Try for Five
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L65
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Healthful Living and Mathematics
In this lesson, the fifth of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students explore the many ways to decompose numbers and then build on their knowledge of addition and subtraction to find missing addends. They also visit a website related to the food pyramid.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Healthful Living Education (2006)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
- Objective 4.01: Categorize foods into the appropriate groups of My Pyramid.
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
- Objective 4.01: Identify the amount of food from each food group of My Pyramid needed each day to achieve and maintain good health.
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self-management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
- Objective 4.01: Recognize the categories of My Pyramid.
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, and model whole numbers through 99 and compute with whole numbers.
- Objective 1.04: Create, model, and solve problems that use addition, subtraction, and fair shares (between two or three).
Grade 2
- Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, model, and compute with whole numbers through 999.
- Objective 1.03: Create, model, and solve problems that involve addition, subtraction, equal grouping, and division into halves, thirds, and fourths (record in fraction form).
