Healthy Living

Healthy Living
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/health/healthe.html#healthy
Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8

General Topic Sites

KidsHealth.org
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
Many text-based articles with interactive links. Good resource for Junior, intermediate, senior students on many health topics including, feelings, healthy eating, smoking, alcohol, growing up, human body.
Food: Safety, Nutrition, Preparation
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/resources.shtml
Printable posters, food and nutrition facts, cooking tips.

Grade 1

ToxMystery
http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
Investigate things in the house that can be dangerous.

Grade 2

Open Wide and Trek Inside
http://science-education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/oral-health/guide/pdfs/NIH_mouth.pdf
175 pdf unit of study for grades 1 and 2. Contains many lessons and worksheets. Curser through the unit to print selected pages.
Web site where this file sits.
Food Safety Facts
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/foodsafe/facts/Sffacts.htm
Outlines how to serve and store food.
Medicine Cabinet Word Find
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/word_find_2.htm
Print the word find for your students. Click on the words below the puzzle to read explanations.
About your eyes- Teachers' Center
http://www.aoanet.org/teachers-center.html
Explanation about how your eyes work. Activity sheets included.
Good information but may be too advanced for grade 2 students without assistance.

Grade 3

Children and Tobacco

An on-line quiz for students. Explanations are given after each answer.

Grade 4

The Read Deal About Smoking
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt055.shtml
A scavenger hunt where the answers can be found at:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/sgrmenu.htm

Grade 5

Calcium Info
http://www.calciuminfo.com/index.htm
Calcium Facts, Kids Corner, Calcium Calculator.
Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
- My Body
  http://www.kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_LP.html
  Requires shockwave to link to text-based explanations of body parts.
- Dealing with Bullies
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/bullies.html
- Am I Too Fat or Too Thin?
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/fat_thin.html
- Dealing with Anger and Keeping Your Cool
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/anger.html
- Growing Up
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/index.html
Food Finder
http://www.olen.com/food/
Find the calorie and nutrition content of your favourite fast foods.
Nutrition Facts
http://www.nutri-facts.com/
Find the nutrition value of most foods from this database. Body mass, calorie burning, and calorie intake calculators also listed.
Can you sell your cereal?
http://www.innovativeclassroom.com/Lesson_Plans/lessonplans.asp?id=34
Lesson plan where students view cereal commercials (TV and print) and create their own add for their product.

Grade 6

Eating Smart: Rate Your Plate
http://www.shapeup.org/publications/eating.smart/textmenu.htm
Print of record-keeping sheets to assess what you eat. Then refer to the suggested portions to compare your eating habits.
The Food Guide Pyramid
http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm

Grade 8

Food Fact Finder
http://www.phys.com/run/pregnancy/nutritionist/search?searchby=apple+pie
Lists nutrition value of selected foods.
Interactive Healthy Eating Index
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
You can save up to 20 days of your scores on your computer to calculate your Healthy Eating Index. This is an involved calculation - but worth the time to complete.

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