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Grade 9 - Personal Development (Healthy Living)
Ninth graders analyze lifestyle factors that affect health and demonstrate an awareness of key lifestyle practices associated with prevention of disease.
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Pecans - Healthful Living Lesson Plan 2
Students discuss harvesting pecans. In this healthy habit lesson, students look at ways to pick pecans from the ground without causing back strain. They invent devices to harvest agricultural products.
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Caring for Your Body
In this healthy body worksheet, students circle the correct answer for the questions about taking care of a human body. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Do You Smoke Like a Chimney?
For this smoking worksheet, students review facts about smoking and the hazards of smoking by answering the 10 questions related to smoking.
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Calories
Students explore calories. In this lesson plan about calories, students practice counting and recording calories. Students use a sample Calorie Calculation Chart to record how many calories consumed in one day. Students do an experiment...
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Good Habits
In this word search worksheet, students use the given clues to help them complete the word search about healthy habits and hygiene.
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Good Habits Matching
For this healthy habits worksheet, students read the first column and match them to the second column to detail several healthy habits.
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Physical Fitness
Students compare sedentary lifestyles to active lifestyles. In this health lesson, students discuss the implications of different kinds of lifestyles, complete a worksheet, then participate in a physical activity.
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Keeping Kids Active
Students discover the benefits of an active lifestyle and ways to keep healthy in order to gain understanding of the importance of a physical activity. In this health lesson, students talk with their peers about types of activities that...
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4-H Performing Arts/Recreation Activity Page
Physical exercise is the focus in this 4-H experience. Students engage in a series of activities involving taking a hike.
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Graphing a Healthy Lifestyle
Fifth graders record the amount of time they spend sleeping, attending school, watching T.V., exercising and doing homework. At the end of the week they graph all of their information and discuss how sleep impacts their learning....
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Hall/ Heal Lesson
Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.
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Nutrition and Fast Food: Making Informed Choices
Students identify the components of a balanced diet and their importance to good health. Students research their favorite types of fast food to determine how healthy they really are. Links to websites of popular fast food companies are...
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Diabetes
Students discuss how behavior can affect health. Students assess their awareness level about Type 2 Diabetes and identify what information is needed to understand factors that can cause Type 2 Diabetes.
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Cleanliness
Learners identify ways that staying clean contribute to good health. They perform an experiment involving potatoes and washed and unwashed hands, observing the results. They complete a cleanliness chart, checking off each healthful habit...
Government of Canada
Public Health Agency: Healthy Living
Videos, reports and interactive media help readers learn how to live a more healthy life.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Healthy Me: How Do You Stay Healthy?
Shows the many things that children can do to stay healthy. Book includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care
"Help Ernie keep his dinosaur friends healthy and happy while learning about life science by making sure they are eating the right foods, getting exercise, staying clean, and getting enough rest."
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Health House: Food, Fitness and Fun: 24/7
Engage your students in what it means to live a healthy life. They'll learn how to read food labels and understand basic nutrition. They'll take part in fun active play and learn about exercise benefits. Learn why healthy habits such as...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Virus Information and Prevention
What are viruses and how do they spread? Find resources for students of all ages that explore the nature of viruses, how they are transmitted, and the healthy habits we can all engage in to prevent their spread. From the common cold to...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antilles: Human Body: How Do I Keep Myself Healthy?
Isabella is a diving instructor, but she has a lot of dirty students. Help her keep her students clean and healthy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Girls' Locker Room
A virtual tour of the dangers and risks of infection lurking in a gym locker room. Girls learn about good workout practices that will keep them healthy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Hand Washing Experiment
By conducting two experiments, this lesson will help students discover the importance of thoroughly washing hands and the role that plays as a way to prevent the spread of disease.
Read Works
Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.