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Health and Nutrition Resources

111 health and nutrition resources: 73 worksheets, 35 assessments, 19 songs and more. How teachers use these

Health and Nutrition Resources

111 health and nutrition resources: 73 worksheets, 35 assessments, 19 songs and more. How teachers use these

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeReading Food Labels Worksheet

A 5th grade reading food labels worksheet where students study a real Nutrition Facts panel to find serving size, calories, and daily values. Includes a complete answer key for fast, no-prep nutrition practice.

Assessment
Assessment5th GradeTeam Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Team Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a lively non-fiction passage about staying active, plus main-idea, detail, and inference questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

Worksheet
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.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeEating Healthy - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Eating Healthy Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a fun passage about healthy food plus six questions to check understanding. Answer key included—perfect for no-prep reading and nutrition practice at home or school.

Video
VideoPreschoolJumping Jack Song (MP3)

Using this Jumping Jack Song (MP3), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy beat.

Worksheet
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.

Worksheet
Worksheet4th GradeExercising Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This exercising health and fitness reading comprehension worksheet gives 4th graders an illustrated nonfiction passage about exercise plus multiple-choice and written questions. Answer key included for fast, no-prep reading practice at home or in class.

Worksheet
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.

Video
VideoPreschoolJumping Jacks Song (Original Music Video)

Using this Jumping Jacks Song (Original Music Video), your students will be working up a sweat as they do jumping jacks along with the catchy exercise video.

PreschoolFitness Package Download

This Fitness Package Download provides you and your students with all of the Have Fun Teaching Fitness DVDs, CDs, and Reading Comprehension Workbook.

Song
SongPreschoolStretching Song (MP3)

Using this Stretching Song (MP3), your students will cool down and stretch their muscles with perfect form along with the catchy beat.

Activity
ActivityPreschoolDonut Cut Outs

These Donut Cut Outs quickly give you templates that can be easily cut and applied for classroom decoration or student activities

Assessment
Assessment4th GradeGetting Sick Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Getting Sick Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders a non-fiction passage about germs and the immune system, plus main idea, vocabulary, and written-response questions. Answer key included for quick, no-prep practice.

Assessment
Assessment4th GradeFood Groups Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Food Groups Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders an original passage on the five food groups plus main idea, detail, and vocabulary questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep practice.

Assessment
Assessment5th GradeFollow the Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Follow the Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page story about baking, plus questions on main idea, sequence, and cause and effect. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

Assessment
Assessment4th GradeEating Healthy Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Eating Healthy Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders a nonfiction passage about nutrition plus five questions to answer. An answer key is included, making it perfect for no-prep reading and health practice.

Worksheet
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.

Worksheet
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.

From our teachers' playbook

Healthy habits, happy kids

What do kids learn about health and nutrition?

Health and nutrition lessons help kids understand how to take care of their bodies. Younger children learn everyday habits: washing hands, brushing teeth, getting sleep and moving their bodies. They sort foods into groups using MyPlate (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy) and learn why a colorful plate gives the body what it needs. Older students read food labels, learn how the heart and lungs work during exercise, and find out how germs spread. The click moment comes when a child looks at their lunch and says "I have three food groups today!"

Our favorite ways to teach health and nutrition

Healthy habits stick when kids practice them, not just hear about them. These moves make it real.

Sing the habit

Play a handwashing song at the sink so kids scrub for the whole song. It times the 20 seconds for you, and soon kids hum it at home too. A song turns a rule into a routine.

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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Build a MyPlate

Give kids food pictures and a blank plate divided into sections. They sort the foods, then build a lunch that uses every group. Talk about "sometimes foods" without calling any food bad.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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Read a label together

Bring in a cereal box and read the label aloud, thinking through it: "Serving size first, then what's in one serving." Older kids compare two boxes and decide which has more fiber. Real packages beat textbook pictures.

Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

What do kids learn in health and nutrition?

Kids learn healthy habits like handwashing, brushing teeth, sleep and exercise. They also learn food groups with MyPlate, how to make balanced meals, and, in older grades, how to read food labels and how the body works.

What are the five food groups for kids?

The five food groups on MyPlate are fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. A healthy plate includes a variety, with fruits and vegetables filling about half.

How do I teach healthy eating without labeling food as bad?

Talk about "everyday foods" and "sometimes foods" instead of good and bad. Focus on adding colorful foods rather than taking foods away. Kids learn best when meals feel positive.

How long should kids wash their hands?

About 20 seconds, or the length of a short song. Scrubbing the backs of hands, between fingers and under nails matters as much as the time.

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