Physical Health Teacher Resources

In this lesson, students play a guessing game to explore different fruits and vegetables, emphasizing the diversity of colorful foods available for them to eat. Students prepare and eat a colorful, plant-based salad and brainstorm ways...

This is the first lesson in the "Mostly Plants" section. Young scholars are introduced to the amazing variety of plant-based foods and relate that to MyPlate, our national dietary guidance. Watching a clip from In Defense of Food and...

For this lesson students investigate the changing prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and learn how this disease develops.

Using a clip from In Defense of Food and photos of food packaging, students uncover five "tricky techniques" companies use to sell food products. Then, students create plans to eat foods instead of phuds to avoid the allure of clever...

By exploring the ingredients in various foods and phuds, learners experience first-hand how phuds are engineered to taste irresistible. Students learn and discuss a new Food Rule around eating foods with easily pronounceable ingredients.

This section includes an overview of the curriculum, ideas for how to get started, and snapshots of the curriculum's key features. The "How to use this curriculum" section helps educators see how lessons are structured to be clear and...

In this final instructional activity a clip from In Defense of Food shows students the vibrant food movement that is springing up across the country. In a final celebration, students share their final projects with the class and think...

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos promote the benefits of growing fresh fruits and vegetables in home gardens, by showing students how soil, water, and sunlight are the key ingredients to a basic garden. [3:54]

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos provide an informative overview of the role of sodium in proper nutrition. Students learn how the body only needs a small amount of sodium daily, and too much sodium can cause dehydration, drowsiness and...

The Beantown Jumpers, a Boston-area Double Dutch jump rope team, fosters healthy and active lifestyles through sports and athletics. Watch them train, in this video from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on vegetables. Using these materials, students will learn that veggies contain specific nutrients that...

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on fruits. Using these materials, students will understand that eating whole fruits each day helps to...

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on physical fitness. Using these materials, students will understand the role exercise plays in their...

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on carbohydrates and sugar. Using these materials, students will understand and categorize foods that are made...

These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos give an overview of fiber and the important role it plays in the body's digestion, and teach students how fiber removes toxins from the body, the different types of fruits, vegetables and nuts in which...

Learn background information about food allergies in this guide from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts."