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Pledge Certificate

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this health worksheet, learners sign a pledge to help their family by making sure everyone eats a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables every day.
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Fruit / Vegetable Jigsaw

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create multimedia projects regarding fruits and vegetables. In this research skills lesson, students use electronic sources to gather information regarding characteristics of several fruits and vegetables. Students then use...
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Pigment Plucking

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine pigments found in different fruits and vegetables and practice the processes for extracting the pigments. Pigments are used to create artwork and a class PowerPoint presentation is made on the different types of plant...
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Natural Dye Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate major pigments which occur naturally in fruits and vegetables, and to use them to dye a number of items. They study the effects of pH on anthocyanin on pigments.
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Plant Parts We Eat

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
I bet the kids in your class will love to eat their vegetables after an engaging lesson about edible plants. They read information about vegetables and edible plants, sort vocabulary words, identify plant parts, measure and graph the...
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Farming Number 6

For Students K - 2nd
In this environment worksheet, students identify and explain the importance of water and farming. They identify the differences between food items and whether they are a fruit, vegetable, or animal. Students also respond to 5 yes/no...
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Couch Potato

For Teachers K - 5th
Show your class that being active is more fun than being a couch potato! A fun tag game teachers learners about making healthy eating choices. Over 125,000 teachers have reviewed this activity, and many have written comments about how...
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MyPlate Word Blanks

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Create a silly cooking themed story using nouns, adjectives, verbs, and more! Pupils fill in the blanks using their knowledge of different types of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy, then read the story aloud to hear a whacky...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Invite that hungry caterpillar to teach your class about nutrition! After brief instruction on fruit, the teacher reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to the class. Kids hold up the fruit images at appropriate points in the...
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Food for thought

For Students 5th
Cake has to be good for something, right? Different foods are used by our bodies in different ways. Learners will first read about what fats, proteins, fruits, and vegetables do for the human body. They will then put each of food shown...
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Nutrition Making Healthy food Choices: Go Heart!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the importance of eating healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables and what foods should be eaten in moderation. In groups, 2nd graders participate in activities using hula hoops where they categorize healthy...
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Teaching the Identification of Vegetables

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in various activities designed to them that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet.
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Vegetable Twister

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Pupils participate in a game of Twister to...
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Growing Vegetable Soup

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars use children's literature in order to think about the concept of creating a garden. This is done through conducting simple research about types of plants that could be grown in the area and how to care for them. Then the...
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MyPlate Maze

For Students 2nd - 4th
Scholars find their way through a maze filled with food items from each food group, including grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and protein. They know they have made it out when they see the MyPlate dinner plate. 
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MyPlate Coloring Sheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
Get creative coloring the MyPlate food group plate! Each food group—grains, dairy, protein, vegetables, and fruit—is labeled within their portioned section of a plate that sits next to a fork. 
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4th Grade Food Safety Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
From a high-speed hand-washing lesson to identifying important nutrients in fruits and veggies, this resource has several activity ideas and worksheets for teaching food safety to your learners.
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Harvest Wreath

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research the traditions of harvest celebrations and festivities. They choose one country and explore what fruits and vegetables grow there. Afterward, students paint coffee filters in fall leaf colors and then design paintings...
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F.B.I.

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners create a worm bin full of fruit and vegetable scraps wit paper and observe what happens over time. In this decomposers lesson plan, students observe that the fruit and vegetable scraps become new soil.
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Going Bananas!©

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables for a healthy lifestyle, and identify bananas as an excellent source of energy.
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Natural Dye Tie-Dye

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Up-cycle, or reprocess waste materials, into colorful tie-dye clothing or banners with an activity that uses fruits and vegetable juices as dye sources.
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Seeds of Life

For Teachers K - 8th
Students match real seeds with the corresponding names of fruits and vegetables. They answer discussion questions, and glue the seeds on the correct squares of a chart.
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Learn the Food Groups Memory Game

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Help youngsters sharpen their memories and learn the food groups with this classic matching activity! Learners take turns flipping over cards with fun images of different fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and proteins until they can...
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Eating Over the Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their own diets, and then redesign the USDA's Food Pyramid to reflect nutrition experts' latest advice. They read and discuss The Color of Nutrition: Fruits and Vegetables, which is an article imbedded in this plan.

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