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Fifth Grade Language
In this language arts worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about punctuation, parts of speech, research process and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Lunch Choices
In this math combinations worksheet, students choose one food from each group. Students list each of the different lunch combinations and explain how they know they have found them all.
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The Dragon's Tail
Second graders read a story about Little D, a baby dragon, and how he interacts with the five food groups. They color, chant, pantomime, and discuss food groups after reading the story. They also consider causes and effects as they make...
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Raid the Food Pantry
Young scholars explore the food groups represented on the food pyramid. In this nutrition and physical education instructional activity, students participate in a game in which teams try to grab a play food object designated by the...
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THE FOODS WE EAT
Students discuss the five food groups and the seven basic nutrients. They decorate Food We Eat booklet pages with pictures of foods found on background, rubber stamp and animation tools in KidPix. (Booklet has a page for each food group.)
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Cornucopia Countdown
Students make countdown cornucopias. In this Thanksgiving lesson, students use art materials to make cornucopia door decorations. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
In this Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension worksheet students will read a passage about the history of the holiday and answer 10 multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question.
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Past Simple Practice
In this past simple worksheet, students fill in the blanks with verbs in the past simple tense, and complete true or false questions. Students complete 2 activities.
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Bake, Boil, or Fry
Young scholars write a journal entry about where there food comes from. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss journals, the crops grown within the U.S., the import/export process and what food preparation must have been like on a...
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Eating on the Job
In this word puzzle worksheet, students match each occupation with a food choice. Food choices are plays on words. An example is a jockey's condiment is horseradish. There are 26 occupations and food choices to match up.
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My Pyramid Tag
Students explore the food pyramid and healthy eating. After discussing the five healthy food groups, students participate in activities to demonstrate the benefits of healthy food groups. They play games to discover the benefits of...
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What's Your Favorite?
In this favorites worksheet, students use their interviewing skills as they ask their classmates 13 open-ended questions and record their answers.
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Food Advertising Tricks
Students recognize techniques used to make food look appealing on television and in advertising, and explore the separate elements that compose media messages and products.
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Pre-K Appetizer
Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid activity, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...
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Places in a Town - Spot the Odd One Out
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match each place with a word list and decide which word in the list is the odd one out. Students complete 10 exercises.
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Our Daily Five
Students explore the food pyramid through a class discussion, hands-on experience with food items, and a floor game that helps them to identify the food group involved. Lesson extensions include the use of play money, art, and dance.
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My Pyramid Tag
Students explore the new My Pyramid five healthy food groups and their benefits. They become familiar with the five healthy food groups and the colors that represent each food group in the new My Pyramid.
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Arianna Travels the Orient Express
Fourth graders discuss how they eat when they travel. They resequence a letter that has been separated into pieces. They read the letter aloud, discuss the foods eaten by the writer and analyze whether she ate the right amount of food...
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Consequences Role Play
Students take on the role of being another person in order to create an appreciation for different people. They fill in the answers to a survey and use the answers to swap papers and pretend to take the role of the other person with the...
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The Riddle of the Playground Cave
Pupils discuss food groups and combination foods, and solve riddle story.
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Compost Tag
Young scholars identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.
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Nutrition Vocabulary Word Searches
Students complete word searches based on nutrition vocabulary. For this nutrition lesson plan, students choose the food group and select a word search based on the group.
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Changing unhealthy eating habits
High schoolers identify the elements of a balanced diet, then compile a daily diet and exercise log to assess their lifestyles and improve them if applicable. They recognize and explain the importance of proper nutrition practices.