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My Life—My Health Lesson PlanMy Life—My Health Lesson Plan
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Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
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6th - 8th
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My Life—My Health

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This My Life—My Health lesson plan also includes:
  • My Life, My Plan Booklet
  • Handy Guide to Serving Sizes
  • Size Up Your Food Portions
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Teenagers are not too young to incorporate healthy habits into their lives! A detailed lesson plan helps them set goals for nutritional meals, quality sleep, and scheduled physical activity.

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Concepts

Nutrition, healthy eating, healthy habits, food groups, goal setting, sleep

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members create posters with tips for eating healthy to display around campus
  • Encourage individuals to bring in recipes for meals that are low in fat and high in protein

Classroom Considerations

  • References the Canadian food guide, but resource is versatile for classrooms in any country
  • Requires use of the attached student booklet
  • Assumes that learners can differentiate between light, moderate, and vigorous exercise

Pros

  • Provides a sample plan with examples
  • Addresses a variety of areas on which learners can focus

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  • None

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