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Planning Meals

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the various types of meals that they can plan each day. In this health lesson, 10th graders develop sample menus for their families. Students create a one dish meal to be sampled by their classmates. 
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Caille The Caterpillar

For Teachers K
Students investigate the six groups of the food pyramid. In this food pyramid lesson, students work in a group to find a pictures of their assigned food group. They put the pictures in the "caterpillars" mouth which is based on the...
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Pick a Better Snack and Act

For Teachers K - 1st
Students make healthy choices. For this healthy living mini-unit, students make healthy lifestyle choices through hands-on activities, songs and movement. This mini-unit includes lessons on the food pyramid, fruits, vegetable, and...
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Industrial Agriculture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students write about the benefits that industrial agriculture has had on growing crops. In this industrial agriculture lesson plan, students research how technology has impacted the processing speed of growing food.
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Snacks Vocabulary 2

For Students 5th - 10th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 9 fill in the blank questions regarding food-related terms. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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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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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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My Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete a graphing activity to learn about fruits and vegetables as well as their nutritional qualities. In this fruits and vegetables instructional activity, students complete a series of activities that help teach them about...
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Dairy Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dairy vocabulary worksheet, students look at a picture, identify the dairy product and select the correct word from a pull-down menu.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Young scholars explore Japan. In this Japanese culture lesson, students listen to stories regarding Japan, view Japanese art, learn Japanese words, and make Origami.
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Pre-K Appetizer

For Teachers Pre-K
Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...
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Super K Buffet: Lesson for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students determine healthy food choices. In this healthy food choice lesson, students study food vocabulary and complete a worksheet about making good choices. They put together a dinner plate that shows a complete meal using a foam...
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Everyone Up!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine various agriculture careers, both direct and indirect, related to crop production and distribution. In this food production activity, students role play the processing chain in which crops move from producer to processor...
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Three Reasons

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify healthy foods in each group of the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, 3rd graders take notes on the food pyramid by visiting the website, www.mypyramid.gov. Students design a healthy menu for an imaginary bistro.
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Cheeseburger Food Groups

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use a cheeseburger to demonstrate knowledge of the food groups. In this healthy eating instructional activity, students learn about the food groups by investigating the different parts of a cheeseburger. The students create a...
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Where Does It Come From?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine food sources. In this agriculture lesson plan, students investigate how food is stored, moved, and processed as they participate in a classroom activity.
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the food pyramid and photograph food choices from their school to create a healthy meal guide. In this food choices lesson, 4th graders study the food pyramid, photograph healthy food choices at their cafeteria, and...
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Grains Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grains vocabulary worksheet, students select the correct vocabulary word for each picture of a grain, with the option of checking their answers.
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Food Groups in our Lunch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make a graph. In this food groups and graphing lesson, students pack a sack lunch and then work in groups to tally the number of foods from each food group that they have. Students use the data collected to create a graph using...
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First Place Foods

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson plan, 1st graders create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast healthy foods. Students place foods in the proper circle.
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Label Language

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore food labels. In this consumer education instructional activity, 4th graders describe and evaluate various components of familiar food labels. Students discuss which traits make a product appealing to consumers....
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Studying the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students have a cooking day. In this healthy eating lesson, students use pictures from a magazine to illustrate the food groups. Students record the foods they eat and then see if they are eating enough from each food group. Students...
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Let's Go On a Snack Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this snack foods worksheet, students complete an English or Spanish snack food worksheet. Students complete a matching and coloring activity.
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The Dangers of Being Obese/Overweight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine if they are eating healthy. For this healthy living lesson, 3rd graders watch a video titled Happy Health and review the food pyramid. Students create a spreadsheet where they list their food intake for the week...