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Promoting Academic Success

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students apply basic time management skills to their lifestyle and implement study skills. Also, they should be able to implement management techniques in their daily lives as well. Students list activities and assignments and determine...
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Teaching Nutrition Using the Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how to make healthy eating choices. There are goals included for students to meet by the end of fifth grade.
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Create Your School Lunch Menu

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop their own school menu with as many healthy choices as possible. They keep a journal of what they eat on one day and then research nutrition. They present their new menu to the judging committee.
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Read the Label

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read the Nutrition Fact labels to make healthy choices. In this health lesson, students look at labels to identify fat content, protein, carbohydrates, and serving size. They play games with different labels such as Narrow It...
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Fitness: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete movements and discuss how fitness is beneficial to their health. For this fitness lesson plan, students also discuss being safe while moving and take a quiz.
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Going Beyond the Screen

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
During Screen-Free Week, help your pupils develop media literacy through analysis of their favorite shows.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students determine which foods help keep our bodies healthy. They identify the six food groups and classify different food items into the correct categories of the food pyramid. They evaluate for one week the foods that they eat and...
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What's important? Knowing your facts, yourself and your role models

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review safety rules about alcohol, tobacco and medicines. They learn healthy alternatives to using alcohol, tobacco and medicines. They recognize healthy and unhealthy choices
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What Happens to Our Bodies When We Get Sick?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore ways in which they become sick. They find out ways that there bodies fight off bacteria. Students watch a video from the Magic School Bus series:"Inside Raphie." After reviewing video students can openly discuss...
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Assessing Health Habits

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss what are the characteristics of a personal with good health. They read an article about influences on health and discuss and perform a self assessment to gauge their personal health. They then go to the gym and...
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Eating, A Family Affair

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the benefits of eating together as a family. For this adult health lesson, students share their happy mealtime experience with each other. They develop a mealtime goal for their family.
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Frenzied Food: Fantastic Fuel?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners infer the causes of obesity. In this health science lesson, students brainstorm ways improve to their diet. They write personalized journals with goals on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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How Can We Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students summarize research they have conducted on Type 2 Diabetes. Students identify healthy lifestyle choices and set goals for their personal health. Students reflect on their research findings in a journal entry.
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Post-Secondary Choices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss interests and future goals. After completing a personal preferences handout, students research colleges that are compatible with their interests. They request, in writing, additional information from their selected...
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Sleep Today - No, Maybe Tomorrow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and interpret handout about sleeping habits and disorders, and plan and create classroom bulletin board that displays causes, disorders and effects of sleep deprivation.
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Dollar Value and Fast-Food Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how they can make changes to form healthy eating habits.  In this investigative lesson students examine food guidelines and the food pyramid. 
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Comparing the Health and Lifestyles of 13 Year-olds Around the World.

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine international data and statistics to evaluate the health and trends of 13 year old students around the world.
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Comparison Shopping

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary schoolers explore the concepts associated with comparison shopping, and the concept of need versus want. They also look closely at the power of advertising and become more aware of the messages that ads present. After taking...
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Drug and Alcohol Awareness

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the statistics when it comes to teens and drug and alcohol abuse. In groups, they research the side effects of four different drugs. Using the information, they perform a skit, or puppet show to share their data...
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What Are Bullying And Harassment?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the four types of bullying and define harassment. They complete a True/False survey, student notes, and question and answer.
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What Are Bullying and Harassment? Part 2

For Teachers 4th Standards
After reviewing notes from the previous lessons, small groups obtain a scenario card that describes a situation in which bullying is happening. Peers discuss the event and brainstorm two solutions using the STAR method then present their...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

What Are Bullying And Harassment? Part 1

For Teachers 4th Standards
A brief survey begins a lesson that challenges scholars to answer the question, What is bullying? Learners discuss their answers and take notes, paying close attention to the types of bullying and roles people play. Pupils change their...
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Keeping Your Heart in Good Shape: What are the Benefits? - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students name the main parts of the heart and what events occur there. They write a reaction that contains complete sentences, and uses proper spelling and grammar, after viewing a video. Students define the following terms: contraction,...
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Dealing with Peer Influence: What Are Bullying and Harassment? Lesson 1 of 2

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review definitions of bullying and harassment, respond to real-life bullying scenario from news, television, or movie, brainstorm possible solutions and consequences for negative behavior, and discuss how their peers...