In this lesson students will learn about the dangers of using methamphetamines on the body.
Students will explain the importance of dairy products.
Students will analyze their own body image and what they would like to change. They will also examine the link between smoking and body image.
Students will be able to identify foods, recognize where they belong, and explain why our bodies need foods from each food group.
This is a supplemental article to be used with the HIV and AIDS lesson. The article discusses how HIV is contracted, and ways to teach teens to protect themselves from the disease.
Students have the opportunity to learn more about the mouth and teeth through this is an interactive.
Students will learn about their sense of taste and taking care of their teeth. You use them every day, so taking care of your mouth and teeth is an important part of overall health. How kids clean their teeth now will affect their dental health throughout their lives.
Students learn information to help deal with school anxiety.
Students will identify the cause and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), explain how the immune system works and its relationship to autoimmune diseases such as MS, and apply the reading skill of context clues to understanding an article about a medical advance in combating a dreaded disease.
In this lesson, students learn about the nutritional needs of our bones and muscles, and how to make healthy food choices, especially in terms of getting enough calcium.
In this lesson students will learn about ways to relax and relieve stress.
In this lesson, students relate emotions to a variety of fire situations by gluing drawings that represent specific emotions on fire related pictures. Through group discussion, students identify safe and dangerous fire situations. Finally, students use drawings to identify responsible adults to talk to if they feel scared or recognize a dangerous fire condition.
This is a supplemental set of scenarios that should be used in conjunction with the Grief and Loss lesson plan activities.
In this lesson, students will explore what qualities make a good friend and become aware of positive and inappropriate behaviors. For this lesson, you will need the book Tacky the Penguin, by Helen Leste.
Students will understand community involvement and empathy toward others in need.
This resource highlights how a variety of healthy foods from each MyPlate food group are included as a part of a school lunch.
In this lesson students will utilize the MyPlate food guide to gain updated nutritional information, examine meal menu, and make changes to increase nutritional value.
This article describes substances that are included in the Oils group. Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature, like the vegetable oils used in cooking. Oils come from many different plants and from fish. Oils are NOT a food group, but they provide essential nutrients. Therefore, oils are included in USDA food patterns.
Students will identify grains and whole grain foods and analyze their diet to see if they are consuming the recommended amounts of grains and whole grains daily.
This resource provides information to help students and parents eat healthy and stay active at home.