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Let the Pyramid Be Your Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart foods on the food guide pyramid and design nutritional food plans that include all the food groups.
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Dietician - Nutritionist

For Teachers 7th - 8th
There are so many different career opportunities in the health care field. Have learners explore what it takes to be a dietician or a nutritionist. They'll view a PowerPoint on each occupation and take mini-quizzes while they watch. A...
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Exploring Owls

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What can young scientists discover from dissecting an owl pellet? Explore the owl food chain, beginning with an introduction to these predatory birds. Suggested strategies here include creating a podcast and purchasing a poster, however...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Sort and Count

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Young mathematicians are on their feet and moving around in this primary grade sorting activity. After giving each child an object or picture card, they then sort themselves into groups, counting to see which has the most or least...
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Growing a Native American "Three Sisters" Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore plant life by creating their own gardens in class. For this food growing lesson, students discuss the types of gardening methods Native Americans used in order to keep healthy. Young scholars plant corn seeds in...
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Cooking in Britain Today

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore British cooking vocabulary. In this ELL vocabulary activity, students identify and describe various foods, match foods with adjectives, discuss their opinions about British cuisine, then read food critic reviews. Four...
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Writing about a Meal

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
You don't need to be a food critic to describe your meal accurately! A series of activities introduce learners to vivid adjectives when writing about the taste, smell, and feel of food. After working with word choice, parts of a...
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Hunger at Home

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners identify basic nutritional needs. They also glean recommendations from the food pyramid, recommended dietary guidelines, importance of exercise throughout the life cycle, and how  proper nutrition helps the body to resist...
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Nutrition In Me! Club

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice food safety and hand washing. In this health lesson, students discuss the presence of germs and how to keep yourself safe. Students wash their hands after applying Glo-Germ to see what spots they missed. 
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Food and Cooking Safety: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
A cut and paste activity emphasizes the importance of safety precautions while cooking and baking. After reading several kid-friendly articles, class members cut 10 safety ingredients to paste on the pot's corresponding shape.
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Our Playground!

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and explore the playground's environment by walking around the playground, followed by a group discussion of what they observed. They then divide into groups and participate in centers, their brought back together...
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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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Name That Food: ESL Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this naming food worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions, selecting the correct food group for 10 different foods. Worksheet is part of an ESL site.
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Getting To Know the Healthy Food Pyramid

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine a healthy way of eating while following a vegetarian diet. They study the components suggested by the American Dietetic Association that comprise a healthy diet, prepare appetizing foods from these groups, and inspect...
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Healthy School Food

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars design a balanced school menu or a healthy snack vending machine. Students create a colorful wall display. Young scholars demonstrate about food groups on a spreadsheet. Students answer a survey on what foods to eat and why.
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Jr. Chef Club Super Snacks Lesson 6

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Students discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...
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Describing Traditional Christmas Foods

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students read and guess what type of traditional Christmas food is being described in sixteen descriptions of different types of foods.
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Food Myths Critical Thinking and Reading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a series of statements made by students about the hazards and benefits of various foods. They distinguish the "facts: from "opinions" in the dialogue, summarize the facts in a short paragraph, and write an essay...
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Ethical and Critical Thinking: Genetically Modified Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read statements representing different points of view on Genetically Modified Food. They identify the "facts" and "opinions" in each statement, and then briefly summarize the issue of Genetically Modified Food in a short...
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Tracing the History Of Food

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore cultural variations in food preparation. They pick a country and research dishes of cultural significance. They prepare their food and present the dish to the class creatively.
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Safe Food Supplies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer the question how are food supplies maintained safely for human consumption? They are able to answer the following questions: what personal and pulic decisions must be made regarding the safe handling of food?, What are...
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Understanding MyPlate

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recognize how using the food pyramid can add to their good health practices.  In this food pyramid lesson plan, 6th graders build a 3-D food pyramid illustrating the desired amount of each food group.
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Health Database Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate the ability to identify personal health needs. They classify foods from the school lunch menus into the correct food groups. A database file is created. They determine if the school lunch menu offers a balanced...
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Agriculture in the Classroom

The Garden Chef

For Teachers K - 7th
Introduce young chefs to nutritious eating with a cookbook that is divided into sections focusing on one of the five food groups. It includes lessons, activities, and recipes. How wholesome!

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