Students focus on developing emotional maturity that aid them in making intelligent and appropriate decisions regarding their own sexual behavior.

Fourth graders identify a problem and write a persuasive essay, to the appropriate audience, to correct the problem.

Fourth graders graph their estimations of caloric intake and caloric expenditures.

Students earn class points for exhibiting good behavior.

Learners work together to solve a jigsaw puzzle.

Students claim a hand when they are recognized for "Hot Hand Behavior" by writing their name anywhere on a blank hand.

Twelfth graders investigate how to develop a simple food budget for two using newpaper ads, the basic four food groups, and calorie counts.

Students use a Venn diagram to differentiate between traits of low self-esteem and high self-esteem. They use a continuum to decide where their self-esteem is on a daily basis noting changes.

Students identify positive and negative ways of dealing with stress. The lesson helps each child recognize how stress affects his or her feelings.

Young scholars determine the nutritional values of fast foods. Then they make comparisons of their results and present their findings to the class. They compare the nutritional values of fast foods based on information provided on menus.

Second graders list the six food groups of the food pyramid and give an example for each. They discuss each food group and determine which food goes in each group. They examine the suggested daily servings for each food group and view a...

Students simulate Lesotho village water committees that plan, design, and build a water supply system. The student committees present their plans to the village to persuade them that their plan will increase the availability of water to...

Learners read the story by Tandy Braid to explain the concepts of tattling and reporting, then discussing the difference between them. They play a game to determine if something is a tattle or report.

Pupils determine if something is a tattle or report.

Students record their blood types on a class graph and calculate the potential number of blood donors for each group.

High schoolers get an overview of the importance of food safety and become familiar with common foodborne pathogens.

Students explore the food pyramid, nutrition, and how to plan a balanced diet. This fun lesson is well-planned and a great introduction to the food pyramid!

Fifth graders construct a winter emergency kit for their parents' car and list five things to do or not to do when stranded in a car during the winter.

Students use Internet web sites to discover how physically fit they truly are. Each group must use three web sites to answer questions and make an assessment of the person they have. Each group report back to the class what they have...

Students explore their five senses using Ken Baker's "Brave Little Monster" as a springboard.

Students read and interpret nutrition fact labels ("food labels") from food products, a task that involves the use of various mathematics skills (e.g., number concepts and number sense).

Tenth graders demonstrate an understanding of the food groups by categorizing foods in the proper area. Given the six food groups in the food pyramid each student is given twenty pictures of foods and asked to place them under the...

Learners play a game to learn or reinforce prior learning of the food groups within the food guide pryamid.

Students participate in physical education activities in stations. They practice line jumps, squats, jumping jacks, running, and ball rolling.