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Reading: How to Be Healthy
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about healthy living practices. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about what they have read.
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A State of Obesity
Students compare obesity trends between states. In this health studies instructional activity, students conduct research to compare and contrast obesity trends from state to state. Students view a PowerPoint presentation to...
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Social Security Hits First Wave of Boomers
Students explore the concept of social security. For this social security lesson, students read an article about social security and whether or not it will last. Students discuss ideas on what to do when social security runs out....
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Food Needs, Food Wants
Students explore wants and needs. In this family budgeting lesson, students play the Food Money game to help them distinguish between food wants and needs. Students discuss their impressions of the game and food budgets.
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Making a Grocery List
Student examine the benefits of making grocery lists. In this family budgeting lesson, young scholars participate in an activity that requires them to create grocery lists for selected meals that families may share.
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Food Shopping Tips
Twelfth graders explore different ways of shopping to try to save money. In this economics lesson, 12th graders participate in a game that explains various shopping tips. Students generate other shopping tips as a group to...
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Eating Away from Home
Students consider the implications of eating out. In this family budgeting lesson, students determine how to make better meal-budgeting choices as they play a game called "Let's Eat Out".
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Diet, Exercise and AIDS
Young scholars research AIDS and the role of diet and exercise with the disease. In this AIDS lesson, students listen to a mini lecture about the diet and exercise needs of people who have AIDS. Young scholars learn about alternative...
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Apples
Second graders complete many cross categorical activities about apples. In this apples lesson plan, 2nd graders cook with apples, make a mobile, finger-paint, write a story about apples, and more. Students read poetry and complete math...
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Comparing the Food Choices and Body Image of 15-Year-Olds Around the World
Students interpret data regarding food choices and the perceived body image of youth in the world. In this personal health lesson, students compare food consumption patterns in Canada with other countries. Students also compare lifestyle...
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Food: Early American Food Cycles Web Quest
Students complete a Web Quest on ways that Native Americans hunted for, harvested, stored, and prepared food and what types of natural foods were eaten. For this early American food cycles lesson, students discover many of the ways...
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Crops of Saskatchewan
Students research one of the commercial crops grown in Saskatchewan. In this agriculture lesson, students discover locations, characteristics, common problems, and biotechnological developments related to the crops of Saskatchewan.
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Teaching From the Kitchen!
Fourth graders examine healthy food choices. In this health lesson plan, 4th graders create a lunch that includes one serving from each food group and create a poster about a food group. Students participate in a variety of games in...
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Favorite Foods
Students explore human health by reading agricultural books. In this dietary habit activity, students discuss the foods we eat everyday and read two books about our human diets. Students identify the uses our body has for food and...
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Pre-K Appetizer
Students explore health by identifying positive eating habits. In this dietary lesson, students read several books about eating well and making wise food decisions. Students view the food pyramid on the USDA website and discuss the...
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Animals and Environments
Students listen to stories and identify animals and their young. In this animals lesson, students view videos about farm animals and create illustrations to show how animal babies change over time. Students discuss...
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Exploring Texture In the Garden
Students explore the garden environment. In this garden environment lesson, students investigate the needs and parts of a plant. Students discover the differences between fruits and vegetables while creating their own garden.
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Four Seasons
Students investigate the four seasons in a year. In this seasons lesson, students explore the weather during each season. Students illustrate each season with pictures.
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What's Your Favorite Season?
Students explore earth science by creating illustrations in class. In this four seasons lesson, students identify the four different types of weather that take place during the year and read the books Harvest Year and Snow Comes to the...
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Who's Who?
Students explore biology by identifying animals and their environments. In this animal characteristic instructional activity, students read assigned text about farm animals, how they are raised, and what they are used for in our society....
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Favorite Foods
First graders explore healthy eating habits by reading assigned text in class. In this food choice lesson, 1st graders discuss their own favorite foods and identify the healthier choices they could eat to make them feel better. Students...
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How a Seed Grows and Who Grows It
First graders explore biology by viewing PowerPoint presentations in class. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders identify the life cycle of a plant and how to properly plant a seed outside. Students view a movie about plant life and...
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Little Red Hen
First graders explore biology by identifying plant anatomy in class. In this botany lesson, 1st graders read the book The Little Red Hen and identify the methods used in order to grow successful plants. Students discuss other ways people...
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Where Do Your Veggies Grow?
First graders investigate the origins of vegetables. In this Science lesson, 1st graders identify where fruits and vegetables come from. Students describe how people utilize plants.