Third graders discuss the benefits for maintaining good nutrition and a well balanced diet. They categorize foods into the correct food group, decide if a meal is balanced, and create a full day menu which demonstrates what they have...

Learners discuss healthy eating habits. In this food preferences activity, students read a scenario about teenagers visiting a restaurant.   Learners role play the story and complete a graphic organizer.  

Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports.  In this physical education lesson plan, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station.  Students...

Students create a meal plan for their family. In this adult health science lesson, students discuss the benefits of using a shopping list. They explain how these methods can help them save time and make healthy meals.

Young scholars investigate the five food groups. In this nutrition lesson, students track their food over the weekend, and see if they are eating healthy. Then young scholars get an opportunity to track their eating again to see if it...

Students study the five food groups as an introduction to nutrition. In this nutrition lesson, students learn about which foods belong in each of the five food groups and they determine the need to eat a healthy diet. They keep a journal...

Students study nutrition, healthy choices for food, and ways to prepare food. They review the Food Guide Pyramid and play Nutriend Tic Tac Know to select healthy foods. As a group they make pretzels, Mystery Muffins, soda, and play the...

Learners investigate how food provides energy for the human body. For this physical health lesson, students access online resources to identify how certain foods can affect their health. Learners discuss how many servings of each food...

Students examine how healthy eating contributes to a healthy body and life style. They read nutritional labels on food items. They use the Five Foods Pyramid to evaluate their own eating habits. They plan, design, and create a school...

Students examine the fat content in their diet and how advertising affects their eating habits.  In this nutrition and advertising lesson, students analyze pizza and how to make it healthier.  Students recognize the importance...

Learning about nutrition and how to eat healthy foods is very important for kids these days. Here is a lesson, designed for 4th graders, that teaches these important skills. Pupils plan nutritional meals by using the USDA's Food Guide...

Students identify components of good weight management program, distinguish between fad diet and healthy eating plan, identify resources available for health and weight control information, and develop personalized weight management...

Young scholars examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating.  In this food pyramid lesson students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more nutritiously. 

In this nutrition worksheets, students solve 6 word scrambles, 4 riddles, and complete 2 word puzzles about diet and 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...

Sixth graders investigate the nutritional value of different types of cereal. They take a survey of students that ate breakfast and create a circle graph with the results. Students examine the nutritional information on the sides of the...

After learning why it is important to limit salt, fat, and sugar in their diets, divide your class into pairs or groups to complete this project. Each group will create two charts: unhealthy and healthy foods. They will cut out food...

In this health worksheet, students learn about proper diet and exercise by reading the cartoons and deciphering a secret code about health.

Seventh graders extend their knowledge of calories, proteins, carbohydrate and fats. They discover their body's use of calorie intake, explore diet in relation to excercise and nutrition and determine if their diet and excercise habis...

Third graders recognize what constitutes a healthy diet and explore if their diet is healthy.  In this healthy diet lesson plan, 3rd graders listen read books and explore the food pyramid to find a balanced diet.  Students...

A short, yet very informative, presentation on the basics of healthy eating. Young dieticians view slides which have colorful photos and graphics of foods that are healthy (and not so healthy), along with information on the basic food...

Get things cooking with the first lesson in this series on the science of food. Working in small groups, young scientists make and record observations about different mystery foods. These descriptions are then shared with the class and...

An article relaying vital information about health and nutrition are the backbone of this lesson on eating the right foods. A series of activities are used to help upper graders understand the science supporting our understanding of what...

Healthy eating habits is the focus of this resource. Learners discuss fat and cholesterol, caloric needs, and the importance of exercise. There is a worksheet and a handout of dietary guidelines to supplement the information provided.