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Food, Digestion Basics & Healthy Habits — for 8-year-olds

Practice Food, Digestion Basics & Healthy Habits with curriculum-aligned exercises for age 8. The exercises are grouped by sub-topic so kids can work through them in order or skip straight to the area they need.

24 exercises

Topics in this module

Understand the role of water in the body (transport, temperature, digestion).

Sort foods into more detailed groups (fruits/veg, grains, dairy, proteins, fats/sugary foods).

Recognise that too much sugar or fat can harm teeth and health over time.

Connect sleep, exercise, and diet to feeling energetic and focused.

Plan a simple balanced meal using all main food groups.

Describe a simple journey of food through the body (chewed, swallowed, broken down, used by body, waste removed).

Identify mouth, teeth, stomach, and intestines in a simple diagram.

Explain that food is broken down by the body to give energy and building materials.

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