Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 9-12
After gathering information about various eating disorders, high schoolers create a poster or infographic that presents both unhealthy and healthy appearances and eating habits. A second activity asks pupils to craft letters of advice to...
Health Smart Virginia
Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 6-8
Raise awareness of eating disorders with a two-activity lesson with middle schoolers reading articles to gather background information and then create audio messages and advertisements that promote healthy self-esteem and body image.
Curated OER
Health Concerns Lecture
This lesson on health concerns includes a ton of information. There is a PowerPoint presentation that walks through the entire lesson. If you want a quick introduction to these topics then run through this slide presentation quickly, but...
Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 3-5
Explore the idea of self-esteem through different mediums. Research what is needed for increased self-esteem: list three things one might do well in, take a photo of an activity where each student is performing well, and examine how the...
Curated OER
Overcoming Eating Disorders
Students discuss two common eating disorders-obesity and anorexia. They explore the relationship between these eating disorders and body image. Students consider their own body image. They are asked if they can identify any eating...
Curated OER
Dying to be Thin
Learners role-play scenarios in which they encounter a friend or acquaintance who may have an eating disorder and brainstorm ways to help the friend. They create informational brochures with information about eating disorder prevention.
Curated OER
Skinny Models
Students read a newspaper article about a fashion show in Madrid which banned the use of models under a certain weight. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, practice the use of the words 'enough' and 'too many' and...
Curated OER
Through Thick and Thin: Examining the Dynamics of Friendship Relationships
Students read one teen's story of dealing with her best friend's anorexia to explore the dynamics of friendship relationships and the qualities needed to sustain a friendship through challenges.
Curated OER
What's On Your Plate?
Young scholars keep running record of the activities they engage in and the food they eat. In this lesson on healthy living, students discuss the dangers of anorexia and bulimia, record their activity level and food consumption over the...
Curated OER
Lunch Talks Review
In this health worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to health and diet. There are 19 health terms located in the word search.
Curated OER
Anorexia
In this word search worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to anorexia in teens. There are 28 words in the puzzle.
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: What Are Eating Disorders?
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses what eating disorders are. This site in its entirety is directed towards helping teachers identify eating disorders in...
Province of British Columbia
\Mental Health Disorders: Identifying Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details for identifying and referring students who are at-risk for eating disorders. This site in its entirety is...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series containing detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details and tips for teaching students who have an eating disorder. This site in its entirety is directed...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Eating Disorders
An excellent site giving facts about eating disorders, which includes answers to commonly asked questions such as signs, causes, and treatment. A great starting point for the educator wanting to learn more about eating disorders.
Other
Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: What's the Cause
Here are some perspectives from victims as to what could have prevented their eating disorder, as well as some outside influences that may have some impact. This site links back into a lot of other information about eating disorders.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Salud Y Enfermedad
In this unit on health and disease you will learn what the disease may be due to what causes and what alterations occur in our bodies. It contains 18 interactive activities.
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Eating Disorders
Understand the causes, symptoms, and effects of eating disorders. Take an interactive quiz, participate in an online survey, and print a checklist of common symptoms of this teenage health problem.
WebMD
Web Md: Anorexia Nervosa
An overview of anorexia, including causes and risk factors, symptoms, stages of the disease, treatments, and more.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
This site from Family Doctor.org can provide you with a better understanding of these disorders and can help you to identify the effects. The site contains links to similar sites as well.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids and Eating Disorders
Find out about the problem of eating disorders. Is it in to be thin? There's a lot of information here. Be sure to look at the tabs to the left for additional resources.
Other
Bulimia Nervosa
Complete description of bulimia nervosa, including a profile of a typical sufferer and criteria for clinical diagnosis.