Nutrition and Physical Activity Health: 4th and 5th Grade Unit 3

Nutrition and Physical Activity Health: 4th and 5th Grade Unit 3

For 4th and 5th Grade Health, there are seven standards that students will practice and learn.

Through using this 4th and 5th Grade Health Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity, students will explore and learn to identify daily healthy habits.

This unit is the perfect way to help 4th and 5th graders learn the importance of their personal health! This Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity contains many activities that include teaching the six basic nutrients the body needs and how students can maintain a healthy lifestyle. Students will also learn the importance of portion sizes, and they will be able to learn and understand the new food labels that was recently recreated on all food containers. Furthermore, students will get to plan 3 meals that are healthy and create an ethnic recipe of their own.. Plus, they'll get to learn about physical and moderate exercises to keep their bodies healthy. At the end of this unit, there is an assessment and answer key to check for understanding.

This 4th and 5th Grade Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity meets Common Core standards and will make learning about nutrition and physical activity fun and exciting!

Included in this 4th and 5th Grade Health unit are the following:

• Students will learn about the body's nutrients that are needed for a healthy lifestyle which include: Water, Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat, Vitamins, Minerals.

• They will learn about portion sizes and the basic food groups.

• They will create and plan three healthy meals.

• Students will decipher what food labels mean on food packages and how to apply that to their life.

• They will learn a new ethnic recipe and make their own meal.

• Students will learn about physical and moderate exercises and come up with their own ways to stay healthy with exercise.

• Lastly, there is an assessment to check for understanding.

• Included is an answer key.

There are 26 pages included!