Creativity is key when combining subject areas. The following resources offer ideas and lesson plans on how to incorporate health education into other school-day topics.
Website: Healthy Schools BC Resources
Background Info
Healthy Schools BC supports the health and wellness of students by creating active, healthy classrooms. This resource page provides complete lesson plans and activities to actively engage students to learn to be healthy, and is broken down by grade level for kindergarten to grade 7.
Website: Support Real Teachers
Background Info
Support Real Teachers advocates quality physical education to help students develop skills, knowledge and the desire to be physically active.
The Cross Disciplinary Activities page on their website provides examples of cross-curricular activities and lesson plans for educators. Subject areas include art, math, reading, writing, and science.
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