You Are What You Eat (Primary Grades)

Instill healthy habits in your classroom with a colorful flyer detailing four key areas in which scholars work towards a positive eating lifestyle. 

Give your youngsters a comprehensive introduction to the importance of washing hands and preventing the spread of germs in three activities, which include identifying what germs are, discovering where germs live, and practicing a variety...

Learners must consider what kinds of food a pig, a frog, and a grasshopper would eat out of a list, and choose the correct ones. Then, they list ten things that they eat that keep them healthy. A good worksheet for young learners who are...

Get things cooking with the first instructional activity 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...

Complete a unit on diet and nutrition with young learners. They will explore various websites, create a food pyramid, categorize foods into food groups, list the benefits of various types of foods, evaluate a fast food meal, and identify...

Whether you are teaching kindergarten or middle school, bullying has likely made an appearance in your classroom and/or school. Find lesson plans for your specific age level in this anti-bullying curriculum packet, complete with...

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...

Students make foods out of PLAY-DOH. In this food pyramid lesson, students discuss the food pyramid and use PLAY-DOH to form examples of carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, legumes and nuts.

Students identify healthy food choices from the food groups on the USDA food pyramid. In this  nutrition and  health lesson, students identify and name examples of each food group displayed on the food pyramid. Students cut out healthy...