Healthy Schools, Healthy Lives : A Teacher's Guide to Tackling Childhood Obesity /
Loughrey, Anita.
Healthy Schools, Healthy Lives : A Teacher's Guide to Tackling Childhood Obesity / Anita Loughrey. - [London] : [Hopscotch], [2012] - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Section one -- The facts of childhood obesity -- Determining obesity -- Behavioural and environmental factors that can cause obesity -- The role of the school in obesity prevention -- Staff as role models -- Adopting a whole school approach -- Effects of obesity to motivation and self-esteem -- Dealing with bullying -- Partnership with parents in preventing obesity -- Advice for parents -- Adopting a whole family approach -- Section two -- Class activities -- Food pyramid -- Healthy or not -- What do we eat? -- Breakfast survey -- Meals in a day -- Healthy eating -- A healthy balanced meal -- A rainbow of food -- Fruit and vegetables around the world -- Fruit and Vegetable Tasting -- Five a day -- Design a smoothie -- Drink 8 glasses -- A healthy sandwich -- Healthy lunchbox -- Portion control -- Plaque attack -- Dental health -- Nutritional facts -- Traffic lights -- Healthy menu -- Shopping list -- Good snacks bad snacks -- You are what you eat -- A healthy debate -- Jingles -- Moving about -- Physical activity and our heart -- Check your pulse -- How do our muscles work? -- Town planning -- Being healthy -- Extra-curricular activities -- Section three -- Photocopiable Sheets -- Individual health plan -- My individual health plan -- Useful contacts log -- Glossary.
"With childhood obesity hitting alarmingly high levels and given high profile in the media today, this book looks at what schools could and should be doing to tackle the problem. Research has shown there is a link between weight, lifestyle and attainment. This book will identify ideas and strategies for all primary schools to help educate children and parents about obesity. The book aims to help teachers introduce good eating habits, help children and parents understand the importance of healthy balanced meals, examine how physical activity contributes to weight loss and its maintenance, as well as providing teachers with a list of useful contacts for outside professional support"--EBL.
9781909102163 (electronic bk.) 1909102164 (electronic bk.) 9781909102170 (electronic bk.) 1909102172 (electronic bk.)
A9A92F43-6B69-484A-8DD9-91A50C82CD92 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Obesity in children.
Schools--Health promotion services.
Children--Nutrition.
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Obésité chez l'enfant.
Écoles--Promotion de la santé.
Enfants--Alimentation.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Children's Health.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
Children--Nutrition.
Obesity in children.
Schools--Health promotion services.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RJ399.C69 / L684 2012eb
618.92/398
Healthy Schools, Healthy Lives : A Teacher's Guide to Tackling Childhood Obesity / Anita Loughrey. - [London] : [Hopscotch], [2012] - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Section one -- The facts of childhood obesity -- Determining obesity -- Behavioural and environmental factors that can cause obesity -- The role of the school in obesity prevention -- Staff as role models -- Adopting a whole school approach -- Effects of obesity to motivation and self-esteem -- Dealing with bullying -- Partnership with parents in preventing obesity -- Advice for parents -- Adopting a whole family approach -- Section two -- Class activities -- Food pyramid -- Healthy or not -- What do we eat? -- Breakfast survey -- Meals in a day -- Healthy eating -- A healthy balanced meal -- A rainbow of food -- Fruit and vegetables around the world -- Fruit and Vegetable Tasting -- Five a day -- Design a smoothie -- Drink 8 glasses -- A healthy sandwich -- Healthy lunchbox -- Portion control -- Plaque attack -- Dental health -- Nutritional facts -- Traffic lights -- Healthy menu -- Shopping list -- Good snacks bad snacks -- You are what you eat -- A healthy debate -- Jingles -- Moving about -- Physical activity and our heart -- Check your pulse -- How do our muscles work? -- Town planning -- Being healthy -- Extra-curricular activities -- Section three -- Photocopiable Sheets -- Individual health plan -- My individual health plan -- Useful contacts log -- Glossary.
"With childhood obesity hitting alarmingly high levels and given high profile in the media today, this book looks at what schools could and should be doing to tackle the problem. Research has shown there is a link between weight, lifestyle and attainment. This book will identify ideas and strategies for all primary schools to help educate children and parents about obesity. The book aims to help teachers introduce good eating habits, help children and parents understand the importance of healthy balanced meals, examine how physical activity contributes to weight loss and its maintenance, as well as providing teachers with a list of useful contacts for outside professional support"--EBL.
9781909102163 (electronic bk.) 1909102164 (electronic bk.) 9781909102170 (electronic bk.) 1909102172 (electronic bk.)
A9A92F43-6B69-484A-8DD9-91A50C82CD92 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Obesity in children.
Schools--Health promotion services.
Children--Nutrition.
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Obésité chez l'enfant.
Écoles--Promotion de la santé.
Enfants--Alimentation.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Children's Health.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
Children--Nutrition.
Obesity in children.
Schools--Health promotion services.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RJ399.C69 / L684 2012eb
618.92/398