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Activities for World Health Day

7th April 2024

Busy Things hosts a range of engaging and educational activities for World Health Day, all with a focus on nutrition and healthy eating. Help to teach your pupils about the importance of a balanced diet and staying well with these fun games, including labelling activities, writing and drawing exercises, and graph-making tools.

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My recipe

Can you draw a picture of your favourite dish and write out the recipe? Think about the steps you need to take and illustrate them one by one.

Key points:

  • Make a list of ingredients
  • Describe the steps to make your dish
  • Make some pictures using our paint tools, clip art and photobank
  • Print it out and cook it!

 

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My favourite meal

Draw and write about your favourite meal. It can be breakfast, dinner or tea.

Key points:

  • Is it healthy?
  • Do you have something from each food group?
  • What do you like to drink with it?

 

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Name vegetables - simple

Demonstrate knowledge of vegetables with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • How many different types of vegetables can you think of?
  • Vegetables help to make up part of a healthy diet
  • How many portions of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day?
  • What is your favourite vegetable?

 

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Name vegetables - advanced

Demonstrate knowledge of vegetables with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • There are many different types of vegetables which grow all over the world
  • How many different vegetables have you eaten?
  • Vegetables help to make up part of a healthy diet
  • How many portions of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day?
  • What is your favourite vegetable?

 

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Name fruits - simple

Demonstrate knowledge of fruit with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • How can you tell if something is a fruit?
  • Fruit helps to make up part of a healthy diet
  • How many portions of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day?
  • What is your favourite fruit?

 

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Name fruit - advanced

Demonstrate knowledge of fruit with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • How can you tell if something is a fruit?
  • Fruit helps to make up part of a healthy diet
  • How many portions of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day?
  • What is your favourite fruit?
  • How many different types of fruit have you eaten?

 

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Name salad vegetables

Demonstrate knowledge of salad vegetables with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • How many different types of salad vegetables have you eaten?
  • Have you ever tried to grow any salad vegetables before?
  • What is your favourite salad?

 

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Name types of nut

Demonstrate knowledge of nuts with this labelling activity.

Key points:

  • Where do nuts come from?
  • What is the nutritional value of nuts?
  • How many different types of nut have you eaten?
  • Some people have nut allergies and should avoid food which contains nuts

 

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Our favourite sports

Use this graph project to construct a pictogram of people's preferences (Early Years) or a different type of graph (KS1 and KS2). In PSED, this activity can promote expression of preferences and talk about self.

Key points:

  • How many people like each item?
  • Which item is the most popular?
  • Which item is the least popular?
  • What proportion of people like each item?

 

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Our favourite fruits

Use this graph project to construct a pictogram of people's preferences (Early Years) or a different type of graph (KS1 and KS2). In PSED, this activity can promote expression of preferences and talk about self.

Key points:

  • How many people like each item?
  • Which item is the most popular?
  • Which item is the least popular?
  • What proportion of people like each item?

 

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What is your favourite vegetable?

Use this graph project to construct a pictogram of people's preferences (Early Years) or a different type of graph (KS1 and KS2). In PSED, this activity can promote expression of preferences and talk about self.

Key points:

  • How many people like each item?
  • Which item is the most popular?
  • Which item is the least popular?
  • What proportion of people like each item?

 

 

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