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What are the ways of cooking rice?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover how to cook rice. In this rice lesson plan, students discuss the different types of rice and their differences in flavor. They write each of the steps to cook rice.
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Don't Forget the Bacon

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students choose healthy food from different food groups. In this health lesson, students classify pictures of food into each food groups and discuss which ones are healthy. They review the food pyramid and read the story Don't Forget the...
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Key to Good Health #1: Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn tips for healthy eating. In this nutrition lesson plan, students learn about the four main food groups, view a food pyramid, and get tips on how to get the most nutrition out of their meals. Students also learning about...
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Health and Nutrition Lesson Plan: Learning Healthy Eating Habits With Junk Food Jack and Healthy Harry

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students distinguish healthy foods from junk foods. In this personal health and nutrition lesson plan, students make Junk Food Jack and Healthy Harry. Students use the puppets to role play discussion about healthy eating.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 11

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blanks for the correct words for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health lesson plan, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a picture of...
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How Do Foods Help Our Bodies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy.  In this healthy eating lesson, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation....
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What Are the Food Groups?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover the four main food groups by categorizing their own diet.  In this healthy eating activity, students utilize a chart with pictures of food to identify which food belongs in which food group.  Students discuss why eating...
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How To Build A Healthy Heart

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this how to build a healthy heart worksheet, students write the name of a food on each puzzle piece that would be a wise choice. for a healthy heart.
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Planning: To Get Enough Money for Food

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals and budgeting for them. In this nutrition lesson plan, students complete activities that require them to determine how much it costs to feed children at different ages....
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Why Plan Meals?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners investigate methods that families use for planning meals. In this nutrition lesson, students play a game that requires them to plan and pay for nutritious meals
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Let's Make Stew!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden lesson, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening lesson. Students read 'Still-Life...
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Mmmmm, I'm Good! But Am I Good For You?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the nutritional value of the potato, its role in the food pyramid, and how it can be a part of a balanced diet. In this potato nutrition instructional activity, students read about the nutritional value of potatoes....
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Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate food examples from the food groups to explore a healthy diet. For this healthy eating lesson, students study the food pyramid and complete related worksheets. Students also play pyramid go fish.
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Lesson 3: Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore fruits and vegetables.  In this nutrition lesson, students generate a list of all known fruits and vegetables.  Young scholars cut out and compile pages for a weekly fruits and vegetable journal.  Students complete...
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A Healthy Lifestyle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view the PowerPoint presentation to learn the components of a healthy lifestyle. In this healthy lifestyle instructional activity, students view the PowerPoint presentation about a healthy diet, the importance of exercise, and...
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Food in Our Lives

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars examine the food pyramid. In this healthy eating lesson, students discover the parts of the food pyramid and how much to eat from each section. They cut out pictures to glue on their food pyramid.
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Building Blocks and Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete several activities to study healthy snacks. In this healthy diet instructional activity, students sing a song about healthy snacks. Students then make a list of the healthy snacks in the song and vote for their...
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Cruciferous Crusaders Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this healthy foods worksheet, students solve a 10 word crossword puzzle where the words are related to leafy green vegetables.  A word list is provided.
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My New Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create new fruits and vegetables and describe their health benefits. In this nutrition lesson, students work as a class to produce a new fruit or vegetable, make it using modeling clay, and describe the features. Students then...
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Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this fruits and vegetables worksheet, students use charts about food choices to solve problems, use logical thinking to complete a chart and find food names in a word scramble.
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5 A Day

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore written music.  In this cross-curriculum health and music lesson, students sing a "5 a Day" song about fruits and vegetables.  Students clap a steady rhythm and identify written quarter notes in a 4/4 time signature. ...
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Introducing My Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore MyPyramid.  In this nutrition instructional activity, students compare and contrast MyPyramid, the new food guide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the Food Guide Pyramid.  Students discuss the importance of...
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Fruits and Veggies: More Matters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study the importance of having fruits and vegetables within their diet. In this healthy diet lesson, students identify foods in the fruit and vegetable groups. Learners complete several activities to learn the benefits and...