Students explore healthy living habits for themselves and for their community. They practice making healthy food choices, exercising and helping people of the community do the same. Learners develop a service-learning project based on a community needs assessment.

Service Experience

Students advocate for and educate others about healthy choices. They may hold a healthy food fair or create informational posters; write poetry that uses creativity and humor to teach about healthy habits; plan an event for which they bring in a variety of healthy breads for a taste-testing event and include public service announcements to encourage others to eat healthy. They may want to do a skit or demonstrate how to make healthy snacks. They may challenge people through a walk-a-thon or a pledge to eat better or exercise more regularly.

Lessons in This Unit

Healthy Classroom Community

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Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)

Lesson 1 of 3

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Students define community and recognize that a class or after-school group is a community because the members share interests and goals and work together. Focus Questions: What is a community and what is my role? What is health and why is it important?

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Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)

Lesson 2 of 3

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This lesson explores the components of healthy living: eating healthy foods and exercise. Children identify their favorite healthy foods and forms of exercise that help them live a healthy life. Focus question: What foods and activity choices are important for healthy living?

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What Is My Responsibility?

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Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)

Lesson 3 of 3

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Children explore what it means to be responsible in school and in the community as a responsible citizen. They take action as responsible citizens to make the community healthier.

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Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)

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