Healthy Bodies, Happy Kids 2 - Middle Primary

Healthy Bodies, Happy Kids Book 2 aims to:

* Reduce the risk of child obesity and poor nutrition;
* Provide opportunities and motivation for physical activity;
* Foster a positive body image and promote self respect;
* Raise awareness of media influences on children.

The need for practical and common-sense strategies to attack one of the most critical emerging health concerns of our time has been addressed in the series, Healthy Bodies, Happy Kids. The theme-based books, with age-appropriate mascot characters that enhance visual appeal and student motivation, include sections on:

* Healthy diet;
* Body systems related to diet and exercise;
* Exercise and leisure for fitness;
* Self-esteem for a positive body image and a constructive attitude towards self-management in
health;
* Media analysis involving recognition of food marketing techniques;
* Internet investigations, including a feedback site;
* Practical, inquiry-style activities based around relevant, real-life situations, using easily obtained
resources such as junk mail and the newspaper.

The 4-book series also includes an informative, up-to-date and easy-to-use Resource Book that details background information to give teachers and parents insights into issues related to childhood obesity; together with age-appropriate activity books for use in the classroom or the home.
This is a Photocopy Master ebook (52 pages) and activity pages may be photocopied for use in the classroom. Our ebooks are in pdf format.
Edubooks is an imprint of Ready-Ed Publications.

Author: Sandy Tasker