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Curated OER

Fruits and Veggies - Yum!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use Inspiration to drag pictures of fruits and vegetables into the correct category. They discuss the name of other fruits and vegetables. They explain why or why not they like that particular fruit or vegetable. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fruits and Vegetables: Dictionary Activity

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this fruits and vegetables dictionary worksheet, young scholars fill in "dictionary pages," using guide words on each page and a list of words given at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Eat Your Vegetables Challenge

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this healthy diet worksheet, students read the statements about vegetables and select the answer that best complete the 11 statements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 3: Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fruits and vegetables.  In this nutrition lesson, students generate a list of all known fruits and vegetables.  Students cut out and compile pages for a weekly fruits and vegetable journal.  Students complete the journal...
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Cooking Matters

Cooking Matters: For Chefs and Kids

For Teachers K - 8th
Get your scholars cooking with a collection of activities that pairs the class to a community chef, promotes healthy snacking and drinking, and explores fruits and vegetables. Lower elementary learners create vegetable super heroes,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Importance of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits in Our Diets

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets. For this science lesson, students discuss various types of fruits and vegetables. Students play the good health=good diet game. Students discuss types of fruits and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

There's a Rainbow on My Plate

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete a variety of activities to learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this healthy eating lesson, students complete activity sheets, make a wall poster, create a take home flyer, participate in a...
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Activity
NSW Department of Education

Relationships Between Formal Measurement Units: Measure and Record Mass in Kilograms and Grams

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Teach the masses about the metric system with this hands-on measurement lesson. Given a fruit or vegetable, learners estimate, measure, and convert its mass using the metric units gram and kilogram.
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Curated OER

We Garden: My Life as a Fruit or Vegetable

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore agriculture by participating in a role-play activity. In this farm to fork lesson, students ask and answer questions as though they were a specific plant about to be eaten. Learners write responses to critical thinking...
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Curated OER

Seed Search

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine seeds. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, 1st graders determine what fruits and vegetables have in common. Students cut open fruits and vegetables and examine their seeds. Students describe the sizes, shapes and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Eating the Alphabet Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students read a story called Eating the Alphabet. Students use a chart to record the date that they ate different fruits and vegetables.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plants and Animals

For Teachers K
Students taste test the garden. In this Science lesson, students compare and contrast plants and animals needs. Students pick fruits and vegetables in the garden and discuss their observations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Same Size Vegetables

For Students K - 2nd
For this same sized instructional activity, students color the items in each row that are the same sized, vegetables, fruits, creatures, and more. Students complete 4 problems on each of the 4 pages.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fruits and Veggies More Matters: Teen Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the importance of increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. In this healthy diet lesson, students study the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables based on their age, sex, and activity level. Students list three...
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Lesson Plan
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Fruits and Veggies: More Matters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the importance of having fruits and vegetables within their diet. In this healthy diet lesson, students identify foods in the fruit and vegetable groups. Students complete several activities to learn the benefits and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study a healthy diet. In this healthy diet lesson, 3rd graders investigate the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. Students compare a healthy diet to their personal diet.
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Curated OER

Rhyming Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students describe fruits and vegetables using rhyming verses. They discuss the Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day campaign and rhyming words, and create a rhyming riddle using the "Rhyming Riddles" worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
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Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the differences between plants with seeds and seedless.  In this fruits and vegetables lesson students examine some vegetables and nuts that are really fruits.
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Lesson Plan
Champions for Change

How Many Cups Do I Need?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Find out by browsing through a variety of handouts and learning the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables for good health. Learners will read and discuss how to visually...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners identify fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition instructional activity, students list fruits and vegetables on the board. Learners study the lunch menu and identify the fruits and vegetables.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Cooking Matters

Make Your Plate a Rainbow

For Students K - 8th
Different colored foods provide various benefits to different parts of the body. For example, purple fruits and vegetables can boost your memory. The worksheet incorporates the concept of healthy eating into drawing, matching, and...
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App
GiggleUp Kids

Happy Little Farmer

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
Pre-readers and primaries can help farmer rabbit to plant some delicious fruits and vegetables. From soil preparation and pest control, all the way to the harvest, little ones participate in the entire process!
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All About Seeds!

For Students K - 2nd
How do fruits relate to flowers and seeds? Identify the seeds and their purpose with a coloring activity for kindergartners. Once they color the seeds of apples, bananas, and peas (among others), kids get hands-on experience with bean...