It's funny to see in the shop what sells better than other things. Health resources, that's what my teacher peeps are needing right now. I'm guessing they're in the same boat I'm in these days- non-existent or extremely outdated provided health curriculum. That's why I created these resources for my 3rd graders. This is what my third-grade team uses for our whole first quarter health curriculum.
Food Plate Informational Article, Meal Planning, Food Tracking Health Activity
Before, during, or after health lessons on keeping your body physically healthy, read about the benefits of eating healthy food and using the US Department of Agriculture's MyPlate. Use the provided note-taking paper to organize information from the included article. There are two choices of articles, depending on the level of your readers. Students can use the information from the text to plan a healthy meal as well. Cumulate the activity with tracking your eating for a day or more. Two different tracking pages are included for your selection as well.
Contents:
Page 2 Teachers’ Notes
Page 3 Shorter, easier to read article
Page 4-5 Longer, more detailed passage (best for note-taking page)
Page 6 Note-taking Graphic Organizer
Page 7 Plan a Healthy Meal Activity
Page 8 Meal Tracking Sheet- option 1
Page 9 Meal Tracking Sheet- more detailed option
Cereal Nutrition to Compare the Nutritional Facts of Cereals
Students will read the nutritional labels on boxes of cereal and record and compare the nutritional value of various types of cereals. This activity leads to interesting discoveries about nutritional facts, added vitamins, and if what appears to be healthy actually more healthy.
Contents:
Page 2 Teachers’ Notes/Directions
Page 3 Recording Sheet with 2 columns
Page 4 Recording Sheet with 3 columns
Compare Nutrition and Sugar Content of Popular Drinks
Contents:
Page 1-3 Teaching notes and conversion information
Page 4 Single-sided follow-along activity page
Page 5 Double-sided activity page- allows for more drink choices and more written responses.
Fire Safety Informational Article and Fire Safety Plan Activity
After studying fire safety from either reading the included text piece (choice of two reading levels) or using your school provided curriculum, students can create their own fire safety plan for their own home. If using the included text, the ‘taking notes’ foldable can be assembled and used to sort information from the article.
Contents:
Page 2 Teachers’ Notes
Page 3 Fire Safety Article -lower reading level option
Page 4-5 Fire Safety Article- longer, higher-level option
Page 6-7 Note Taking Foldable and Directions
Page 8 Fire Safety Plan Project and Rubric
The Benefits of Sleep For Health Informational Text and Activity
Contents:
Page 2 Teacher’s Notes and Directions
Page 3 Article about Benefits of Sleep
Page 4 Note Taking Page
Page 5 Main Idea Graphic Organizer
Page 6 Sleep Tracking Sheet
Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases Informational Text and Activity
After reading about communicable and non-communicable diseases in, either in your health curriculum and/or using the provided informational text, students visit patient charts as ‘doctors’ making diagnosis. Students refer to their reading and record their findings on their doctor notes page. I say this several times during the year, but this is one of my favorite activities we do!
Contents:
Page 1-2 Teacher Notes, Answer Key
Page 3 Informational Text For Students
Page 4 Doctor Name Badges
Page 5 Recording Sheet
Page 7-9 Patient Charts
Understanding Your Feelings and Emotions Health Lesson
This health lesson includes a full-page article about emotions, feelings, body language,
and self-control for students to read and evaluate for main idea and detail, or use for note-taking practice. There are pieces for two different hands-on activities to reinforce the ideas of body language and facial expressions being indicators to someone's emotions. Included are a journaling writing activity sheet and a fun doodling activity.
and self-control for students to read and evaluate for main idea and detail, or use for note-taking practice. There are pieces for two different hands-on activities to reinforce the ideas of body language and facial expressions being indicators to someone's emotions. Included are a journaling writing activity sheet and a fun doodling activity.
Contents:
Page 1 Teachers Notes
Page 2 Feelings and Emotions informational article
Page 3 Note-taking web organizer
Page 4 Main Idea and Detail graphic organizer
Page 5-9 10 photos showing emotions
Page 10 12 emotion cards for playing ‘act it out’
Page 13-14 Finish the Face emotions journaling pages
Page 15 Finish the Face drawing page
Importance of Exercise For Youth Health Reading Article and Hands-On Activities
This health lesson includes a full-page article about exercise (types of exercise, benefits for the body, and safety precautions) for students to read and evaluate in order to summarize or use for note-taking practice. Included are a heart rate observation activity and recording sheet and an activity tracking sheet for students to use over several days to track their physical activity.
Contents:
Page 1 Teachers Notes
Page 2 The Importance of Exercise For Your Health article
Page 3 Note-taking web organizer
Page 4 Summarizing Sheet- graphic organizer
Page 5 Aerobic exercise observation activity and recording sheet
Page 6 Activity tracker sheet
Pathogens and the Body
Students will research the ways that pathogens enter the human body and how the body protects itself. Students are asked to help research for the creation of an app. They will complete research using the provided articles, present their research to the class, create an "app" icon and add to the "app" map.
*Students are NOT using technology for this activity and NOT actually creating an app.
Content:
Page 1 Teacher Directions
Page 2 Pathogens and the body pre-reading page
Page 3-14 Research article and questions on 6 topics
Page 15 Icon design page
Page 16 Body map
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Health Reading and Activities -Nutrition, Fire Safety, Sleep, Diseases, Exercise
(and... Food Plate and Exercise and Pathogens)
