To integrate is to combine, fuse, consolidate, unify, coalesce.
Integrated lessons can be fun, exciting ways to engage the student in active learning.
Teaching more than one subject at a time can be efficient and effective. To teach children healthy habits, utilize the core subjects, the arts and physical movement to teach health concepts. Many great integrated curriculums are available free or at low cost from programs such as the Dairy Council, Lung and Heart Associations and the Cooperative Extension programs. Don't forget that children need to practice what they learn. Just as math and reading concepts need to be reinforced over time, so do health concepts.