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Food Pyramid
First graders examine the different levels of the food pyramid and plan a healthy meal. They discuss the food pyramid and read about nutrition using a variety of resources. Using Kidspiration computer software, they plan a...
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Why Is a Low-Saturated Fat Diet a More Healthful Diet?
Learners analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.
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Vegetable and Fruit Funny Face
Student creates a snack using peanut butter and crackers to make a funny face and discovers how different fruits and vegetables could be used to make a funny face in addition. They conclude that wise food choices are important and that...
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Dietary Guidelines/Food Pyramid Test
Students list the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. They teat their knowledge of the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. They evaluate the servings, serving sizes, and food sources...
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Health and Nutrition
Fifth graders explore nutrition and health ideas to maintain their energy. In this energy lesson, 5th graders read information about ways to keep their energy boosted. Students keep a diary of what they each and create a chart for the...
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What's On Your Plate?
Students keep running record of the activities they engage in and the food they eat. In this lesson on healthy living, students discuss the dangers of anorexia and bulimia, record their activity level and food consumption over the course...
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Module 3: "You Have the Power!"
Students explore how to maintain a healthy mouth and how to keep teeth clean. They become aware that brushing with fluoride toothpaste is helpful if done on a daily basis, flossing is important, and eating and drinking nutritious foods...
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Suicide Prevention - Finding the Words
Acknowledge, Care, Tell! Freshmen learn how to ACT to help a friend demonstrating warning signs for depression and suicide in a carefully scaffolded, scripted lesson. Scholars also learn positive coping skills, information about support...
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Final Project: Food and Nutrition Class
High schoolers plan appropriate diets for themselves and others using the USDA Dietary Guidelines. They indicate their average cost of food at home on a thrifty plan and prepare a one-week menu plan including breakfast, lunch, dinner,...
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Elementary School Health and Wellness Fair
This is a nice idea for high school students to organize and present a Health and Wellness Fair at a local elementary school. It looks like it would take a lot of organization, but would certainly build community relationships. There are...
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing
Kids explore food choices, nutrition, and agriculture through a variety of sources and activities. They research unknown words on food labels, test the salt content in canned vs non-canned foods, and discuss processed foods. The lesson...
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Molecular Structure of Fat
Bad fat, good fat, trans fat, food fat—are all fats created equal? Get to the bottom of the types of fat with a well-crafted presentation. The resource covers adipose tissue, lipids, trans fats, and many other substances that fall under...
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Food Allergies: Grades 6-8
Over two lessons, scholars use articles and discussions to define what a food allergy is and identify the most common food allergens. Small groups prepare a skit showcasing how the body exhibits an allergic reaction. Learners examine...
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Food Safety: Grades 6-8
The flu or food poisoning? Middle schoolers learn how to safely prepare, cook, clean up, and store food with a lesson plan that has them first read articles about food safety. Partners create a video that shows them modeling these steps...
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Mental Health/Social Emotional Skills
Looking for social-emotional resources? Check out this seven-page packet that includes activity and lesson ideas, as well as links to information resources that support the social and emotional development of tenth graders.
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Nutrition Unit
Students complete a number of activities to learn about food and nutrition. They listen to stories, make a collage, play food bingo, and examine the food pyramid as they investigate healthy eating choices.
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Breakfast Boosts Brainpower
Students examine the importance of eating a balanced breakfast. In this healthy eating lesson students identify examples of a healthy breakfast and compare the characteristics of people who do or do not eat breakfast.
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Food, Meals, and Cooking
Students examine the eating habits of people in other countries and learn new vocabulary. They also practice using nouns and the passive voice.
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Early Childhood Nutrition
Students complete activities that focus on food and nutrition. In this food lesson plan, students sort foods into healthy and not healthy, categorize them into ground and tree sorts, draw their favorite foods, make abc books of food, and...
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Quest for the Broken Heart
Young scholars examine the ways to keep their heart healthy. After making a huge model of the heart, they put their own message to share with others about their hearts. To end the lesson, they write clues for their classmates to find the...
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WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?
Learners examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating. In this food pyramid instructional activity students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more...
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Fatty Food
Students explore nutrition by participating in a balanced diet activity. In this eating habits lesson, students analyze their own diets and discuss the foods they have eaten that day. Students utilize grocery bags, scissors, Ziploc bags...
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Mmmm, Mmmm ... and Good
Young scholars consider their own diets and examine an op-ed article about organically produced foods. They research alternatives to various foods for the creation of a supermarket and reflect on their own diets after keeping a food...
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing
Sixth graders explore food processing. For this food processing lesson, 6th graders investigate the effects of processing foods on the food's nutritional value. Students examine a variety of healthy snack options.
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