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Keeping Healthy

Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you when you are teaching children about how to keep themselves healthy. If you have any relevant resources to share, please email them and I will add them to this page. Thank you!
Ideas
Lined Menu Template
Menu Template (Lined)
PDF File
Plain Menu Template
Menu Template (Plain)
PDF File
Design a Healthy Meal Activity
Design a Healthy Meal Activity
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Activity Diary
Activity Diary
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Fruit or Vegetable
Fruit or Vegetable? Activity
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What is it called? Activity
What is it called? Activity
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How to Look After Your Teeth Instructions Poster
How to Look After Your Teeth
Instructions Template
PDF File
How to Look After Your Heart Instructions Poster
How to Look After Your Heart
Instructions Template
PDF File
Body Organs Labelling Activity
Body Organs
Labelling Activity
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Exercise Activity
Exercise Activity
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What is the brain thinking about?
What is the Brain
Thinking About? Activity
PDF File
Where is the boy running to?
Where is the Boy
Running to? Activity
PDF File

Ideas
All of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
They are for classroom use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed for other reasons.
Keeping Healthy Banner
Keeping Healthy Banner
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Healthy Eating Banner
Healthy Eating Banner
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Exercise Banner
Exercise Banner
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The Human Body Banner
The Human Body Banner
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Food Groups Poster
Food Groups Poster
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Protein Poster
Protein Poster
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Carbohydrates Poster
Carbohydrates Poster
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Vitamins and Minerals Poster
Vitamins and Minerals Poster
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Fibre Poster
Fibre Poster
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Fats Poster
Fats Poster
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5 a day Poster
Five a Day Poster
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Stay Sunsmart Poster
Stay Sunsmart Poster
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The Skeleton Poster
The Skeleton Poster
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Teeth Poster
Teeth Poster
PDF File
Body Organs Poster
Body Organs Poster
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Exercise Poster
Exercise Poster
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Blood Cell Alphabet Letters
Blood Cell Alphabet Letters
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Oxygen Bubble Alphabet Letters
Oxygen Bubble Alphabet Letters
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Ideas

Photos

Games and Apps
  • Healthy Eating PurpleMash.com app - What does a healthy lunchbox look like? What should you put in there? Contributed by PurpleMash.
  • Dinner Menu PurpleMash.com app - Can you create a dinner menu? Contributed by Purple Mash.
  • Healthy Teeth PurpleMash.com app - Watch the video clip and then write a leaflet about how to keep your teeth healthy. Contributed by PurpleMash.
  • Keeping Healthy - Investigate the effect that different types of activity has on Ruby's heart.
  • The Body - Learn about different parts of your body with these interactive games.
  • Healthy Eating - Find the matching pairs to review what you know about healthy food.
  • Make a Balanced Plate - Play this fun game to learn where different foods belong.
  • The Skeleton - Find out about your skeleton with this interactive activity.
  • Teeth - Learn about teeth with this interactive tool.
  • Teeth and Eating - Play this teeth and eating activity linked to The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • Brushing your teeth - Do you know how to brush your teeth properly?

Places and Maps


Jokes

  • Why can't your nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot!
  • Doctor, Doctor I've broke my arm in two places. Well don't go back there again then!
  • What time should you go to the dentist? Tooth Hurty! (2.30)
  • Why couldn't the skeleton go to the party? Because he had no body to go with!
  • Doctor, Doctor Have you got something for a bad headache? Yes... Just take this hammer and hit yourself in the head. Then you'll have a bad headache.
  • Doctor, Doctor I've lost my memory! When did this happen? When did what happen?
  • A pair of curtains goes to the doctor and says "Doctor, Doctor, I'm falling apart". The doctor replies "Well pull yourself together!"
  • What did the mouth say to the eye? Between us, something smells.
  • Doctor, Doctor. I keep getting pains in the eye when I drink tea. Have you tried taking the spoon out?
  • Which part of your body would win a race? Your nose... it's the fastest runner!

Ideas
  • How the Body Works - Learn about how your body works with this fantastic site.
  • BBC It's Up to You - Explore lots of great resources from the BBC.
  • Primary Resources - Download a huge collection of resources from Primary Resources.
  • TPet - Lots of free teaching resources made by Teacher's Pet.
  • Healthy Living - A large collection of downloadable resources for schools.
  • Food - A Fact of Life - Lots of free resources for schools to help them teach healthy eating.
  • Cooking Videos - Watch these videos to learn about food and how to cook different recipes.
  • The Great Grub Club - Find free facts, quizzes, jokes, recipes and worksheets about healthy eating.
  • Grain Chain - Learn about grain-based food with these fantastic free resources.
  • Explore E Numbers - Find out about E numbers and how they are used.
  • HeartPoint - Learn about the heart with this animation.
  • A-Life - Providers of educational healthy workshops, fitness sessions and alcohol & drugs awareness for schools.
  • My Life - Help Jane to learn about a healthy lifestyle (requires free registration).
  • Keeping Healthy Ideas - A selection of ideas for teaching this topic in your classroom.
  • The Potato Story - This website contains interactive and easy-to-use modules about plant and potato growth, and healthy eating too, covering a wide section of the Science Programme of Study.
  • Healthy Plate - A printable resource from Mrs. Pancake.
  • Liquids Mean Life - The free Liquids Mean Life resource is intended to promote the understanding of the importance of a balanced diet, an active lifestyle and adequate fluid intake to maintain good health.
  • Move It - Designed to get kids feeling healthier, happier and more energetic, this site has lots of resources for teachers, parents and children.

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