ALEX Resources

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K.1.2) Identify healthy food choices.

Example: MyPlate

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1.7.1) Identify healthy practices and behaviors to maintain and improve personal health.

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3.1.2) Illustrate the link between the six main nutrients and being healthy.

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4.7.1) Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain and improve personal health.

Example: planning a daily menu based on the USDA food guidelines

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

This video segment from IdahoPTV's Science Trek demonstrates the path food takes in our body in order for us to absorb nutrients. The functions of the 6 nutrients of protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water are described with examples of each nutrient. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on nutrition and healthy foods.

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K.6.1) Define a goal and identify several potential age- appropriate, short-term health goals.

Examples: brushing teeth daily, meeting or achieving ARI reading goal

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1.1.1) Explain how healthy behaviors impact personal health.

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2.1.1) Describe behaviors that enhance physical and mental health.

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3.1.5) Identify symptoms which might need treatment from health care providers.

Examples: fever, sore throat, toothache

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5.1.4) Develop strategies and skills used to promote personal hygiene.

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

Take a trip to the dentist in this video segment from IdahoPTV's Science Trek. Discover why different animals have different kinds of teeth and what kinds of teeth humans have. You'll be able to answer the questions: What are the parts of a tooth? What is a cavity and how can you keep your teeth and gums healthy.

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6.2.5) Identify how bad health choices result in poor personal health.

Example: excessive caloric intake resulting in excess poundage

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

Learn about the importance of eating healthy foods. In this video, a group of students present and explain the types of foods that are good for our bodies, the nutrients they provide, and how these benefit our bodies. They then explain what processed foods are, why some people like them, and why they are unhealthy.

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5.1.2) Utilize information on various food labels to determine nutritional value.

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

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8.5.2) Critique the positive and negative outcomes of a health-related decision.

Examples: positive -- keeping calendar to manage time, reading food labels, getting adequate sleep
negative -- tobacco use, eating disorders, drug use

This video helps people of all ages read nutrition labels correctly. Pat Mizerak registered dietician at United Health Services, points out important things on a label such as serving size and calories because the two directly affect each other. She also notes upon bad things we don’t want to see high numbers of such as saturated fat and sodium and the good things that we do want to see a lot of, such as calcium, vitamins A and C and iron.

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3.6.1) Set a personal, health-enhancing goal to pursue for several weeks.

Examples: setting good morning and bedtime routines, eating more fruits and vegetables

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4.7.1) Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain and improve personal health.

Example: planning a daily menu based on the USDA food guidelines

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

In this media-rich activity from Cyberchase, students use math to investigate the components of a healthy, well-balanced meal. They use the My Plate food chart as a reference to learn the proper proportions of each of the five food groups and plan a well-balanced meal.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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6.1.3) Describe benefits of practicing healthy behaviors.

Examples: using household products only for intended purposes, dietary choices, physical activity, drinking plenty of water

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

This resource explores the topic of physical wellness and how to maintain an active, balanced lifestyle. The six-part video series includes balance in the world around them, and how kids can start thinking about keeping a balanced diet and incorporating exercises in their lives. This particular video goes shopping with the chef Won Kim as he dishes on selecting affordable ingredients that can come together to make a complete, healthy meal.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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5.6.1) Create a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.

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6.1.3) Describe benefits of practicing healthy behaviors.

Examples: using household products only for intended purposes, dietary choices, physical activity, drinking plenty of water

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

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7.6.1) Assess current personal health practices and set a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve one or more health practices.

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8.1.4) Analyze the relationship between engaging in regular physical activity and healthy eating as ways to improve personal health.

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8.6.1) Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.

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8.6.2) Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.

Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log

The goal of this learning activity is to help your students expand their knowledge of physical activity beyond sports and help them identify non-competitive things they can do to improve their personal fitness levels or increase their activity levels such as walking the dog or taking out the trash.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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6.2.3) Investigate how messages from media influence health behaviors.

Examples: social media, fast food advertisements, editing photos to enhance physical appearance

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6.6.1) Assess personal health practices.

Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene

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7.7.1) State the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors and avoiding risky behaviors.

Examples: fast food vs. My Plate recommendations, screen time vs. active living

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7.8.1) Create ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.

Examples: using social media campaigns, YouTube live campaign, posters; addressing local school board with the need for quality physical education and healthier food choices

In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch videos and complete interactive activities to learn how to use fractions to interpret food labels and make healthy eating choices. Students develop their literacy skills as they explore a mathematics focus on proportional reasoning. During this process, they read informational text, learn and practice vocabulary words, and explore content through videos and interactive activities

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.