Teaching Themes
Health and Nutrition: Everything You Need
Teach students about the importance of nutrition, fitness, and other healthy habits using these thematic units and resources.
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Eat Healthy, Play Healthy
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative focuses on "food deserts", communities that don't have adequate grocery stores
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Discovering Healthy Eating
Grades: Early Childhood, PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Teach students about the importance and benefits of a balanced nutritious diet using these thematic units and resources.
Health and Nutrition Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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Eat Right Student ActivityGrades: Post this checklist on the fridge to remind everyone in the family to make smart food and fitness choices throughout the day, every day. |
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Book Resources, Books Chemical ChaosGrades: 3–5 For the reader burning to find out why glass eyes aren't really made of glass, what would make the worst stink bomb ever, or how to make... |
Extension Activities Germs! Germs! Germs! Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K Extension activity for Germs! Germs! Germs! by Bobbi Katz. |
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Lesson Plans Nutrition ResourcesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Health and nutrition books and Web sites |
Articles, Online Learning Activities Fitness and NutritionGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 This content resource helps teachers locate online resources on fitness and nutrition. Web links to fitness and nutrition topics, facts on fitness... |
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Lesson Plans, Book Resources Books and Resources for Teaching NutritionGrades: 1–2 Teacher created book list includes tips for classroom use. |
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities, Computer Lab Activities Let's Eat!Grades: 1–2 Provides a lesson in healthy nutrition covering the food groups and incorporating a food pyramid game. |
Focus On Fitness: Q&A with Dr. RennaGrades: PreK–K Renna offers nutritional advice on giving the right amount of food portions for kids, differentiating the amount of servings per day for various... |
Articles Focus On Fitness: Q & A With Dr. LudwigGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K, 1–2 Ludwig discusses how to teach children for them to have a healthy eating habit. Among others, he stresses that early childhood is the ideal time... |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities Vegetable Faces: A Giuseppe Arcimboldo Portrait StudyGrades: PreK–K Create portraits from vegetables in the same manner as the famous Italian master, while learning how to identify different foods. |
 Activities and Games, Lesson Plans, Book Resources Vegetable Soup: A Reverse RecipeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Make a recipe with your entire class to help your students identify a variety of vegetables. |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities In My Garden Sing AlongGrades: PreK–K Sing a song about vegetables to learn what grows in a garden. |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources What Makes a Healthy Heart?Grades: 1–2, 3–5 These class activities introduce students to the power of their heart and provide an opportunity to talk about maintaining good health. |
Focus On Fitness: Q & A With Carrie Myers SmithGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Carrie M Smith explains how to bring kids'fitness routines indoors during the winter. Includes exercise ideas and nutrition tips. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Activity Plan 5-6: Who Keeps Us Healthy?Grades: PreK–K Children will learn about a variety of professionals who keep us healthy in this ready-to-use teaching idea for five- and six-year olds. Activity... |
All About Apples ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K Whip up these no-bake apple cookies, or play a game of "Hot Apple." |
 Activities and Games, Articles Healthy Heart WeekGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Reinvent Valentine's Day into a wholesome and nutritious week of healthy learning. |
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Articles, Lesson Plans Health Care Questions: Be Informed, Speak Up, Act Lesson Plan (Grades 912)Grades: 9–12 Class discussion questions about how Americans can access quality health care. Examines whether the primary responsibility for individual health... |
Discussion Guides Health Care Questions: Be Informed, Speak Up, Act Lesson Plan (Grades 68)Grades: 6–8 Presents arguments and poses questions about how to make the highest quality healthcare available to all U.S. citizens. Use these questions for... |
