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Worksheet
Curated OER

Feed Me!

For Students K - 2nd
When youngsters are learning about the basic needs of humans and animals, this instructional activity could come in handy. In it, pupils circle the pictures of a living thing that is eating food. There are eight pictures all in all, and...
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PPT
Curated OER

Animal Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this great overview to give information on all aspects of nutrition. By working their way through this PowerPoint, students review a lot of information about the digestive process.  Students read many facts on a number of detailed...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chopsticks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the purpose and history of chopsticks and their use as a way of eating. For this social studies lesson, students gain insight into other cultural practices and learn to use chopsticks. Students complete two...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Intermediate Sentence Completion: 37

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentence with one word. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teeth and Eating

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct online research of different animals and their diet. In this animal instructional activity, students identify the various types of diets each animals has and their teeth. This research is done on the Internet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teeth And Eating

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore and study all about teeth and eating. They examine types of teeth, how their teeth develop, looking after teeth and teeth in other animals. Each student also reviews the process of how teeth help all mankind to eat food.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

German Chefs and Cookbook

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore German vocabulary words associated with food and cooking. Individually, students locate German recipes and then prepare authentic German food to share with the class. They share recipes and compile a German cookbook.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ehhh! What'd ya say? Eeeggs

For Teachers K
Students identify the vowel sound with a short e. They distinguish this sound /e/ in written and spoken words. Finally, students identify and spell using a letterbox lesson plan and reading various words with the vowel sound and are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Big is Big?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Pupils evaluate the number of servings in super-sized portions of various types of food. They explore the amount of sugar, fat, and other nutrients in super sized portions. They state that they plan to eat fewer super-sized portions of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Application

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils apply and generalize data, and prepare and present an oral presentation with a visual aid.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Read! D.W. The Picky Eater

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read D.W. The Picky Eater, and identify one new food they would like to try.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts #1 Cruciferous Crusaders

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students develop reading comprehension skills while learning the nutritional benefits of cruciferous vegetables.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Eating and Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive animated simulation allows students to make connections between the real world and the physical world. Uses interactive tools to explore issues such as calories, exercise, diet, fitness, and weight control.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Bizarre Foods With Ralph Fletcher: A Narrative Revision Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this lesson, Ralph Fletcher's writing style is introduced to student writers. Students will write a rough draft about a time they ate, or a time when they saw someone else eat, something unusual. Then students will read and analyze...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Eric Carle's picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Digestion

For Students 6th - 8th
A student-paced tutorial where learners read information, answer interactive review activities, and then take a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Teeth and Eating

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive teeth and eating exercise followed by some research information on teeth. A quick quiz to check for understanding follows the activity.
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Article
California State University

California State University: Hunger and Eating

For Students 9th - 10th
A California State University student research paper into the motivation to eat. Gives details to some of the theories on why humans feel hunger. Many references.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Giant Sea Creatures Eat Tiny Sea Creatures

For Students 9th - 10th
Kelly Benoit-Bird discusses new research that shows large sea animals actually herding their tiny food into big, bitable chunks. [6:22]
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: News Debate Battle of the Binge

For Teachers 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text arguing for and against competitive eating contests. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about different birds' food preferences, and how those affect their habitats.
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Article
Other

Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Processed Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Before you reach for that Twinkie, here's food for thought: a list of reasons to avoid processed foods.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: La Cocina Y Comedor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart uses Activote and activities to assess recognition of Spanish vocabulary.