Healthy Eating: Teaching and Learning Materials (Primary)

Great classroom resources for teaching and encouraging healthy eating habits.

The Eatwell Guide

The Eatwell Guide portrays the main food groups that together provide a healthy, balanced diet. This guide has replaced the the Eatwell Plate.

Check that you are not using any of the the old Eatwell Plate resources as they are now out of date.

Change4Life School Zone	The Change4Life school zone contains free downloadable resources for teachers of KS1&2, including curriculum-linked resources and inspiration to help teach children about healthy eating and being active. You will also find teacher training resources, whole school approach ideas and assembly presentations.
Change4Life	'Be Food Smart' campaign resources.
Change 4 Life Cooking Guide	A toolkit to support the teaching of cooking in the classroom.
Core competencies \| PHE School Zone	The core competencies provide a benchmark for the core skills and knowledge children in KS1 & KS2 should have about nutrition and being active. They are a guide and are not part of the national curriculum.
Doncaster Healthy Packed Lunch Poster	A packed lunch resource designed for Doncaster Schools.
Caroline Walker Trust	Produces practical guidelines on nutrition and eating well, with specific resources for schools. They have practical teaching resources for ages 5-11 and 12-18. Please use the updated Eat Well Model above, rather than the older version on this site.
Action on Salt	KS2 Education Resources for teaching about the harmful effects of a high salt diet.
Doncaster School Meals	Details about Doncaster Schools Catering and free school meals.

Last updated: 26 March 2024 14:13:01