LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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 4.02

Summarize the benefits of healthy eating.

Resources aligned to this objective

Cloudy with a chance of... what?
Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather, healthy and unhealthy foods, and creating a database.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Science)
By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.

Resources on the web

My body helps me get food
This Science NetLinks lesson helps students learn that some parts of their body help to keep their body nourished with food. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 )
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
A meal map
Students create and use maps as ways of showing information and using geometric concepts, spatial visualization, spatial memory, and other spatial relationships. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 )
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Can you picture it?
Students collect data about favorite vegetables, record the data in a pictograph, and then interpret this representation. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics