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Pre-K Appetizer
Students explore health by identifying positive eating habits. In this dietary lesson, students read several books about eating well and making wise food decisions. Students view the food pyramid on the USDA website and discuss the...
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!
Fourth graders explore diseases by identifying sanitation methods. In this germ prevention lesson, 4th graders identify the common ways germs are passed and the overall impact they have on human health. Students complete several germ...
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Track Your Food Today
In this food log worksheet, students analyze what they eat in a single day. Students fill in the chart for the food groups and the different meals and snacks consumed throughout the day.
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Simple Steps to Healthy Living
Young scholars observe a video on eating habits, discuss their own habits, and then create their own food pyramid. In this research lesson students go to a webpage and enter their personal information then they get a food pyramid...
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The Food Pyramid and it's importance
Tenth graders demonstrate an understanding of the food groups by categorizing foods in the proper area. Given the six food groups in the food pyramid each student is given twenty pictures of foods and asked to place them under the...
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The Five Food Groups
Students explore the five food groups as well as the specific foods found in each of these groups.
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A Well Balanced Meal
Learners are given paper plates and pictures of food. They are to glue the foods they would eat that would make a balanced meal.
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Water/Hydration
Students develop an understanding of the role water has in the body and the importance of getting enough water each day. Through the activity, students recognize the risks and signs of dehydration. Also, they identify foods with high...
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Familiarizing Students with the Five Food Groups
Students identify an assortment of foods from all of the food groups, then discuss each type of foods' benefits and what happens to the body if it does not get these foods. They classify the foods according to the food groups.
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Familiarizing Students with the 5 Food Groups
Students review a variety of foods and classify them into food groups. They identify the benefits of each food group to our bodies and consider how deficiencies of these groups affect humans. They sort pictures, view a video and write...
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The Dentist
Students read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Fat, Sugar, and Salt
Students examine how fat, sugar and salt is manufactured and placed in prepared foods. In this food additives lesson students complete a lab activity and fill out a worksheet.
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Pizza Time!
Fifth graders explore healthy dietary guidelines. In this dietary guidelines lesson, 5th graders investigate fractional parts of a healthy diet using pizza as a visual aid.
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Understanding MyPyramid
Fifth graders investigate serving sizes. In this serving size activity, 5th graders study the food pyramid paying special attention to proper serving sizes of food. Resources are provided.
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Food Patterns
In this food worksheet, students answer short answer questions about their food patterns and habits. Students complete 9 questions total.
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Mystery "F & V's"
Second graders explore a balanced diet. In this balanced diet lesson plan, 2nd graders investigate the effect and importance of a balanced diet.
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Quick Breads, Pancake/Waffle Lab
Pupils explore the bread, cereal, grain food group on the Food Guide Pyramid. They test recipes for quick breads which are high in carbohydrates and determine the purpose of each of the ingredients in pancakes or waffles.
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Caille The Caterpillar
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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Building Blocks and Healthy Snacks
Students complete several activities to study healthy snacks. In this healthy diet instructional activity, students sing a song about healthy snacks. Students then make a list of the healthy snacks in the song and vote for their...
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Diversity Food Groups
Students explore diversity in foods and people. In this diversity lesson, students explore diversity in foods and how things aren't always as they seem. This lesson is then applied to diversity in people.
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Shopping List
In this food instructional activity, learners update a menu to make the food choices healthier and write a shopping list in order to get these items. Students complete 2 activities.
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Dark Days
Fifth graders explore U.S. history by viewing video clips in class. In this dust bowl era instructional activity, 5th graders identify the impact of giant dust storms on the U.S. agriculture systems and the U.S. economy in the 20th...
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Malnutrition
Students attempt to find innovative ways to solve the problem of malnutrition.
They focus on finding workable and reasonable solutions, adoptable by any patient. Students enhance critical thinking to create an avenue by which...
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Understanding Portion Sizes
Students analyze portion sizes in a healthy diet. In this portion sizes lesson, students complete a food group choices worksheet and identify the correct portion of food. Students work in groups to teach the unit to elementary students....