Resources for Teachers
Middle Phase of Learning (Years 4-7)
This section of Active-Ate provides links to information, programs and resources which schools may use to encourage students to make healthy food choices and to participate in physical activity.
Health and WellbeingHealthy Schools 
This website contains resources and links to many other useful websites relating to nutrition and physical activity.
Queensland Cancer Fund
The Queensland Cancer Fund website provides information, policy guidelines and resources for students around skin cancer and sun safety. Information on the National SunSmart Schools Program is contained on the site.
School Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
This site outlines Education Queensland's health and wellbeing initiatives including Smart and Healthy Schools, Healthy Schools Vans, Interschool Team Sport and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Student Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Framework
This Education Queensland website provides a coordinated approach in which a range of health issues, including nutrition education and physical activity, can be addressed in the curriculum.
Sun Safety
Guidelines for addressing skin cancer and sun safety in secondary schools within Education Queensland's Student Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Framework. Links from this website lead to resources for students.
World Health Organisation School and Youth Health
This website is a source of information on health issues on a global scale. Addresses school health and youth health promotion in local, national, regional and global contexts.
Nutrition
Dietary Guidelines for Australians
The site features Food for Health nutrition education material, pamphlets, nutritional guidelines for children & adolescents and posters.
Dietitian's Association of Australia
The site contains student-friendly recipes, links, smart eating tips and up-to-date nutrition information. The Smart Eating For You section contains answers to nutrition-related FAQs.
Eat Well Be Active
This Queensland Government website contains information, activities and tips on ways to be more active and make healthier eating choices to enhance health and wellbeing.
Fresh for Kids
Fresh for Kids contains fruit and vegetable information, games, recipes and links.
'Fruit and Veg Program'
The Victorian Government 'Fruit and Veg Program' has lots of ideas on teaching nutrition in the classroom (including recipe ideas for cooking in class), and promotes a whole of school approach to nutrition education.
Go for 2 & 5 (Fruit & Vegetable website)
Government program promoting fruit and vegetable consumption, including recipes, pamphlets, posters and information on the media campaign.
Healthy Kids
This NSW Health site features a schools section, with teaching resources and ideas around nutrition education.
Kids GP
Kids GP website contains nutrition and physical activity ideas and posters.
National Heart Foundation
The National Heart Foundation is a source of heart health information. This website provides information on the Jump Rope for Heart program, teacher resources, a kids section, and a manual for outside school hours care.
Nutrition Australia
The site contains fact sheets, recipes, suggested nutrition education materials (including a link to SNAC with nutrition resource reviews available on-line), links to other nutrition sites and tips for parents.
Queensland Kids Fresh Network (QKFN)
QKFN members can access brochures and the Fresh for Kids program (including posters and the Apples Ain't Apples school presentation). Registration to QKFN is free for schools.
Smart Choices: Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools
This site contains information about the strategy, with additional resources such as a toolkit for implementing the strategy, fact sheets, frequently asked questions, posters, and a PowerPoint presentation for school communities.
Physical Activity
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation (ACHPER)
ACHPER provides information on physical activity programs and activities; health and physical education resources and teacher professional development opportunities/conference details.
Australian Physical Activity Guidelines
The Department of Health and Ageing site provides research, brochures and posters around the area of physical activity.
Australian Sports Commission
The site provides information on a range of sports, resources and links, teacher pages and has a section on traditional Indigenous games.
Eat Well Be Active
This Queensland Government website contains information, activities and tips on ways to be more active and make healthier eating choices to enhance health and wellbeing.
Healthy Kids
This NSW Health site features a schools section with teaching resources and ideas on physical activity and fundamental motor skills.
Kids GP
Kids GP website contains nutrition and physical activity ideas and posters.
PlaySport
Features games to get students physically active
Sport & Recreation Queensland
The site contains the teaching resource Get Active, funding and grant information, teacher professional development opportunities and a directory of sporting facilities.
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