Health and Nutrition

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Health and Nutrition

• Jessica Perry

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Analyze Learners

• Focus on 3rd Graders
• Normal classroom setting
• Objective Promote Good Health and Nutrition

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State Objectives

• Health HE 3.1.1 identify and describe the major
  functions of the sensory organs
• Health HE 3.1.2 list ways to prevent the spread
  of germs
• Health HE 3.1.5 describe the food pyramid and
  its personal health, understanding that food
  provides energy and nutrients for growth and
  development
• Health HE 3.1.6 explain the value of different
  kinds of fitness and demonstrate exercises for
  each
• Health HE 3.3.3 describe personal
  responsibility for ones own hygiene
• Health HE 3.4.1 explore from fast food
  restraints for nutritional value

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Media and Materials Used

• Pencils
• Markers
• Scissors
• Glue
• Poster board
• Paper plates
• Paper cups
• Balls
• Popcorn
• Popcorn Popper w/sheet to go over it

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Websites

• http//www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/244.shtml
• http//www.edhelper.com/nutrition.htm
• http//www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/h
  ealth/nutrition/
• http//www.lessonplanspage.com/PE45.htm
• www.kidshealth.org/kid
• www.webquest.org

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Utilize

• Promoting good health
• Disease prevention
• Practice good health behaviors
• Fitness
• Five Senses
• Germs
• Food Guide Pyramid

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Five Senses-Day 1

• Introduce Five Senses
• Read the book See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell
• Activity with popcorn to use their sense of smell
• Worksheets and puzzles to further of discussion

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Germs-Day 2

• Discuss everyday contact with germs
• Go over germ related illnesses
• Handout of illustrations of germs and tips of
  good hygiene and they have a fill in the blank
  worksheet that goes with it

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Food Guide Pyramid-Day 3

• First show them the pyramid
• Energy and nutrients each group provides
• Write down what theyve eaten for the last 3 days
  and see how it corresponds to the food groups
• Get in groups and design a food guide pyramid
  together to help them remember what each are

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Fitness-Day 4

• Types of physical fitness endurance, strength,
  and flexibility
• Go to gym and demonstrate exercises for each and
  play some games for some exercise
• WebQuest for an activity in groups-they are camp
  counselors and have to develop a healthy menu and
  exercise program with the facts they have learned
  from the past two days

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Personal Hygiene-Day 5

• Discuss what personal hygiene is and why it is
  important
• List things they do on everyday basis to keep
  themselves clean and maintain good hygiene
• Handout on good hygiene to see if they are doing
  what they should be doing
• I have a couple handouts to give them discussing
  good hygiene to further their knowledge

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Nutrition Facts-Day 6

• Menus and nutrition facts from fast food
  restaurants
• Discuss whats healthy and unhealthy on these
  menus that shouldnt be eaten on an everyday
  basis
• Bring fruit and vegetables and other healthy
  snacks for them to eat

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Overview of the Unit-Day 7

• Get on the internet on Kidshealth.org and look
  for specific things talked about during the week
• Pick activities and games on these topics
• Get in groups and talk about what they liked and
  disliked about the unit
• Each student get up and tell what they thought
  was most important from the unit and why
• Finally, I will give them a test on the unit

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Require Learner Participation

• By using fun activities to keep them interested,
  I think it will help them learn
• Use challenging handouts
• Group activities for them to get other students
  feedback
• Test on material

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Evaluate and Revise

• Students understanding all the concepts from each
  lesson
• Handouts
• Class Participation
• Group work and projects
• Internet activities

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