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Label Lingo

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this food labels worksheet, students look at different food labels and answer short answer questions about the nutrition information. Students complete 6 questions but observe 10 labels.
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Breakfast: Grades 9-12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Sleep and food are brain fuels, and teens require a lot of both, but getting high schoolers up in time to have a healthy breakfast before they charge off to school can be a challenge. To meet this challenge, scholars first set up a...
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Healthy Snacking: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two activities focus on healthy snacking. In the first activity, scholars create a poster displaying two messages—pack a healthy snack and make good food choices. The second activity challenges pupils to draft a snack list and tag along...
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Animal Nutrition, Variations, Adaptations & Regulation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Information about digestion of various food components is given in this PowerPoint. The diets of herbivores and carnivores are compared, and there are many diagrams giving details of their digestive system specializations. The labelled...
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School Lunch: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Two lessons encourage scholars to make smart eating choices. The first lesson sorts food items into the MyPlate's food groups. Learners scour magazines to cut and paste examples onto a paper plate that showcases each group. Then, draw...
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Understanding the Columbian Exchange Through Old World and New World Foods

For Teachers 7th - 10th
If you're interested in teaching your class about the impact of the Columbian Exchange on contemporary society, this is worth a look. The plan begins with an introduction to the topic, which stems from a cell phone poll...
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Healthy Snacking: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Two lessons, all about snacking, look closely at how to make smart, balanced choices. Lesson one challenges pupils to create a menu for the hypothetical restaurant, The Snack Shack. Lesson two offers a variety of informative articles...
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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Young scholars determine which foods help keep our bodies healthy. They identify the six food groups and classify different food items into the correct categories of the food pyramid. They evaluate for one week the foods that they eat...
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Snack Smart Move More

For Teachers K - 5th
Show your kids that staying healthy is the smart choice! They examine nutrition, healthy snacks, and the importance of staying active in a several-part lesson plan. There are different ideas for older and younger students here, and you...
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Food Labels Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars analyze nutrition by completing an interactive activity with classmates. In this food choice lesson, students discuss the importance foods have on our daily lives by keeping us healthy and giving us energy. Young scholars...
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Introduction to Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate the five food groups. In this nutrition lesson, students track their food over the weekend, and see if they are eating healthy. Then young scholars get an opportunity to track their eating again to see if it...
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Nutrition and Body Image

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study nutrition and how to maintain a healthy diet.  In this adolescent nutrition instructional activity students complete several activities that allow them to see different nutrition scenarios.
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Nutrition Labels

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars read and interpret nutrition fact labels ("food labels") from food products, a task that involves the use of various mathematics skills (e.g., number concepts and number sense).
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Nutrition

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners investigate the Food Pyramid. For this nutrition lesson, students list the food groups and identify several foods from each food group. Learners complete a blank food pyramid worksheet as an assessment.
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The Food Pyramid

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan a variety of nutritional meals using the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid as a reference and analyze food labels to plan their meals. They examine and discuss the Food Pyramid, and create dichotomous keys separating food...
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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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Falling Food Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils examine personal health by defining the five food groups. In this food pyramid lesson, students discuss the importance of each food group and write them on the board. Pupils utilize the Internet to participate in a food...
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Reading Food Labels

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the food labels on two similar items that are very different nutritionally such as a can of regular soda and a can of diet soda. Next they, sort through food labels to determine healthy and unhealthy foods by...
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Food Smarts: Mypyramid For Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a menu based on the nutritious choices they pick out from MyPyramid and the video they watch. In this nutrition lesson plan, students describe what each color band on the pyramid represents, use charts, discuss nutrition...
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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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Personal Food Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create their own food plan that fits in the food pyramid.  In this investigative lesson students study the food pyramid and create their own meal plans according to the chart. 
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Reading Nutrition Labels

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this nutrition worksheet, students name 2 food labels, then circle which label best fits a series of 12 statements such as "most sodium per serving," etc. Students then write about which item they think is more healthy and why.
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Chef Solus Food Safety Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this food preparation crossword puzzle, students read 16 clues about food safety practices and place their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Food Label Reference Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this food label worksheet, students read the label and dialogue bubbles to learn how to interpret a food label. Worksheet is for reference only, no associated tasks.

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