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Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans about Nutrition and Physical Activity

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All Grades

Washington State Dairy Council - Nutrition Education Materials Catalog
Resources for classroom education and school food service. Includes Spanish language materials. Washington State residents can qualify for $20 of free materials annually. | Resources linked to Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR)

Elementary Grade-Level

USDA Team Nutrition Best Practices - Washington State (PDF)
See objective one for results of a review of six elementary grade-level educational curricula and materials that identifies how each supports the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). | Table of EALR Alignments (PDF)

Food $ense - WSU Kitsap County Extension
Lesson plans that combine nutrition education with hands on activities. Lessons integrate health, fitness, math, science, language arts and other EALRs.

Food $ense CHANGE - Cultivating Health and Nutrition through Gardening Education
CHANGE integrates nutrition education with reading, writing, math and science studies, while providing hands-on learning in cooking and gardening for elementary aged children.

Resources to Improve Schools - Nutrition Education
Access for Healthy Kids database with information, resources, and effective programs and activities.

MyPyramid for Kids
USDA MyPyramid adapted for kids with supporting educational materials (for grades 1-6); for teachers and parents; includes classroom lessons/activities, posters, tips for families, and interactive computer game.

Secondary Grade-Level

Healthy K.I.D.S.
Middle school health education program focusing on exercise and nutrition. Provides children and the adults in their lives with simple and culturally appropriate tools to make positive lifestyle changes. In English and Spanish.

FUEL™ Educator's Kit
Help teachers and students in grades 5-12 explore childhood obesity in depth, and to help students make changes in their lives and personal health. The series profiles what real kids are doing to address obesity in their own lives. Developed by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation.

Soft Drink Sales at Schools
Lesson plan for health education classes, grades 9-12. Site includes links to various resources, and to discussions of both sides of the soft drink debate. Related to the October 18, 2002 edition of NOW With Bill Moyers, on PBS.

 

 
 
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