The Project Heart: Activities for the Classroom lesson plans designed for Grade 2 provide comprehensive, age-appropriate materials to teach heart-related anatomy, nutrition, and exercise. Grade 2 lesson plans are vertically aligned to prepare students for the grade 3 lesson plans. An instructional guide is available for additional information.

  Full Curriculum
The full curriculum includes all the lesson plans and activity masters for this grade level. (PDF)

  Lesson Plan 1  
Anatomy: What Does the Heart Do?

Goal: Students will understand the basic function of the heart and identify its main parts.

  Lesson Plan 2  
Nutrition: Making Healthy Food Choices: Go Heart!

Goal: Students will understand that personal health decisions and behaviors affect their health. They will recognize that the body needs foods from all the food groups to receive the nutrients it needs to grow and stay healthy.

  Lesson Plan 3  
Exercise: Exercise for the Heart

Goal: Students will understand the relationship between physical activity and a healthy heart.

  Activity Masters
A list of links to individual activity masters and Heart-Smart certificates for this grade level.