept of healthy treats. In this healthy food activity, students read ingredients and create healthy Halloween treats. Students also practice the skill of congruent shapes by drawing healthy foods.
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Key to Good Health: Exercise
Students calculate their heart rate before and after exercise. In this health lesson, students find their resting heart rate and then exercise for 5-10 minutes. Students take their heart rate afterwards and observe the differences.
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Lesson 4 Buy Safe Food Put Food Away Safety
Learners explore proper food handling. In this food safety lesson, students examine proper cold food storage, hand washing, and methods to combat foodborne illnesses.
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Health and Nutrition Lesson Plan: Learning Healthy Eating Habits With Junk Food Jack and Healthy Harry
Young scholars distinguish healthy foods from junk foods. In this personal health and nutrition lesson, students make Junk Food Jack and Healthy Harry. Young scholars use the puppets to role play discussion about healthy eating.
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Safe Pets, Safe Kids
Young scholars explore the concept of pet safety. In this pet safety lesson, students discuss dangerous objects and settings for humans and pets. Young scholars find or draw pictures of these objects/settings and create a bulletin board...
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Lesson 1: Bacteria on the Run
Students discuss bacteria. In this bacteria lesson, students see how bacteria in foods can cause illness and how to keep yourself safe. This lesson contains five activities and pre and post tests.
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Mystery of the Poisoned Panther Picnic
Students identify how and where bacteria grows. In this health education lesson, students watch the video "Mystery of the Poisoned Panther Picnic" and identify the rules for keeping food fresh. Students complete the included transparency.
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Mummy Ball
Young scholars practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity. In this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...
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Physical Education Lesson Plan: Fortune Cookies
Students investigate movement. In this physical education activity, students select a "fortune cookie" made from crumpled paper and read the directions inside. Students perform locomotor skills by following the oral directions given.
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Keeping Our Food Safe
Students learn about bacteria and how it is all around us on people and on surfaces. Students develop an understanding of the correct hand washing technique to ensure their cleanliness. Students demonstrate exactly how to wash their...
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Let's Make Soup
Students investigate the fresh produce native to specific parts of the world. In this culinary lesson, students complete a cooking worksheet based on the ingredients used in cultural dishes. Students help create a bowl of soup which...
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs
Students participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health lesson, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a picture of a...
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Diversity Food Groups
Students explore diversity in foods and people. In this diversity instructional activity, students explore diversity in foods and how things aren't always as they seem. This instructional activity is then applied to diversity in people.
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Discussing One's Health
Students explore common health issues. In this health and literacy instructional activity, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations. Students prepare and perform dialogues in which health issues...
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What's For Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner?
Students identify breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods. In this dietary awareness lesson, students draw pictures of their favorite foods and arrange the complete pictures on a bulletin board. Students discuss the details of their pictures...
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Puppy Poop Pouch
Students create a device to hold dog poop to help keep trails clean. In this animal care lesson plan, students utilize donated fabric to create a couple hundred pouches to help people clean up after their dog. Students spread awareness...
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Advice, Encouragement, Discouragement
Students create a fitness schedule for a famous person. In this advice, encourage, discourage lesson, students ask questions to determine the best fitness schedule for a person. Students relate this activity to that of giving advice,...
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What's the Big News?
Students investigate healthy eating by choosing a variety of foods. In this personal health lesson, students read the story Big News! Straight from the Heart, and discuss which characters ate which foods. Students list other healthy...
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Risky Business worksheet
In this health worksheet, learners interview friends and family to see what risky health factors they have. Students interview 5 people about 6 risky factors each.
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Can You Name Parts of the Body?
Students share what they know about the human heart. In this early anatomy lesson, students discuss the location, shape, and importance of the human heart.