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A Healthy Lifestyle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view the PowerPoint presentation to learn the components of a healthy lifestyle. In this healthy lifestyle lesson, students view the PowerPoint presentation about a healthy diet, the importance of exercise, and taking medicine.
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Introduction to Nutrition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take a closer look at the foods they eat and the nutritional value of each. This lesson helps them see why foods are grouped together the way they are and what types of nutrition are provided by these food groups. They...
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson plan, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Students find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.
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Are We Eating a Healthy Diet?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this diet and health worksheet, students fill in a tally sheet of food groups that they have eaten. They total the tallies to determine whether they are eating a healthy diet.
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Eating Under the Rainbow

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils investigate the lure of snack-food advertisements to explain how snacks can fit into a healthy diet.
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Eating a Balanced Diet

For Students 2nd - 6th
A perky presentation provides an overview of what comprises a balanced diet. Viewers discover why water is vital to our health, what the macro-nutrients are and what they provide, and how calcium is important to bones and teeth. The...
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What’s the Shape of Your Diet?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners analyze their diets. In this healthy diet activity, students keep food journals and examine their diets next to the recommended daily allowances of MyPyramid for Kids.
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Modeling Good Eating

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify and classify the items in a healthy diet. In this dietary lesson plan, students listen to a song about healthy eating while listening for good snack foods. They use pictures of the snacks to complete a large chart by...
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Steps to a Healthier You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners explore the food pyramid. In this dietary health instructional activity, students examine the food pyramid on the MyPyramid.gov website and discuss healthy eating strategies. There are various links to websites in this...
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It's My Body

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Talk about healthy habits using this resource. Learners can explore the importance of a healthy diet, exercise, and the different types of health care professionals. As part of this presentation, they answer hypothetical questions using...
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Making Healthy Eating Choices for You and Others

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use the USDA food guide pyramid to choose items for a balanced diet. In this food pyramid activity, students play a game naming the items and their foo groups.   Learners participate in cross curricular activities to become...
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Your Healthy Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the food groups. In this nutrition lesson, 3rd graders examine the food pyramid and create a balanced diet plan. Students label a blank food pyramid outline.
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Healthy Food is Good Food!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the difference between whole foods and junk foods. For this food lesson, students learn the definitions of whole food and junk food. They find the difference in tastes and textures of different foods by performing taste...
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Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify healthy food choices. In this nutrition instructional activity, students review the food pyramid and write down their favorite food on a post-it note. Students create a bar graph of favorite foods using the post-it notes.
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What's on My Plate?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Kids work together in groups to discuss and understand the differences between a typical diet and a healthy one. They use the My Plate recommendations to compare what they eat with what they should be eating according to the MyPlate...
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Selling Obesity

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine health issues that are associated with our fast food culture, and the advertising of it. They begin with a snack-food survey to assess their own eating habits. Pupils are encouraged to think critically throughout the...
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A Balanced Diet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine which healthy foods comprise a well balanced meal. Using a checklist, students classify foods as healthy or unhealthy. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Healthy Eating

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine healthy diet. In this health instructional activity, students use Online resources and provided web links to research the effects of diet on the body.
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Diet and Exercise Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports.  In this physical education lesson, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station.  Students discuss healthy...
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Nutrition in Me

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss and complete activities to further their knowledge about nutrition in their diet. In this nutrition instructional activity, students discuss their diets and the amount of vegetables and fruits they are consuming daily....
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There's a Rainbow on My Plate

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars complete a variety of activities to learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this healthy eating lesson, students complete activity sheets, make a wall poster, create a take home flyer, participate in...
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Your Energy In

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What are Dietary Guidelines? What are the basic principles of a sensible healthy diet? What do variety, balance, and moderation have to do with eating healthy. What are the food groups? There are a couple of activities in this lesson...
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Oral Health Education Resource Kit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Brushing, flossing, a healthy diet, and personal hygiene are keys to good oral health and the information, the activities, and the experiments included in this packet will go a long way toward encouraging your class members to develop...

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