Middle School & High School

(High School) Activity + Eating Teacher Guide

Help your high school students understand the essential connection between being physically active, making healthful food choices and maintaining long-term good health. PowerPoint presentations and accompanying scripts will help you walk high school students through the eight-page Activity + Eating workbook.

Teacher Resources include: 1 page curriculum guide & DVD with PowerPoint Presentations and other resources

Teachers: Be sure to add the high school booklets to your order! Each student will need their own booklet.

(Middle School) Exercise Your Options Teacher Resources

Middle school is a critical time for students to understand and practice healthy eating habits since some habits, like skipping breakfast, start in the teenage years that lead to weight gain. This 6-lesson nutrition program with pre- and post- assessments aligns with education standards and can easily integrate into your units on:

Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Health and
Physical Education

The lessons were created using a behavior-change model that allows students to apply their unique perspectives to the decisions they make every day that influence their health.

Teacher Resources include: Teacher Guide, Sample Student Workbook, DVD with PowerPoint Presentations and other resources

Teachers: Be sure to add Student Workbooks to your order! Each student will need their own workbook.

(Middle School) “Exercise Your Options” Student Workbooks

Consumable student workbooks for the Exercise Your Options Curriculum Package. Only available to middle school teachers who have the complete Exercise Your Options Teacher’s Kit.

Student workbook, 28 pages

Eat the MyPlate Way

This piece takes information from the MyPyramid.gov website and puts it into a 2 page handout. Included is information on what counts as a serving, the health benefits for each food group and helpful hints for better food selections for each of the food groups. On the reverse is a sample menu and suggestions to remain active everyday.

Suggested use: health fairs, parent/patient education, classroom ed.

Handout, 2 pages

Eat the MyPlate Way (Spanish)

This piece takes information from the MyPyramid.gov website and puts it into a 2 page handout. Included is information on what counts as a serving, the health benefits for each food group and helpful hints for better food selections for each of the food groups. On the reverse is a sample menu and suggestions to remain active everyday.

Suggested use: health fairs, parent/patient education, classroom ed.

Handout, 2 pages

Food Models

Food models that are pictures of a variety of foods from the different food groups with their serving sizes.

Note: Please limit 2 per customer.

Lactose Intolerant? Enjoy Dairy Again Magnet

(High School) Activity + Eating for Teens High School Student Booklets

This 8-page booklet emphasizes making balanced food choices using MyPlate, limiting empty-calorie foods, choosing healthy snacks and beverages, participating in daily physical activity and more. This resource aligns to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, incorporates a behavior change model and reinforces making small steps to a healthier lifestyle. These booklets can be used one-on-one, as a handout or in a group setting.