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Distorted Mirror Soul Search

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners participate in activities to gain a better understanding of how people with eating disorders see themselves. They attempt to see good things about themselves including inner qualities.
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Key to Good Health #1: Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars learn tips for healthy eating. In this nutrition lesson plan, students learn about the four main food groups, view a food pyramid, and get tips on how to get the most nutrition out of their meals. Young scholars also...
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Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a 1.5 page paper explaining how to make their favorite nutritional snack. They need to assume that the audience has never seen or heard of the snack before.
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The Impact of Gender Role Stereotypes

For Teachers 8th - 9th
One of three lessons on gender stereotype, this resource from the Media Awareness Network discusses the violence that is inflicted on men and women as they try to live up to the stereotypes of their gender. The section on women focuses...
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Diet and Nutrition

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students figure out the nutritional values of foods to explain the nature of a healthy diet by looking at fast food nutrition pamphlets and calculating the values of foods then comparing them to the food pyramid.
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Health Smart Virginia

Social Emotional Skills Lessons Overview

For Teachers 7th
Sometimes the hardest part of planning any unit of instruction is determining the activities that reinforce the concepts of the lessons and support the development of student skills. This first resource in the Health Smart series...
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Mental Health/Social Emotional Skills

For Teachers 9th
A 7-page packet of activity ideas, lesson plans, and information resources provides instructors of high school freshmen a wealth of materials to support teaching the concepts in a Health Smart unit.
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Eating a Variety for Breakfast

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students describe different types of breakfasts they would like to eat. They make and eat breakfast food.
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Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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How the Namuhs Learned to be Content with Who They Are

For Teachers 10th
The Namuhs have a lot to teach humans how idealized images presented in advertising can impact self-perception and self-worth. After brainstorming 10 traits the media sets as the perfect body, class members read a short story about the...
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Suicide Prevention - Finding the Words

For Teachers 9th
Acknowledge, Care, Tell! Freshmen learn how to ACT to help a friend demonstrating warning signs for depression and suicide in a carefully scaffolded, scripted lesson. Scholars also learn positive coping skills, information about support...
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Mental Health/Social Emotional Skills

For Teachers 10th
Looking for social-emotional resources? Check out this seven-page packet that includes activity and lesson ideas, as well as links to information resources that support the social and emotional development of tenth graders.
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Skating on Thin Ice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article describing a controversial new theory for treating anorexia nervosa, research other eating disorders, simulate case studies and suggest possible treatment for these cases.
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Balanced Meals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the importance of eating a balanced meal. They observe a video of people suffering from malnutrition, eating disorders, and obesity. They plan a balanced lunch menu for a week.
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Genetic Science Ethics

For Students 8th - 11th
In this genetic ethics instructional activity, students are given ten ethical questions regarding genetic defects, the possibility of gene therapy, test tube babies and creating a national DNA database. Students are given three choices...
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Through Thick and Thin: Examining the Dynamics of Friendship Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read one teen's story of dealing with her best friend's anorexia to explore the dynamics of friendship relationships and the qualities needed to sustain a friendship through challenges.
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Eating Well and Keeping Fit

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars look at statistics that show children who are overweight are increasing in our society. Students chart out ways to be physically active and how to eat a balanced diet. Young scholars devise a menu/activity chart in light...
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What's On Your Plate?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners keep running record of the activities they engage in and the food they eat. In this lesson plan on healthy living, students discuss the dangers of anorexia and bulimia, record their activity level and food consumption over the...
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Skinny Models

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read a newspaper article about a fashion show in Madrid which banned the use of models under a certain weight. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, practice the use of the words 'enough' and 'too many' and...
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Nutritional Needs of Adolescents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recall the importance of nutrition to their overall health. Students determine what affects body size, investigate teen eating habits and discover good and bad fast food choices.
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Obesity and Making Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers K - 1st
Students determine healthy snack choices for themselves.  In this eating habits lesson, students discuss snacks they regularly consume.  Students cut and paste pictures of snacks that they think are good selections.  
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Anorexia

For Students 8th - 12th
In this word search worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to anorexia in teens. There are 28 words in the puzzle.
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Lunch Talks Review

For Students Higher Ed
In this health instructional activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to health and diet. There are 19 health terms located in the word search.
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Helping Adolescents Deal with Peer Pressure

For Teachers 12th
Designed by a mental health center, this presentation is meant to educate educators how to help teens face peer pressure. Tips are provided for identifying at-risk youth and bullying situations. This would be a poignant topic to include...

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