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Title

Healthy Kids, Happy Kids!

Subject

Description

National Health Education Standards

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Performance Indicators for PreK – Grade 2:
1.2.1 Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.


Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Performance Indicators for PreK – Grade 2:
5.2.1 Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.


Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Performance Indicators for PreK – Grade 2:
6.2.1 Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.


Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Performance Indicators for PreK – Grade 2:
8.2.1 Make requests to promote personal health.

Author

Zurawski, Madison

Publisher

Miami University Libraries

Date

2014

Contributor

Ubbes, Valerie A. (editor and genre designer); Roskam, Frances (translator)

Format

Language

English; Spanish

Type

Text

Identifier

HealthyKidsHappyKidsbyMadisonZurawskiSp2014

Text

Healthy Kids, Happy Kids!
By Madison Zurawski

I decide to eat a banana every morning for breakfast.
Cada mañana decido comer un plátano para el desayuno.

I set a goal to eat at least 5 fruits or vegetables every day.
Me puso una meta de comer al menos 5 frutas o verduras cada día.

When I have a headache, I will make sure to drink lots of water. Cuando me duele la cabeza, me aseguraré beber mucha agua.

I will communicate with my parents about healthy foods I should eat.
Me comunicaré con mis padres sobre los alimentos saludables que debo comer.

I will choose to eat an apple instead of eating ice cream. Escogeré comer una manzana en lugar de comer el helado.

I decide to put something from almost every food group on my plate for dinner.
Decido poner algo de casi todos los grupos de comida en mi plato para la cena.

I set a goal to eat healthy snacks at snack time such as whole grain cereal.
Me puso una meta de comer bocadillos saludables a la hora del aperitivo, como cereales de grano entero.

I decide to eat whole grain bread for my turkey sandwich at lunch.
Decido comer pan de grano entero para mi sándwich de pavo en el almuerzo.

I decide to put small portions of food on my plate for dinner. Decido poner pequeñas porciones de comida en mi plato para la cena.

I will choose to drink non-fat milk with my cereal for breakfast. Escogeré a beber leche descremada con mi cereal para el desayuno.

Summary Slide
I eat healthy foods everyday so that I can be a happy kid!
¡Como alimentos saludables todos los días para que yo pueda ser un niño feliz!

Spanish translations were verified by Frances Roskam, who studied Spanish for 7 years and has traveled to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica where she spoke Spanish.


Collection: Electronic Texts


Citation

Zurawski, Madison , “Healthy Kids, Happy Kids!,” Health Literacy Database at Miami University, accessed April 29, 2026, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/healthliteracy/items/show/236.

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