Free Printable health, Food, Inc Documentary Film Lessons

With obesity at crisis level, attention turns to childhood obesity. Weight problems begin at home and so that's the best place to begin with healthy lifestyles, nutrition, exercise and eating habits. But school can help too. Here are free printable health lessons on nutrition and other children's health science topics. Kids Health has free printable health lessons, health science worksheets and healthy living activities. These lesson plans cover common subjects taught in health class. Health lessons cover all grades, preschool through twelfth grade. Each age category has a separate link listed on the left side of the page.

Each grade level addresses three basic areas of health lessons geared to the age, abilities and maturity of the student. There are free printable health lesson plans on the Human Body, Health Problems and Personal Health. Lesson plans include free printable teachers guides, games, activities, worksheets, handouts and health science experiments. Some lessons also contain a study guide, student quiz and answer key. Here is a scope and sequence for each grade level and will work well for homeschool, special needs students and special education health classes.

Pre-K- 2nd grade--Healthy Habits (available in English and Spanish) Human Body covers body parts, bones, muscles, joints, mouth, teeth and skin, Body Systems covers Cardiovascular, Digestive, Respiratory, Body Functions, Hearing, Sleep and Vision. Health Problems covers Infections, Diseases and Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes. Personal Health lessons covers Puberty and Growing Up, Conflict Resolution, Empathy, Self-Esteem, Hygiene, Germs, Fitness, Nutrition, Breakfast, Energy Balance.

Grades 3-5--Human Body covers body parts, bones, muscles and joints. Body Systems cover Cardiovascular, Digestive, Immune, Respiration, Body Functions and Sleep, Health Problems, Infections, Diseases, Conditions, Asthma, Eating Disorders, Bird Flu, Obesity, Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco. Personal Health science covers the same topics as the K-2nd grade syllabus, geared to 3-5th graders.

Grades 6-8 Human Body covers Body Parts, Mouth and Teeth, Skin. Systems include Cardiovascular, Respiratory. Body Functions include Sleep, Vision. Health Problems include Infections, Diseases, Conditions, Asthma, Bird Flu, Diabetes, eating disorders, HIV and AIDS, Obesity, Skin Cancer. Emotional Health science issues cover Depression, Stress, Drugs, Alcohol, personal health, puberty and growing up, conflict resolution, self-esteem, nutrition, food safety, school lunch, breakfast, fitness and sports safety. Grades 9-12 cover much of the same topics only in high school lesson plans.

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Free Printable Animal Classification Lesson Plans, Taxonomy Lessons

Parents, are you homeschooling your kids are thinking about it? Then you'll want to avail yourself of the many free printable lesson plans and worksheets online. Maybe you're needing resources for science homework help? Here are free printable animal classification charts, worksheets and taxonomy charts and diagrams to use for lesson plans. Animal classification or taxonomy, is a system of organizing creatures according to a hierarchy. It originated in Carolus Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. Creatures are organized by Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (abbreviated KPCOFGS in science classes). Here are free printable animal classification lesson plans and activities.

Animal classification or taxonomy, is a system of organizing creatures according to a hierarchy. It originated with Carolus Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. Creatures are organized by Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (abbreviated KPCOFGS in science classes). Here are free printable animal classification lessons and activities.

http://printablekidsworksheets.com/9-science-worksheets/26-animal-worksheets has free printable animal science worksheets.

http://tetuteacher.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/3/6/13362371/classification_worksheets.pdf has a free printable animal classification booklet. 

http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/the_animals/animal_classification/ has a page of colorful free printable animal taxonomy lesson plans featuring the KPCOFGS system. 

http://www.tlsbooks.com/classifying6.html has several free printable animal classification worksheets. Click around for other animal science lesson plans to print. 

https://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/science-worksheets/animal-worksheets/animals-worksheet-classification offers some printable science worksheets on taxonomy. 

http://printableworksheets.rokkada.com/?dq=Classification%20Of%20Animals%20Of%20Grade%206 This blog has a collection of free printable animal classification worksheets culled from around the web. 

Students learn how animal body coverings determine what animal group the species belongs to. Students learn about animal habitats, biomes, how animals adapt to their environment, how they live, eat, stay warm and reproduce. Students will explore endothermic (warm-blooded) and ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals.

I don't make any money when you click any of these links. Activities include lessons plans, resources, games, coloring pages, activities, writing response lessons, puzzles, worksheets, vocabulary lists, word sorts and diagrams. Use for life science, biology, environmental science or zoology lesson. 

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Free Printable Plant and Animal Alphabet Coloring Pages

Teachers or homeschoolers, are you looking for preschool reading lesson plans? Here are links for free printable animal alphabet coloring pages. Print an entire ABC coloring book of plants and animals. This pdf packet features a coloring page for each letter of the alphabet. The letter outline is filled with images of plants, flowers, vegetables and animals whose names begin with that letter.

The pictures are arranged like hidden picture puzzles. Students color the pictures and list plants and animals they find. There's a free printable animal alphabet answer key to use with the ABC book. It lists all the plants and animals contained in each letter. Some species are less familiar and might research them. 

You'll like A-Z plants and animals booklet for several reasons. The pictures are realistic and artistically drawn. They resemble illuminations in medieval texts. The plants and animals are arranged inside the letter outline like a puzzle.

Hidden pictures stimulate eye development, visual acuity and perception. The animal alphabet booklet can be used in lesson plans beyond reading. Students practice writing, vocabulary, reading, science and art.

Besides coloring pages, they might be used as stencils to decorate a nursery, child's bedroom or classroom. They could be combined into a booklet and displayed at conferences. Animal alphabet coloring pages might be adapted into an ABC book of poetry. It might be used for science worksheets.

These make great adult coloring pages The plants and animals are challenging to name. For example, the letter A includes pictures of an: artichoke, anemone, amaryllis, abalone, albatross, aloe, acorn, addax, archer fish and armadillo.  Here are the links.

http://www.tlsbooks.com/pdf/plantandanimalcoloringpacket.pdf
http://www.tlsbooks.com/plantandanimalcoloringpacketanswerkey.pdf