Linking Academic Achievement to Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

***NOTE: to do this activity, you will need to purchase healthy snacks for the students to taste***

This was an activity for my Year 8 form group, but would work over a range of year groups. I was tired of watching them eat unhealthy snacks all the time and not only wanted to introduce them to some healthier options, but to start explaining WHY we are always going on about healthy eating and exercise from an academic point of view.

The activity: Print out the checklist (slide 4) for each student. Set up all the different snacks around the classroom. (Adjust the snacks on the checklist as needed). Students go around to all the different stations and fill out their checklist. By the end, they will hopefully have identified a few healthier snack options which they like (and which will be better for them than their usual crisps and chocolate bars!)