Eating disorders are always a tricky subject. That’s why Choices teacher-adviser Amy Lauren Smith—a sixth to eighth grade health teacher at the Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China, and the brilliant mind behind
How @teaching_health’s students’ projects landed in front of health execs: https://t.co/AqZHWPnMCp pic.twitter.com/JkYNmAdZUS
— Choices Magazine (@Choices_Mag) June 7, 2016
“My students gained more from this activity than they would from any traditional nutrition lesson I could give them.” Source: How to Get Young Teens Excited About Healthy Eating | Choices
Hey 6th graders! Have you ever heard of something called Superfoods? Well, they’re super awesome, and today you’re going to use your super powers to explore the Internet and find out all that you can about Superfoods. Then you’re going
A group of students in Chicago, Illinois are taking on food provider giant Aramark (you guys remember them from The Great Cafeteria Takeover HBO documentary we watched?) They said they’re tired of being served unappetizing food that isn’t fresh and healthy, and
Hey 8th graders, Now that you’ve done your taste test of the different energy and granola bars, you’re going to analyze the labels to see if the claims match up to the actual facts. Download the following sheet, look at
The nutrition book that every health class needs, via @teaching_health, @michaelpollan https://t.co/HSoKY1PKZy pic.twitter.com/I9O4AAbHp8
— Choices Magazine (@Choices_Mag) November 13, 2015
Hey 7th Graders! Here’s your opportunity to learn about food and dietary guidelines all around the world to help our SAS community come up with food guidelines for our own cafeteria. Here is the link to the most recent Food Based Guidelines around the world.
Hey 6th graders! If you want more resources for learning about nutrition (including fun games!) click on one of the links below. CDC’s BAM!- Body and Mind ChooseMyPlate.gov PBS Kids- It’s My Life KidsHealth.org
If you’re looking for ways to incorporate project-based learning into your Health class, (and let’s be honest here, you should be!) then why not start in your own cafeteria? Take the students over with a survey sheet, and have them
From Today’s Parent, here are some fun new recipes… – Superfood: 20 Kid Friendly Recipes – I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about the idea of “Superfoods” that gets Middle School kids super excited. Actually… that’s a lie. I do know
From Edutopia, ere are some great resources and ideas to help revamp any nutrition unit….
Summer Fun with Food: 10 Resources to Learn about Healthy Eating
These could also work in an elementary class or as a weekend
Just came across this video of what serving sizes really look like… most kids have no clue when it comes to the processed stuff. This could be helpful with any age level Health class. Not sure about the ending though!
Friday is Food Revolution Day! We’ve got some special guests from Sprout coming in to cook with our health classes, and I can’t wait to see what they’ve got for us. After that, we’re going to watch this new documentary from HBO’s
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