This health and lifestyle teacher’s guide and nine accompanying slides will help you deliver a 15-minute classroom activity with the following teaching objectives:

• Consider how we can be healthier and happier by making small health changes
• Explore the link between emotional and physical health
• Find ways of making small changes in our everyday lives

Health and lifestyle starter activity

What does health and wellbeing mean? Give students two minutes and ask them to write down as many words or short phrases as they can think of to do with health and wellbeing on a piece of paper.

Ask for feedback and write down some key words and phrases on a flipchart or smart boad. Students can add to their own sheet of paper if they wish.

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. This 15-minute activity is great for Healthy Eating Week.

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