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1st Grade Health and Nutrition Worksheets

21 1st grade health and nutrition worksheets. Teacher favorites: Body Parts Worksheet and Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Classifying Food Worksheet. How teachers use these

1st Grade Health and Nutrition Worksheets

21 1st grade health and nutrition worksheets. Teacher favorites: Body Parts Worksheet and Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Classifying Food Worksheet. How teachers use these

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Worksheet1st GradeBody Parts Worksheet

This Body Parts Worksheet helps 1st Grade students name the nose, hand, ear, mouth, foot, and eye with a picture word bank, then show what each part does. Answer key included.

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Worksheet1st GradeBreakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Classifying Food Worksheet

This Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner Classifying Food Worksheet has 1st Grade students sort nine familiar foods into three meal columns. Answer key included, so sorting practice checks itself in minutes.

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Worksheet1st GradeMy Plate Sorting Worksheet

Help first grade students sort foods into the five MyPlate food groups with this my plate sorting worksheet. A printable science activity with an answer key that builds healthy-eating skills.

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Worksheet1st GradeTaking Care of Your Teeth Worksheet

This taking care of your teeth worksheet asks 1st grade students to complete five sentences about brushing, flossing, and the dentist using a five-word word box. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet1st GradeLabel Food Names Worksheet

This Label Food Names Worksheet asks 1st graders to study nine food pictures and write each name using the word box. An answer key is included, so checking work takes only seconds.

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Worksheet1st GradeBody Parts Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Students use a word box to complete eight sentences with the body parts fill in the blanks worksheet, then write one of their own. Built for 1st Grade with an answer key included, it makes naming body parts simple.

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Worksheet1st GradePlant Parts We Eat Worksheet

This Plant Parts We Eat Worksheet helps 1st graders match eight foods to the plant part we eat, using a helpful word box. Includes an answer key for easy, no-prep plant science practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeBrushing Your Teeth Sequencing Worksheet

This brushing your teeth sequencing worksheet asks 1st graders to number four pictures and four sentences to rebuild a familiar routine. An answer key is included, so checking sequencing practice takes only a moment.

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Worksheet1st GradeTooth Addition Worksheet

This tooth addition worksheet lets 1st graders solve twelve sums within 20 and circle the right answer on each card. An answer key is included, making fact practice quick and fun.

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Worksheet1st GradeWhich Foods are Healthy Worksheet

A colorful Which Foods are Healthy Worksheet where 1st graders circle nourishing foods like apples, broccoli, and milk among treats such as soda and cake. Answer key included for quick, no-prep nutrition practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeFruit Writing Paper

This fruit writing paper gives 1st graders a cheerful healthy-snack prompt and roomy lines, so young writers can describe a favorite fruit and build stronger sentences.

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Worksheet1st GradeFood Names Worksheet - Word Bank

This food names worksheet asks 1st graders to name nine pictured foods and write each word from a word bank. Answer key included, so it doubles as quick vocabulary and nutrition practice with no prep.

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Worksheet1st GradeDental Hygiene Classroom Poster

The Dental Hygiene Classroom Poster reminds 1st Grade students of four healthy mouth habits, from brushing and flossing to healthy snacks and dentist visits, with a clear picture for every step.

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Worksheet1st GradeCircling Needs Wants Worksheet

This circling needs wants worksheet asks 1st graders to circle every picture that shows a need, then write one need and one want of their own. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet1st GradeDental Hygiene Wordsearch Worksheet

A dental hygiene wordsearch worksheet for 1st grade: find five dental words, then finish four sentences about brushing, flossing, and sugar. Answer key included for quick, no-prep health practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeClean Teeth Wordsearch Worksheet

The Clean Teeth Wordsearch Worksheet gives 1st graders a five-word dental health word search plus four sentences to complete, with an answer key included, so brushing and flossing vocabulary sticks.

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Worksheet1st GradeDrink Water - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This drink water reading comprehension worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a short story about a boy who is thirsty, plus five multiple-choice questions. Answer key included, so healthy habits and comprehension grow together.

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Worksheet1st GradeKeeping Your Teeth Healthy Worksheet

This Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Worksheet has 1st graders judge four everyday pictures and write dental-care words from a word box. Answer key included, so healthy-smile practice takes no prep.

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Worksheet1st GradeMommy Is Always Exercising Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Mommy Is Always Exercising reading comprehension worksheet gives 1st grade readers a warm family story about a mommy who loves to exercise, five bubble questions and an answer key for easy reading practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeClean Teeth Maze Worksheet

The Clean Teeth Maze Worksheet gives 1st graders a single-solution maze to draw a tooth all the way to the toothbrush. An answer key with the solved path is included.

From our teachers' playbook

Crunchy carrots and sparkly smiles

What do 1st graders learn about health and nutrition?

First graders learn that their bodies need good fuel, movement, rest and clean habits to feel their best. They sort foods into groups like fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy, and they build a "plate" with a little of each. They practice the routines that keep germs away: washing hands for about 20 seconds, brushing teeth twice a day, covering a cough. The big click comes when kids connect a choice to a feeling: "I ate breakfast, so I have energy for recess!"

Our favorite ways to teach healthy habits

Six-year-olds remember what they sing, sort and act out. These three moves turn health talk into habits.

Sing the 20 seconds

Kids never know how long to scrub. Play a hand-washing song at the sink and the song becomes the timer. When the chorus ends, the bubbles rinse off. After a week, you'll hear them humming it on their own.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Fill the plate

Draw a big plate on chart paper, split into food groups. Kids cut out pictures from grocery flyers and glue each one in the right spot. Then they plan their own lunch plate and check: "Do I have a fruit? A vegetable?"

Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.

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Picture the steps

Routines are sequences, and pictures make the order stick. Lay out brushing steps out of order and let partners fix them: wet the brush, add a pea of toothpaste, brush every tooth, rinse. Hang the finished strip by the sink at home.

Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).

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Questions parents and teachers ask

What health topics are taught in 1st grade?

First grade health usually covers food groups, hand washing and germs, dental care, exercise, sleep and basic safety. The focus is on everyday habits kids can do themselves.

How do I explain healthy eating to a 6-year-old?

Talk about "everyday foods" and "sometimes foods" instead of good and bad. Fruits, vegetables and whole grains give lasting energy, and treats are fine sometimes. Let kids help build a balanced plate at dinner.

How long should first graders wash their hands?

About 20 seconds with soap, which is roughly two rounds of "Happy Birthday" or one short hand-washing song. Scrubbing between fingers and under nails matters as much as the time.

How can I teach tooth brushing at home?

Brush together, two minutes, twice a day. A song or a sand timer helps, and a picture chart of the steps by the sink builds independence fast.