LESSON PLANS AND
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Visit these sites for specific recommendations on lesson plans for
students. Utilize the materials within your current lesson plans or
make plans to integrate them into your lessons in the upcoming term.
Fun, hands-on,
interactive activities from the Dairy Council's most popular
programs help you teach nutrition from Pre-K through upper elementary
grades.
 Team
Nutrition
One of
the first federal efforts on nutrition and physical activity, this
resource speaks directly to adolescents. The resource contains
materials for health education, home economics, or family living
classes that will help 7th and 8th grade students learn to make
smart choices about eating and physical activity.
Team Nutrition
 The
Power of Choice
The
Power of Choice was developed by HHS Food and Drug
Administration and USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. It is intended
for after-school program leaders working with young adolescents.
The Power of Choice
 fruit &
veggies,
more matters™
Get Kids Involved! Let the Fruit & Veggies Color Champions™
teach your kids about the importance of eating a colorful variety of
fruits and veggies. These colorful friends guide children on fruit
and vegetable exploring adventures that make learning fun. Join the
Champions as their escapades take them through games, coloring,
puzzles, and rhymes.
fruit &
veggies,
more matters™
Join Team Nutrition for lesson plans from Pre-K
through high school.
Becoming a Team Nutrition School will help you focus
attention on the important role nutritious school meals, nutrition
education and a health-promoting school environment play in helping
students learn to enjoy healthy eating and physical activity. It
will provide the framework for team efforts by school nutrition
staff, teachers, parents, the media and other community members.
Join Team Nutrition for Lesson plans from Pre-K through high school
PBS Kids
PBS Kids will motivate elementary students to sing about good
nutrition.
Sesame Street Happy Healthy Songs
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CDC's
School Health Education Resources (SHER)* provides
user-friendly access to the myriad school health
education offerings available from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Included with
the SHER materials are the related
National Health Education Standards
and CDC's
Characteristics of Effective Health Education
Curricula.