Pupils read about bread. In this lesson studying bread, students read about the history of bread and it's significance around the world. Pupils identify the three main crops used to make bread and ten common types of bread from different...

4th-5th graders will compete in a game similar to Jeopardy in which they answer questions from a variety of subject areas including science, language, and math. The questions are based on an extremely wide variety of topics, so would be...

Students, while reviewing an extensive vocabulary list on the board, identify basic food groups with the help of picture cards. As a group, they create a collage of healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures from magazines and newspapers.

This instructional activity focuses on making bread, but also spends some time on the origins of wheat. In order to make the bread, each class member receives a kit full of the materials they will need. Included here is a detailed list...

Young readers access prior knowledge of how wheat becomes bread. Using "The Little Red Hen" story, learners make predictions of the events. Extension activities include singing a song about the story and making a list of...

Seventh graders compare myths and legends about corn and use creative abilities to act them out. In this corn legends lesson, 7th graders read background information about corn and its importance. Students work in groups to research...

Students explore the four food groups and how they contribute to one's health. They identify the four food groups and create a poster of the four food groups with pictures. They present their posters to the class and practice answering...

How does an author entertain his or her audience? Read a short fairy tale and find the most evocative passages to discover more about author's purpose in narrative writing.

Students write their own folktales based on "Cathal O'Cruachan and the Cowherd." In discussions they examine the animal symbolism in the story, as well as the characters, events, problems, and solution. With partners, they select...

Students discuss how wheat is important to our everyday lives, from food to insulation, focusing on how wheat grains are processed into food items. Students then create a comic strip of the steps of processing grain to demonstrate...

With a creative premise involving a basketball competition, this game could be used to review basic science, grammar and math concepts in a fourth or fifth grade classroom. It is a fun idea, and a motivating way to review information....

Students, while extensively reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, examine basic food groups along with their food labels to help maintain a healthy dies for proper health.

Sixth graders investigate ways rice is sold by creating a chart of the different rice foods. In this economics lesson plan, 6th graders examine their local food store and list at least 10 rice by-products in a class chart. Students...

Students group objects by their physical characteristics and various compositions using literature to stimulate recall.

In this comprehension instructional activity, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Little Red Hen. Students complete 13 questions.

After reading two paragraphs about food, learners must answer 4 questions about what they have read. This is a great activity to practice reading comprehension, and would be very helpful practice prior to state testing. The writing...

Students explore healthy food choices. In this science lesson, students identify food groups and discuss the amount of food they should eat from each group. Students create PyramindPal cartoons.

Pupils explore nutrition by completing a group activity. In this balanced meal lesson, students identify the five food groups and discuss their favorite foods from each group. Pupils utilize illustrations to fill in a fictional plate...

Learners practice using graphic organizers to summarize The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage about the food pyramid and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.

In this food groups instructional activity, students choose two words from the word list that belong in each of 7 food group categories. The groups are: dairy, poultry, grains, proteins, vegetables, fruits and junk food.

Fourth graders take a quiz about homonyms. In this homonyms lesson, 4th graders complete 19 multiple choice questions. They enter the answers and submit them online.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book The Little Red Hen by completing an activity at home with their parents. Kids cut out the characters on the page and staple them to a straw. Students say the parts for each character.

Middle schoolers review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same...