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Free Lesson Plans

Here you’ll find a wealth of information to help support teachers and parents alike in educating children to lead healthy and active lifestyles.

Read on for some useful lesson plans, educational games and resources, interesting articles and links to other websites that may be of use. Simply click and print the resources below.

We can take the workload off your plate further with our online and in-school workshops. Click to find out more: Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshop, Healthy Workshop, Fitness Sessions, Alcohol & Drugs Awareness. We can also stay after school and run Staff PE Training – CPD or Parent/SEN Workshops.

Lesson Plans

We know how hard a teacher’s job is and we’re passionate about children learning to live healthy lifestyles early on. So, we want to help make your life a little easier by providing some ready-made lesson plans with resources that you can simply print out and use for your class to help teach about healthy living. Free lesson plans simply click and print. For the Virtuali-Tee lesson plans you can hook it up to the interactive whiteboard/projector for the class to see, you will need to purchase a T-shirt, please email us and we can send this amazing classroom resource for £30+VAT plus postage.

Educational Resources

We don’t have a web shop, but if you’d like to order any of the useful resources below, please download the order form and email it to info@a-life.co.uk

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Catch a Rainbow Every Day Poster

£10.00

Eat your colours every day to stay healthy and fit! 18" x 24"

Code: WA23554

Nutrition Facts Toss-Up

£7.00

A fun-tastic way for students to learn nutrition facts. This 15" inflatable ball challenges players with 60 questions. Pass the ball amongst the class, pupils answer the questions on which their left thumb lands. Answer sheet included.

Code: WA22011

Fruit & Veg Sparkle Stickers

£2.00

Stickers make great rewards and incentives. Each package contains 36 Veggie Friends & 32 Festive Fruit stickers.

Code: WA20470

Snack Attack Poster Set

£16.00

Set of two laminated posters that encourage healthier snack options choices. 8½" x 24"

Code: A21444

Fruit & Vegetable Wallpaper Border Set

£3.00

Decorate your classroom with these 12 colourful fruit borders. (2¼" x 39")

Code: WA20810

Eat Breakfast Poster Set

£17.00

Set of two posters that explain the importance of breakfast. 8½" x 24"

Code: WA22606

Fruit & Veg Posters

£3.00

A quick and Colourful reference. These cost effective, 17" x 22" food charts explain what a fruit or vegetable is. Each poster includes four reproducible activities on the back.

Code: WA22202

Water a day poster

£9.00

Entertaining poster that reminds children to drink 8 glasses of water a day 18" x 24".

Code: WA23938

Nutrition Picture Toss Up Ball

£5.00

This 15" diameter inflatable ball includes instructions for several different fun educational activities. Helps kids identify 35 foods they may not be familiar with and the benefits of these foods to our bodies.

Code: WA24179

Dancing Heart Poster + reproducible Handout set

£27.50

Colourful 14" x 20" dancing heart poster stresses the importance of fruits & vegetables. Includes 3 reproducible handouts & recipes, the benefits of fruits & vegetables and tips for consuming more.

Code: WA22131

Vegetables & Fruits Poster cards

£11.00

KS1-Children use 30 colourful cards (11" x 14") to identify common fruits and vegetables, recognize their names and learn the plants they come from.

Code: SB22993

Fitness Dice

£12.00

Pair of 4" x 4" dice – One die has fitness and exercise directions and the other has numbers. Exercises include, toe touch, arm curls, jumping jacks, leg lifts and more.

Code: PE01241

Nutricise CD - Ages 3-7

£10.00

A happy blend of active learning songs and nutritional information, at a level young children can understand. Cheerfully imparts the elements of a healthy diet including the importance of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Code: WA25963

Good Morning Exercises CD - Ages 3-8

£10.00

Start the day a great way with clapping, skipping,stretching, and sit-ups! Exercises are short, simple, and fun. Songs include: Red, Red Robin; Zippity Doo Dah; Oh, What a Beautiful Morning; and more.

Code: SB15658

Nutrition Chart

£5.00

This colourful named chart includes 35 re-usable stickers that help children get their 5 – a day from each rainbow food group. Also learning the names and colours of many fruits and vegetables.

Code: RFAC11

Natural First Aid Remedies Chart

£5.00

Some really effective natural or traditional remedies for common everyday complaints. 7″ x 35″

Code: NFARC

Natural Cleaning Solutions Chart

£5.00

Environmentally friendly approaches to cleaning – using less toxic and often much less packaged and expensive alternatives to commercial cleaning products. 7″ x 35″

Code: NCSC1

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Useful Links

Below are some websites and resources that we think might be useful:*
*at the time of linking the sites were useful and relevant but we are not responsible for any content on these sites.

Teachers

Change for Life – School Zone https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools Healthy Schools London https://www.healthyschoolslondon.org.uk/ A-life Workshops in schools, healthy eating in schools https://www.workshopsinschools.co.uk/tag/health-and-fitness/ Children’s books https://www.scholastic.com/ Alcohol and drugs awareness information https://www.talktofrank.com/ Schools workshops listings http://www.findschoolworkshops.co.uk/Primary/Healthy-Schools/  Healthy eating school workshops for primary schools

MediPulse Training – certified first aid training

Browse – HeartSmart TV (heartsmartv.com) – Emotional health & wellbeing for schools

Nowpressplay -an immersive audio resource for schools Teaching Ideas https://www.teachingideas.co.uk https://www.tes.com/

Parents

Great days out ideas for all the family National Health Service https://www.nhs.uk Change for Life https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/change-for-life.aspx Sugar Smart Campaign https://www.sugarsmartuk.org/ Public Health England https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england