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Make Learning Enjoyable with these Health Lessons for Kids

Explore different ways to teach kids health in the classroom or at home, that will keep them engaged and enthusiastic. Our health lesson plans range in topics designed for preschool kids to elementary and middle school students. We’ve designed these health lessons for kids to be time-efficient yet impactful and memorable. Whether you’re a teacher, other type of educator, parent or guardian, our lessons for kids will make learning enjoyable for both you and your students.

In these lessons, kids will learn fun ways to practice mindfulness and balance, how to eat well, ways to be active, or keep clean and hygienic—and without it feeling like another chore. Choose one of our health lesson plans below for a quick and easy learning activity for your child or children.

• 3-14 Years Old
• 3-8 Years Old
• 9-14 Years Old
• Responsible Decision Making
• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management

Exercise and Your Brain

All fats are not created equal, bad breath: what to do about it, backpack safety: that’s a thing, body composition, brain boost, breakfast power, breathe easy: asthma 101, create your own healthful snack, decreasing screen time, drive your bike keys to safe and healthy cycling, eye protection, fast food alert, food allergy awareness, gardening – growing goodness, get out and enjoy nature, get the facts: know your food label, gratefuls and grumbles: helping kids develop an attitude of gratitude, gratitude: overlooked blessings, grocery store virtual tour, guided imagery for younger children, guided imagery: create the state you want, hand-washing: a weapon against germs, healthy heart, how hungry am i, hungry for breakfast, it’s all in the breathing, it’s mealtime relax and enjoy, know what matters to you, learning mindfulness through movement, let’s talk maximizing the benefits of family mealtime, learning to calm fear, listen hear all about the ear, living a healthy life, love your lunch, marketing mania, mental remix, milk matters, more milk, please, smile bright tooth care, the power of meditation, wash hands for health, move it the importance of daily exercise for kids, myplate and yours too, noticing walk and reflection, oversweetened: the truth about sugary drinks, pedometer fitness fun, picky eating, portion distortion, power-up with snacks, quench your thirst the importance of water, safe and fun, in the sun, safe food is good food, self-esteem and body image activities for kids, skin: caring for the largest organ, smart snacking, splash why is it important to bathe, sports drinks and energy drinks, how to stay safe during physical activity, stress busters, stress no body needs it, stretch for your best, super sleep, the concussion conundrum, the dish on gluten, tobacco and e-cigarettes, vegetarian basics, water: making living things grow, what we can do to stress less, having a positive mindset, what’s my portion size.

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Grade 9 to 12 High School Health Lesson Plans

• Debunking the Advertising - Students are bombarded with images of 'perfect' people all the time. This lesson helps them assess what message is being sent when magazines use Photoshop and airbrushing to alter photos.
• Effective Communication - After this lesson, the student will be able to use basic communication skills, speaking, listening, and body language, to promote effective communication.
• Effects of Tobacco Usage - The learning will be able able to demonstrate their knowledge of the effects of the use of tobacco on the human body.
• Evaluate Health Information - Student will use decision-making skills and their knowledge of health information to demonstrate ways to utilize criteria to evaluate health information.
• Health, Your Best Aspect - Educating students on how to treat their mind and bodies to the best of their ability.
• Introduction of the Knee - For the students to know what the bones, ligaments, and tendons, and muscles are that support the knee.
• Introduction to Health Concepts - Students come into contact with the concept of sex everyday and most of the time they are on their own in terms of what they decide to think about what they hear and see.
• My De-Stress Plan - Students lead busy lives and as they reach young adulthood, they get busier. In this lesson, students take time to figure out what helps them relax.
• Stop the Violence - Students will be able to recognize and explain that violence is learned and often carried out through the media.
• Stress Managment - After learning to identify the causes of stress and their reactions to this stress, students will create a stress book.
• What's in There - Healthy eating starts with awareness. In this lesson students learn how to read the ingredient label on foods.
• Working Out - In this lesson students will study the benefits of being physically active. They will explore what that term means to them and find at least three ways they can be active.

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