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A Healthy Diet is a Balancing Act
It's important to teach kids how to have a balanced diet. They are provided with six different meals, they fill in the blanks to complete each one to make it balanced. The answers could be anything and the meals offered don't seem very...
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Your Energy Balance Goal!
This is the culminating activity for a unit on energy balance for 3rd-5th graders created by Together Counts. Young learners make a plan to balance their energy in and their energy out for one month. They use the SMART steps in creating...
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The Foods We Eat: Towards a Balanced Diet
Learners list at least 10 different food items grown/produced in their community, identify what each food item contains and make a list of different food items which constitute a balanced diet. They bring in food samples and write food...
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What's the Shape of Your Diet?
Fifth graders explore the food pyramid. In this food pyramid activity, 5th graders investigate a proper balanced diet and compare their daily diet with recommendations from the food pyramid. Students create a visual representation of...
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Your Energy Balance Goal!
This is the last lesson plan in the series put out by Together Counts on health. This activity has youngsters setting goals to keep their energy balanced by making excellent eating and activity choices. They may need a little help making...
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Healthy Diet
Third graders recognize what constitutes a healthy diet and explore if their diet is healthy. In this healthy diet lesson, 3rd graders listen read books and explore the food pyramid to find a balanced diet. Students compare their diet...
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Eating Under the Rainbow
Students investigate the lure of snack-food advertisements to explain how snacks can fit into a healthy diet.
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A Balanced Diet
Students determine which healthy foods comprise a well balanced meal. Using a checklist, students classify foods as healthy or unhealthy. This instructional activity is intended for students acquiring English.
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Does Your Diet Stack Up?
Third graders explore nutritional variety. In this nutritional variety activity, 3rd graders explore the many options for a healthy and well balanced diet. Students explore the food pyramid with nutritional guidelines from other countries.
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Health, Health, Hurrah!
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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Mystery "F & V's"
Second graders explore a balanced diet. In this balanced diet lesson, 2nd graders investigate the effect and importance of a balanced diet.
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À Votre Sant?: A French-Language Unit on Nutrition
Students discover the basic nutritional information for different foods. In this nutrition lesson plan students classify items, identify what a balanced diet is and determine what recipes are healthy.
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Nutrition
Seventh graders investigate nutrition and nutrients. In this nutrition or diet lesson, groups of students create a poster, commercial, or skit about a nutriet which will be presented or performed to the rest of the class after...
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Good Health
Students complete a unit with cross-curricular activities to learn about a healthy body and maintaining their health. In this health instructional activity, students complete 8 lessons to learn about good health, a healthy diet, healthy...
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The ABC's of Breakfast
Students identify the food group of various culturally diverse breakfast foods and discuss the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast every morning. They then try different foods that begin with the letter A, B and C and...
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It's My Body
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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Steps to a Healthier You
Students explore the food pyramid. In this dietary health lesson, students examine the food pyramid on the MyPyramid.gov website and discuss healthy eating strategies. There are various links to websites in this lesson.
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What Can I Do?
Young scholars explore ways to handle conflict. In this mental health lesson, students investigate ways to tell others how they feel and discover that identifying their emotions can help them resolve conflict.
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Obesity
Class members participate in a discussion, read a newspaper article, and participate in activities meant to open their eyes to the problem of obesity in the US. There are resource links, electronic worksheets, and teacher's notes to help...
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The Pyramid of Power
Students explore the food pyramid, nutrition, and how to plan a balanced diet. This fun lesson is well-planned and a great introduction to the food pyramid!
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Mmmmm, I'm Good! But Am I Good For You?
Students explore the nutritional value of the potato, its role in the food pyramid, and how it can be a part of a balanced diet. In this potato nutrition instructional activity, students read about the nutritional value of potatoes....
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Health
Students comprehend that a balanced diet help them to stay healthy. They discuss the importance of exercise to stay healthy. Students identify healthy and unhealthy lifestyle choices.
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4-4-3-2 Food Counts
Students investigate the quantities of those foods they must eat each day in order to have a balanced diet. They determine the quantities from each food group they need to eat for a balanced diet.
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Build a Burger
Second graders describe a balanced diet. In this nutrition and health instructional activity, 2nd graders use a hamburger to exemplify the different food groups necessary for a blanaced diet. Students use the food pyramid as a resource.