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Planning: To Get Enough Money for Food

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals and budgeting for them. In this nutrition lesson, students complete activities that require them to determine how much it costs to feed children at different ages....
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Why Plan Meals?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals. In this nutrition lesson, students play a game that requires them to plan and pay for nutritious meals
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The Great Depression: Eating on a Shoestring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the realities of feeding a family on a very limited budget by comparing the cost of living in the 1930s to the cost of living today. Using primary documents and technology to make the comparison, they identify...
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet instructional activity, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Young scholars find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students...