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Jr. Chef Club Making Brainy Breakfasts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the benefits of eating a nutritious breakfast. In this nutrition lesson, students read food labels to identify foods that are low in sugar. Students create a healthy breakfast by using eggs and low-fat cheese.
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Mmmmm, I'm Good! But Am I Good For You?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore the nutritional value of the potato, its role in the food pyramid, and how it can be a part of a balanced diet. In this potato nutrition activity, students read about the nutritional value of potatoes. Learners work in...
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3D Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create their own 3D Food Guide pyramid. In this health science lesson plan, students assess their eating and exercise habit. They design a healthy meal plan and exercise to incorporate in their lives.
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You Are What You Eat!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the calorie content of food. In this chemistry lesson plan, students plan a healthy meal based on RDA. They devise an exercise to burn extra calories.
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The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.
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Food Foldable

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the poem, "Balanced Diet" and cut out the food foldable inserts. They fold the food foldable in half and cut on the dotted lines. They then unfold the food foldable and weave through inserts through the openings,...
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What Happens to Our Bodies When We Get Sick?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore ways in which they become sick. They find out ways that there bodies fight off bacteria. Students watch a video from the Magic School Bus series:"Inside Raphie." After reviewing video students can openly discuss...
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Early Childhood Nutrition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students complete activities that focus on food and nutrition. In this food lesson plan, students sort foods into healthy and not healthy, categorize them into ground and tree sorts, draw their favorite foods, make abc books of food, and...
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Quest for the Broken Heart

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine the ways to keep their heart healthy. After making a huge model of the heart, they put their own message to share with others about their hearts. To end the lesson, they write clues for their classmates to find the model...
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Fit Kid

For Teachers K - 6th
Students practice and perform the song "Fit Kid" while learning the basics of motion and music and dynamics in this elementary-level lesson for the General Music classroom. The lesson emphasizes proper exercise and diet for a healthy life.
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Key to Good Health: Sleep and Mental Relaxation

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the effect good sleep and rest has on the human body.  In this health lesson, students discover the different stages of sleep and discuss ways they can ease their own tension through exercise or meditation....
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Get Your Calcium - Rich Foods

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore personal health by identifying positive food choices. For this calcium sources lesson, 5th graders discuss the common ways a human can receive calcium such as consuming dairy products. Students view a virtual tour...
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Benefits of Cycling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss cycling and create a list of good effects from cycling.  In this cycling lesson, 4th graders design a leaflet or poster to encourage cycling. Students debate the benefits of cycling. 
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Understanding MyPlate

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recognize how using the food pyramid can add to their good health practices.  In this food pyramid lesson, 6th graders build a 3-D food pyramid illustrating the desired amount of each food group.
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Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Primary readers read books in order to practice word recognition, rhyming, and play reading games. They will "read" simple books to reinforce basic reading skills in order to create a foundation. Readers are available to print out along...
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Honesty

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story, "The Mangoes." They answer and discuss a given set of questions then volunteer to share an experience of when they told the truth and what it felt like. Students perform a skit to reinact the story, "The...
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Plan a Meal Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Discuss helping with the family grocery shopping. View a teacher drawn map of a grocery store and discuss where the breads, meats, and dairy products are located. Practice categorizing foods as breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables,...
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Summertime Health Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students play together and learn together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students partake in any of the 10 listed here in order to explore healthful activities and foods.
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Preschool Lesson Ideas: Human Body Lesson Plan and Five Senses Activities

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore their five senses. In this human biology lesson, students participate in various learning centers that include activities such as creating a Q-tip skeleton, feeling play dough, creating "goop" and listening to drum beats.
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A Catering Idea

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students plan meals, create a shopping list, determine the cost of the meal, including incidentals such as labor and electricity used. In addition, they consider the cost of plates, table cloths, napkins, etc. Students prepare a meal and...
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Germs and the Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars illustrate where germs exist, how they can get into and affect the body, and how the body defends itself against them.
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If You Give A Cat A Cupcake

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students participate in literacy based activities based on the book If You Give A Cat A Cupcake. In this literacy lesson plan, students will read the given book, and do activities based on the book. The activities include having a...