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How To Eat Healthy On the Road
For this healthy eating worksheet, students watch a video clip about how to eat healthy on a road trip. Students then match each tip presented in the video to the sentences. This is intended for ESL students but is usable by all.
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Why is rice a remarkable grain?
Second graders research rice and its health benefits. In this rice instructional activity, 2nd graders discuss the popularity of rice in the world and its history. They make "rice squiggles" by sprinkling colored rice on a squiggle of...
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Energy Balance
Students explore energy. In this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy. Students complete a good nutrition worksheet.
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs
Students participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health instructional activity, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a...
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How To Build A Healthy Heart
In this how to build a healthy heart instructional activity, students write the name of a food on each puzzle piece that would be a wise choice. for a healthy heart.
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Cruciferous Crusaders Crossword Puzzle
In this healthy foods instructional activity, students solve a 10 word crossword puzzle where the words are related to leafy green vegetables. A word list is provided.
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Introducing My Pyramid
Students explore MyPyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students compare and contrast MyPyramid, the new food guide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the Food Guide Pyramid. Students discuss the importance of physical...
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Engineering and the Senses
Students explore nutrition. In this nutrition lesson, students discuss a person's sense of taste and how it is different for each person. Students discuss favorite foods and how they relate to nutrition. Students cut out pictures of...
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Three Reasons
Third graders identify healthy foods in each group of the food pyramid. In this nutrition instructional activity, 3rd graders take notes on the food pyramid by visiting the website, www.mypyramid.gov. Students design a healthy menu for...
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First Place Foods
First graders identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson plan, 1st graders create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast healthy foods. Students place foods in the proper circle.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students explore the concept of good nutrition. In this The Very Hungry Caterpillar instructional activity, students read the Eric Carle Story and make a nutritious treat with healthy foods.
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The Five Food Groups - Introduction to Nutrition
Students study the five food groups as an introduction to nutrition. In this nutrition lesson plan, students learn about which foods belong in each of the five food groups and they determine the need to eat a healthy diet. They keep a...
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Healthy Choice Shopping Frenzy
Pupils learn the categories of the food pyramid. In this food groups lesson, students learn to categorize food. Through this activity pupils scoot to different food groups learning about the foods that belong in each group.
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Know your Food!
Students explore the concept of healthy and unhealthy foods. In this nutrition instructional activity, students play a team game in which food cards are scattered between the 2 teams. A member from each team performs a specified...
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Healthy Foods and Snack Foods
In this Venn Diagram worksheet, students use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between healthy foods and snack foods.
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Food Likes & Dislikes (2)
In this eating healthy worksheet, students color 6 different types of foods and then draw a line to the ones they like and dislike.
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Healthy Foods
In this early childhood healthy foods worksheet, students examine the pictures of 13 foods and then identify those they believe are healthy.
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Healthy Foods
In this healthy foods coloring learning exercise, students color all of the foods that are healthy. They put an X on the foods that are not healthy. Finally, students circle their favorite fruit. There are 12 pieces of food on the page...
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Choosing Healthy Foods
In this healthy foods worksheet, students read a 2 page article on the food pyramid and eating healthy foods. Students answer 10 questions with multiple choice answers.
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Healthy Foods
In this health worksheet, students study pictures of 12 different foods. Students circle the foods that are healthy and put an X on those that are not healthy. Students color their favorite healthy food.
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Organize Your Favorites (Food)
In this healthy foods worksheet, pupils organize the names nutrient-rich foods into categories. Students also read passages about nutrition and respond to three short-answer questions.
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Foods and Nutrition
Students study nutrition, healthy choices for food, and ways to prepare food. They review the Food Guide Pyramid and play Nutriend Tic Tac Know to select healthy foods. As a group they make pretzels, Mystery Muffins, soda, and play the...
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Sometimes And All the Time Foods
Students utilize a picture of a lunch box and draw pictures of healthy food choices with which to fill it. The reasons for their choices of particular foods are discussed and the concepts of sometimes foods and all the time foods are...
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Healthy Food Tag
Students play a tag game while practicing healthy food choices. They must move safely in their own space and tag gently. They also have discussed in class the differnce between healthy foods and taste good foods.