You would think that teaching nutrition would be easy. It's something that our students have been doing since birth and yet, as with all topics that we teach in health, there is so much to consider if we want our lessons to be valuable and inclusive. This week's blog post considers just that and comes …
Continue reading Rethinking the way we talk about nutrition, body size, and health.
This weeks post shares an update of a food label game that I created and blogged about in 2014. It's a game that was very successful in my classroom at the time and I think many teachers will like it. I played a game as a child called Top Trumps, a card game that was …
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month, a time in which we see increased awareness and action on behalf of the food allergy community. Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 13-19 and provides a special opportunity to shine a light on food allergies and anaphylaxis. I am delighted that this week's guest blog comes to us …
I'm delighted that this week's blog post comes from an educator who I really admire. Danielle Petrucci not only has an impressive Twitter bio (!) but she is doing things in the #healthed class that blow me away. Check out her blog post in which she shares an innovative way to get her students to …
