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Curated OER

Do Caterpillars Eat More As They Get Bigger?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners observe caterpillar behavior and the amount of milkweed leaves the caterpillars eat each day. They collect data regarding the caterpillar's size and anything else they see. They look for patterns in caterpillar eating habits and...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Breakfast

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How can breakfast help you to avoid feeling sluggish and distracted throughout the day? After reading informational articles, learners will discuss how to overcome obstacles to eating breakfast, brainstorm ideas for quick breakfasts, and...
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Curated OER

Exploring Dietary Guidelines and Healthy Eating Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
How nutritious is a tiny lollipop? Pass them out to your class as they view a PowerPoint presentation on the basics of nutrition. The students measure and record their weight and height and then carry out a computer activity using their...
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Curated OER

Healthier Food Choices

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create healthy menus. In this nutrition lesson, 5th graders research healthy eating options using the Internet, and design a personal food pyramid.
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Curated OER

Basic Vitamins: Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble

For Teachers 5th - 8th
An incredibly thorough lesson on vitamins, and how to keep one's body at peak health. Learners access a variety of excellent worksheets embedded in the plan that have them consider raw vs. cooked foods, a vegetable nutrition summary,...
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Curated OER

Healthy Eating for Two: Prenatal Nutrition and Breastfeeding Myths and Truths

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the common misconceptions about breastfeeding. In this adult health lesson plan, students explain the benefits of breastfeeding. They determine the food group they need to improve on based on the prenatal good guide.
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Cooking Matters

Cooking Matters: For Chefs and Kids

For Teachers K - 8th
Get your scholars cooking with a collection of activities that pairs the class to a community chef, promotes healthy snacking and drinking, and explores fruits and vegetables. Lower elementary learners...
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Curated OER

Health and Fitness Expo

For Teachers 4th - 5th
A health and fitness expo hosted by the 4th and 5th grade PE classes for the entire school. This is a great idea! There are 10 activities that are listed for the classes to participate in. For each of the activities, there is an...
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Julie Negrin

How to Teach Cooking to Kids

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Youngsters are more likely to eat something if they've worked hard to make it! Plan a cooking class with an e-booklet from Julie Negrin, author of Easy Meals to Cook With Kids. It includes what you should consider about your...
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BioEd Online

Muscles and Bones: Nutrition

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Got milk? Or almonds, sardines, or tofu? Calcium is important throughout life, but especially so for developing bodies. If teens do not consume enough calcium while they are growing, they are at a much higher risk of osteoporosis and...
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EduGAINs

Making Savvy Consumer Choices

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
It's never too early to learn about grocery budgeting. Middle schoolers delve into the world of consumer math with a lesson that focuses on both healthy choices and real-world math applications. Groups work together to form a grocery...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Breakfast: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate nutrition and the role breakfast plays in everyday life.  In this healthy eating activity, students discuss their own breakfast habits and the meal they would prefer to have every morning.  Students...
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Curated OER

My Pyramid for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students become familiar with the proper amounts of different types of foods they should eat each day. In this food pyramid lesson, students complete worksheets to develop better eating habits. Students understand the importance of...
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Curated OER

How Do You Choose Snacks and Other Foods?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss peer pressure pertaining to healthy eating decisions.  In this personal health lesson, students identify reasons why they make poor eating decisions and how to ignore food temptations.  Students complete the...
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Curated OER

Eating the Food Pyramid

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the concept of the Food Guide Pyramid.  For this nutrition lesson, students discuss healthy eating habits after reading the book entitled Gregory, the Terrible Eater.  Students then work in groups finding...
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Curated OER

Vegetable Party

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students classify vegetables and eat them as a salad. In this multi-disciplinary science and health activity, students bring various vegetables to school and classify them in several different ways. Then with parent helpers, the students...
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Curated OER

Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine nutrition and their own eating habits.  In this healthy eating lesson students participate in several activities that include building a food pyramid and analyzing it. 
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Eat Smart. Play Hard.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study healthy food choices and the energy it creates for physical activity. In this food energy lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the benefits of healthy eating upon physical activity.
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Fast Food and Daily Nutrition Choices

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore food. In this nutrition activity, students investigate multiple facets of healthy eating and how the fast food industry impacts our society. They will participate in class discussions, read from their text-book, and...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Square Foot Fall Garden

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders learn the basic needs of plants and identify geometric shapes while planting a fall garden. Combining math and science in one instructional activity, the resource guides kids through starting their class garden as they...
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Curated OER

Health, Health, Hurrah!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explain the importance of eating healthy food. In this health science lesson, 3rd graders construct a balanced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They create a collage about it and share it with the class.
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Curated OER

Preventing Picky Eaters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine how to encourage proper eating habits in children. In this nutrition instructional activity, students explore ways to encourage picky eaters to eat healthy foods. They discuss eating habits that include behavior and...
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Curated OER

Does Your Diet Stack Up?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and construct a list of what they eat. Students review the nutritional value of their food list and brainstorm ways to improve their diet.
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Getting the Most From Your Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the food pyramid to learn about healthy food.  In this healthy foods lesson, students create a chart of the healthy foods they eat in a day.  Students discuss their choices and how they could make better choices.

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