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Read Works

Read Works: Weekend at Sawyer Farm

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passages is about a weekend visit to Sawyer Farm in New York. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works

Read Works: Focus on Adhd

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains ADHD, its effects, and explanations from students who are living with the condition. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: You Are What You Eat!

For Students 6th - 8th
Thinking about improving your sports performance? Want to help friends and family make the most of their physical fitness activities? One factor to consider is food. Whether you realize it or not, what you eat does change your body. It...
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Free Management Library

Carter Mc Namara: Employee Wellness Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is essentially a link page for employee wellness programs, but also defines what it is and what companies are doing about it.
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PBS

Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Motivating Youth to Get More Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Determine the primary cause for the increase in overweight youth in the U.S., and examine associated health risks. Investigate media targeted to youth, strategize a plan to motivate teens to exercise more, then implement the plan.
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Read Works

Read Works: News Debate "F" Is for Fat?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses Arkansas' approach to tackling childhood obesity by giving report card grades to schools according to the number of children who have reported obesity. This passage...
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Other

Univ. Of Idaho: Student Wellness Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the wellness program that is available to staff and students of the University of Idaho.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Who needs physical activity? How can it help? Find out here with this introduction to physical activity from the CDC.
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Read Works

Read Works: Slim Gym

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to exercise without a gym or equipment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Junk Food Battles

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of eating nutritious foods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Weight Debate

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not schools should send reports home about students' body mass index (BMI). A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Junk Food Ad Attack!

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about companies marketing junk food to children. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Physical Exercise Game 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about different types of physical exercise. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Other

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cdc): Bam! Body and Mind

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Multiple teacher resources are provided to help students make healthier lifestyle choices.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: How Much Physical Activity Is Needed?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how much physical activity you should partake in every day in order to maintain good health and weight in this brief essay. Also learn when it is necessary to consult your physician before starting a physical activity routine.
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah Act. 03: Just a Minute

For Teachers 2nd
Using the tradebook Just a Minute by Teddy Slater, 2nd graders will learn about what is needed for a healthy body. Students will draw and illustrate a book that will teach other about short activities that will support a healthy body.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Busy Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars will engage in different activities to help them learn about physical skills. Students will play Busy Body Bingo, Movement Bingo, Silly Stretching, On the Move, Hullabaloo, Little Sliders, and Frog Pond. Young scholars...
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Tips for Increasing Physical Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to "make physical activity a part of the day." This brief article suggests incorporating simple and fun activities into your daily routine while at home, at work, and at play. Includes great tips for people of all ages.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Exercise

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gets the students up and moving as well as thinking about the importance of exercise and the impact it has on the human body.
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WebMD

Web Md: Help for Shin Splints

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health provides a great article on the treatment for shin splints written by Richard Weil, MEd, CDE. Includes methods such as rest, massage, ice, stretching and strengthening. Very helpful and not too in-depth,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Students get into pairs to play rock, paper, scissors. However, in this game the person who does not win the match is rewarded with exercise by doing...
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving for a Cause

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a class that saved pennies to help people quit smoking. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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