Health and Well-Being for Ages 7 to 11 Course

What you will learn in 5 lessons

1. 1

   Healthy Eating

   Start here

   The child sorts foods into groups using the national food guide, plans a balanced plate and snacks, and understands why water, fruit and vegetables matter.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Sort foods into groups with a food guide
   2. 2.Build balanced meals and snacks
   3. 3.Choose healthy drinks and keep sugar low
   4. 4.Read food labels and food messages
   5. 5.Enjoy food in healthy ways
2. 2

   Health Labels, Ads and Medicines

   The child spots how adverts and packaging try to make them want food, toys and health products, reads simple labels, knows that medicines are taken only from a trusted adult, and knows where to find health help and information they can trust.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Spot how ads try to make you want things
   2. 2.Read packages and labels like a detective
   3. 3.Stay safe with medicine
   4. 4.Help keep your home safe
   5. 5.Find health help and information you can trust
3. 3

   Exercise, Sleep and Hygiene

   The child explains why daily activity, enough sleep, handwashing and toothbrushing keep them healthy, and builds routines for them.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Move your body every day
   2. 2.Sleep well every night
   3. 3.Stop germs and keep clean
   4. 4.Take care of your teeth
   5. 5.Stay safe in the sun
   6. 6.Balance screens and build healthy routines
4. 4

   Germs, Clean Air and Water

   The child explains how germs spread in places people share and how everyone helps to stop them, why clean air, clean water and safe rubbish collection keep a community healthy, and who in the community works to keep people well.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Stop germs from spreading in the places you share
   2. 2.Explain how clean water, toilets, and trash collection keep people healthy
   3. 3.Stay healthy around air, noise, sun, and other risks
   4. 4.Get to know the people who keep your community healthy
   5. 5.Help keep your community healthy
5. 5

   Feelings and Wellbeing

   The child names a range of feelings, uses ways to cope with worry and anger, keeps friendships healthy, and knows when and whom to ask for help.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Understand your feelings
   2. 2.Calm down and cope with big feelings
   3. 3.Handle worry, anger and disappointment
   4. 4.Keep friendships healthy and stand up to bullying
   5. 5.Get help and look after your wellbeing