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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Healthful Living Education — Grade 4

Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.

Objective 4.07. Evaluate the benefits of drinking plenty of water, especially before and after physical activity.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Water, water everywhere
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.6
Our bodies are fifty to seventy-five percent water by weight and to survive we need to replenish the water that our bodies lose during the day. This fourth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that we can replace water that our bodies need by drinking plenty of water and eating foods that also contain water.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)