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To identify the most efficient methods for evaluating the effectiveness of teaching materials in Primary Health Care, aimed at school-age youngsters, Scoping Review. Our leading question was: Which are the evaluation methodologies of the teaching-learning process in health education in schools in Primary Health Care used with kids and teenagers (schooling age youngsters)? The search occurred on the National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Search for an Author Profile (SCOPUS), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo). Among the 285 studies found, 13 (100%) constituted our sample for answering our leading question. Among the 13 studies analyzed, 9 (69,24%) were published in the past 9 years and 4 (30,76%) between 1991 and 1999. All were in English, and most were on eating and physical habits (30,7%). Concerning the learning-teaching process, the most effective strategies included family and community and/or aimed to develop students' autonomy. Most were based on self-made questionnaires to evaluate health education activities, except for the studies on feeding/nutrition and physical activities, which frequently used anthropometric data. Due to its newness, most of the work on the subject was from abroad. The authors created most of the evaluation methodologies, and nutrition and feeding were the main topics investigated. Teaching-learning strategies were more effective among teenagers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]