G 3–5 Health Curriculum | Nutrition & Physical Education Activities

Nutrition & Physical Literacy Curriculum | Complete Health Curriculum for Grades 3–5 | Health, PE & Wellness Activities

Looking for a comprehensive Nutrition & Physical Literacy curriculum that makes teaching health engaging, meaningful, and easy to implement? This complete Grades 3–5 Health Curriculum includes everything you need to teach nutrition, fitness, healthy habits, sportsmanship, personal wellness, and informed decision-making through high-interest reading passages, hands-on activities, data analysis, writing, vocabulary, and real-world application. Designed for upper elementary classrooms, this low-prep resource helps students build healthy habits that last a lifetime while strengthening literacy and critical thinking skills across the curriculum.

With over 600 printable pages, six comprehensive instructional units, and an extensive collection of teacher resources, assessments, and classroom materials, this complete curriculum makes health instruction simple, engaging, and standards-aligned.

⭐ What's Included

This complete curriculum includes:

Core Curriculum

✅ Complete Teacher Guide with lesson plans, differentiation, facilitation notes, pacing guide, and answer guidance

✅ 392 student activity pages

✅ Six complete instructional units

✅ 23 engaging health and physical literacy topics

✅ Reading passages

✅ Vocabulary development

✅ Graphic organizers

✅ Data analysis and graphing activities

✅ Hands-on learning tasks

✅ Weekly challenges

✅ Discussion prompts

✅ Writing activities

✅ Reflection pages

✅ Real-world application activities

Bonus Teacher Resources

✅ Answer Key

✅ Assessment Rubrics (including editable rubric)

✅ Unit Tests

✅ Exit Tickets

✅ Vocabulary Cards (126 terms)

✅ Concept Flashcards

✅ Classroom Posters

✅ Award Certificates

✅ Parent Letters

✅ Progress Checklists

✅ Editable Planning Documents

Over 600 printable pages are included across all files, making this a complete, year-long health and wellness resource.

❤️ Topics Covered Unit 1: Nutrition Basics

Unit 1: Nutrition Basics

Students learn about:

• Food Groups

• Nutrients

• Healthy Snacks

• Reading Nutrition Labels

Unit 2: Physical Activity

Students explore:

• Fitness Components

• Daily Physical Activity

• Warm-Ups

• Cool-Downs

Unit 3: Healthy Lifestyle

Lessons include:

• Sleep

• Hydration

• Screen Time

• Hygiene

Unit 4: Sports Skills

Students develop:

• Teamwork

• Fair Play

• Coordination

• Goal Setting in Sports

Unit 5: Healthy Decisions

Students investigate:

• Food Advertising

• Sugar

• Processed Foods

• Portion Sizes

Unit 6: Personal Wellness

Students focus on:

• Healthy Habits

• Personal Goal Setting

• Reflection & Personal Growth

Every topic includes engaging reading, vocabulary, graphic organizers, data analysis, discussion, hands-on activities, and reflection to help students apply what they learn in meaningful ways.

🏫 How It Works in the Classroom

This curriculum is designed to be flexible and easy to teach.

Use it for:

• Health Class

• Physical Education

• Classroom Health Lessons

• Science Connections

• Literacy Integration

• Morning Meeting

• Small Groups

• Intervention

• Homeschool

• Summer Learning

Each lesson follows a consistent instructional sequence:

• Read & Learn

• Vocabulary Practice

• Comprehension Questions

• Graphic Organizer

• Data Analysis

• Hands-On Application

• Discussion

• Reflection

• Assessment

Lessons are designed for approximately 45–60 minutes and can easily be divided into shorter class periods.

🎯 Standards & Learning Goals

Students will learn to:

• Build healthy eating habits

• Understand food groups and nutrients

• Read Nutrition Facts labels confidently

• Develop lifelong physical activity habits

• Improve fitness knowledge

• Practice healthy sleep and hydration habits

• Balance screen time responsibly

• Understand hygiene and disease prevention

• Demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship

• Make healthy food choices

• Analyze advertising critically

• Set personal health goals

• Reflect on personal wellness and growth

❤️ Why Teachers Love It

⭐ Complete Nutrition & Physical Literacy curriculum for Grades 3–5

⭐ Over 600 printable pages with everything needed for instruction

⭐ Low-prep, print-and-teach lessons

⭐ Integrates reading, writing, science, health, and physical education

⭐ Consistent lesson structure saves planning time

⭐ Hands-on activities keep students engaged

⭐ Includes assessments, rubrics, tests, exit tickets, and answer keys

⭐ Editable planning tools simplify lesson organization

⭐ Parent communication resources strengthen home-school connections

⭐ Classroom posters, vocabulary cards, flashcards, and certificates extend learning beyond individual lessons

⭐ Perfect for classroom teachers, PE teachers, health educators, homeschool families, intervention teachers, and enrichment programs

📚 Help Students Build Lifelong Healthy Habits

Give your students the knowledge and confidence to make healthy choices with this engaging Nutrition & Physical Literacy Curriculum for Grades 3–5. Combining literacy, science, health, physical education, and real-world application, this comprehensive program helps students develop healthy habits, critical thinking skills, and lifelong wellness while making health instruction easy, organized, and engaging for teachers.