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.
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... |
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Extension Activities Germs! Germs! Germs! Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K Extension activity for Germs! Germs! Germs! by Bobbi Katz. |
All About Apples ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K Cook with apples, "hot-potato-style" activities, and other ideas for fun (and delicious!) apple-oriented learnings. |
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 Unit Plans, Book Resources Nutrition and MeGrades: PreK–K An activity that introduces students to the food pyramid, food groups, and the relationship between nutrition and a healthy body |
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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. |
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... |
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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... |
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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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... |
Lesson Plans Nutrition ResourcesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Health and nutrition books and Web sites |
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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. |
