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Food Patterns
In this food worksheet, students answer short answer questions about their food patterns and habits. Students complete 9 questions total.
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Eating Healthy
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Simple Steps to Healthy Living
Young scholars observe a video on eating habits, discuss their own habits, and then create their own food pyramid. In this research lesson students go to a webpage and enter their personal information then they get a food pyramid...
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Healthy Snacks. Healthy Packaging
Fourth graders research how to select the most cost-effective snacks. In this consumer practices lesson plan, 4th graders compare packaging labels and come to conclusions on how cost effective the product is. Students discuss their...
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Safety First - Danger in the Schoolyard?
Students check for safety hazards in the schoolyard. In this safety lesson, students become safety wardens and they check the dangers of the playground. They write six safety rules and display them on the playground.
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Nutrition for Young Children
Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children. In this healthy diet lesson students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets.
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Soup is Good Food!
In this PKU worksheet, students read about different kinds of soups and decide whether or not they are good for you. Students complete 5 word problems and fill out a chart.
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Raising DrugFree Kids:: A Values Approach
Learners describe the components of a drug-prevention program, explain the place of drug-prevention in raising students and in the school curriculum, and design, plan and implement the Drug Free Kids program.
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Being Old
Students examine the characteristics of being a senior citizen in today's society. In groups, they develop a list of stereotypes associated with senior citizens. They use the internet to research their financial situtation, proper...
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Why Size Matters
Learners examine the concept of body image. In this current events lesson, students research selected websites for information about fashion models, plastic surgery, and advertising. Learners share and discuss their findings.
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Invasion of the Germs: We Fight Back!
Students fight off germs. In this technology skills lesson, students create claymation videos with accompanying podcasts that educate others about the H1N1 virus and methods to fight germs.
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What's an Ecotect?
In this future jobs worksheet, students use their creative thinking to select 10 job titles from a list and write a description for each job title. Students discuss as a class what good descriptions are and they discuss life in the future.
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Living Tobacco Free
First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.
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Facing the Day
Pupils utilize magazines to find pictures that display emotional states/moods. Each student creates symbol cards using magazine pictures to help indicate how they are feeling on a given day. Individuals are instructed by the teacher to...
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Mummy Ball
Young scholars practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity. In this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...
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Healthy Foods Help Me Grow
Students reconize how to choose healthy food and about why they need to eat healthy.
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What's the Shape of Your Diet?
Fourth graders discover a healthy diet. In this healthy diet instructional activity, 4th graders compare their typical diet with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.
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Basic Nutrition (Nutri/Food)
Students analyze the nutrition found in a food and compare it to the nutrition found in similar food. They compare the nutrition of different products and complete the student worksheet Pyramid Pizzazz. This can be done at the beginning...
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Nutrition and Body Image
Students study nutrition and how to maintain a healthy diet. In this adolescent nutrition instructional activity students complete several activities that allow them to see different nutrition scenarios.
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"Hector's World": Welcome to the Carnival
Students view a cartoon that introduces the concept of trust. In this trustworthiness lesson, students evaluate behaviors and traits of the characters in "Welcome to the Carnival" and identify who can be trusted. Students complete a...
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Sports and Fitness Festival
Students explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.
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Who Am I as a Career? Who Art Thou?
Seventh graders explore career options and goals. In this career lesson, 7th graders study occupation cards and find a career path they are interested in. Students work in groups to to sort occupation cards with a career path poster....
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Better Weight
Students investigate a Biblical based weight loss program which asks them to read, take on-line quizzes and tests, assess their level of physical activity, explore nutrition and food guidelines and determine whether weight loss would be...
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Family Life Cycle
Learners review the food groups and their placement on the food pyramid. Using the internet, they research the nutritional guidelines for different age groups and compare them. To end the lesson, they identify reasons for choosing the...