Curated OER
Healthy Foods Activity
In this healthy foods worksheet, students color pictures of healthy foods and cross out those of unhealthy foods. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
Curated OER
All-Star Eating Habits
Students participate in a game to identify healthy foods. In this healthy foods instructional activity, students move around the game board going forward on healthy foods and back on junk foods.
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Eric Carle's picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Other
Pbs Ready to Learn: Abcd Eat Right! [Pdf]
Workshop lesson plan to help children understand the importance of healthy eating. Geared to both teachers and parents, this plan provides activities, book titles that are relevant, and charts and pictures to print out.
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 02: Healthy Foods
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Russell Hoban's book, Bread and Jam for Frances. Students will listen to the story and discuss, and after, 2nd graders will place the foods from their favorite...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Green Light Eating
During this healthy foods lesson, students will sort foods into "healthy" and "unhealthy" categories.Students with then keep a food journal and reflect about their food choices.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Fruits
See which of these delicious fruits you like the best. Book includes audio narration in 18 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Let's Make a Snack!
See how to make a snack of celery, peanut butter, and raisins, often called 'ants on a log.' Includes audio narration in 18 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Who Loves Carrots?
A book about carrots. They are good for people and many animals like to eat them too. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Other
Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
US Food and Drug Administration
U.s. Food and Drug Administration: The Food Label
Read about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, through the use of food label, plans to make Americans informed consumers of food. Here, you can learn about the sections of the food label and read definitions of the terms like...
Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture (Samoa) Government
Mesc: Samoa School Net: Nutrients
A 2-part learning module on nutrition. Looks at what kinds of nutrients our bodies needs and what foods to eat to get them. Stresses that the healthiest diet includes mostly plant produce.
Read Works
Read Works: Meet the School Nurse
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the school nurse. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Students Get Healthy!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the need for healthier school lunches and the mandates implemented to ensure that healthier options are provided in schools. This passage reinforces essential reading...
Read Works
Read Works: Food for Thought
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the implementation of healthy lunches at schools. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Choosing Healthy Foods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...
Other
Cspi: Smart Mouth Healthy Eating
CSPI has provided information about maintaining a healthy diet. The site offers healthy food suggestions as well as quizzes to help visitors remember tips. The site also provides visitors with answers to common myths or beliefs about...
Other
Doctors' Medical Library: Anti Aging Medicine Clinic: Carbohydrates in Nutrition
This article describes the role of carbohydrates in the human body. Discusses the two basic forms: complex and simple. Gives examples of each. Defines the function of carbohydrates. Links to related topics are provided.
Curated OER
Kids Health: When Snack Attacks Strike
Use this site to learn what kinds of snacks you should eat when you're hungry in between meals. Read about eating healthy snacks and avoiding junk food. This article is organized into the following sections: "In the Mood for Food," "The...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: The Energy Equation
Play these fun interactive games to learn how food plus sleep plus physical activity equals energy.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Healthy Eating
Provides tips for implementing five of the best strategies to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits in toddlers to teens.
Other
Diet: The Only Real Hope for Arthritis
In addition to discussing the use of a vegan diet to lower the risk of arthritis, this article also talks about diet as a means of preventing other diseases and disorders.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Superhumans and Bionics: A Heart of Titanium
Explore how to keep your heart healthy by exercising regularly, sticking to a low-fat diet and not smoking. Use mathematics to understand nutritional information about various foods.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Smarter Food Processing Techniques
Test your knowledge about the foods you eat by taking a short quiz. Match products to their ingredients, answer questions about nutritional values and compute the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed per year.