Pupils play a tag game while practicing healthy food choices. They must move safely in their own space and tag gently. They also have discussed in class the differnce between healthy foods and taste good foods.

Students, working in groups, role play skits highlighting healthy eating habits and physical activities.

Students research nutrition by examining the food pyramid. In this culinary lesson, students identify the concept of a balanced meal by researching the different groups on a food pyramid. Students utilize the web to play a game titled...

Students examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides which...

Hosting a Healthy Field Day will take a lot of planning and organization, but with a lot of parent participation it can come together very well. The resource describes seven stations of the ten that were presented. Each of these has a...

Students explore healthy eating by defining food vocabulary terms. In this food purchasing lesson plan, students utilize word/picture cards to participate in a food identification activity among their classmates. Students read a list of...

Third graders examine healthy eating habits by identifying the food pyramid.  In this personal health lesson, 3rd graders discuss their own eating habits and how there should be a variety of foods in all diets.  Students...

Students discuss ways to keep healthy, and examine factors that influence health, including media. They then participate in mock public meeting on genetically modified foods in order to explore importance of governmental decisions in...

Students explore food and grocery stores. In this instructional activity on foods, students are introduced to the food pyramid and healthy eating through a variety of center activities. Students have to opportunity to role-play working...

Young scholars explore animal characteristics by participating in a role-play activity. In this food chain lesson, students discuss the order of life and how animals must eat other animals to survive. Young scholars conduct a food chain...

Students investigate healthy eating habits by researching livestock. In this food sustainability lesson, students research the negative impact factory farming has on our environment due to pollution. Students define agricultural...

Two teams—the environmentalists and herons—play four rounds of the game, Oh Heron. Using hand symbols to represent food, shelter, and water, players locate their match to produce more herons while those unmatched decompose. 

High schoolers describe the relationship between exercise and health. They name ways to monitor their health and the equipment used to do so. Students name solutions to common health issues and explain why good nutrition and exercise are...

Second graders explore how to make healthy eating choices. There are goals included for students to meet by the end of fifth grade.

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...

Twelfth graders investigate how to develop a simple food budget for two using newpaper ads, the basic four food groups, and calorie counts.

Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals and budgeting for them. In this nutrition lesson, students complete activities that require them to determine how much it costs to feed children at different ages....

Young scholars investigate healthy snack foods. In this healthy snack foods lesson, students discover what good snacks consist off and how healthy snacking can improve health. They design the perfect snack machine using the associated...

Students discuss peer pressure pertaining to healthy eating decisions.  In this personal health instructional activity, students identify reasons why they make poor eating decisions and how to ignore food temptations.  Students...

Third graders explain the basic healthy eating and physical activity concepts.  In this healthy lifestyles lesson, 3rd graders describe two main components of a healthy lifestyle, demonstrate two different types of physical...

Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. In this food choice instructional activity, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize...

Pupils explore wants and needs. In this family budgeting lesson, students play the Food Money game to help them distinguish between food wants and needs. Pupils discuss their impressions of the game and food budgets.

Young scholars construct a food web to learn how living things in an ecosystem are interconnected. In this food web simulation instructional activity, students will be assigned an animal and the teacher will represent the sun. Young...

Second graders discuss the food pyramid and appropriate choices for each food group. They plan a nutritional meal for a picnic lunch and make a class book. As a culminating event, the class plans and enjoys a picnic.