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- Ad savvy
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.4
- Commercials are made to sell all kinds of products including foods. This lesson plan for the fifth-grade, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, explores advertising and teaches students how to become critical viewers of food commercials.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Healthful Living)
- Breakfast builds brains
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 3.2
- This second-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, stresses the importance of starting the day off right by eating a good breakfast that includes foods from the grains, fruits, milk, and meat food groups.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Healthful Living)
- Building strong bones and teeth
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 1.3
- Dairy products aren't the only foods that promote strong bones and teeth. This kindergarten lesson plan from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum teaches students about foods that are rich in calcium.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)
- 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 and healthy and unhealthy foods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)
- By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.
- The digestive system
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.1
- This lesson plan for grade four, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students about the digestion process and the organs of the digestive system.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
- Don't forget breakfast
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 4.4
- This third-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that starting every day with a good breakfast helps them get ready for the day by fueling their bodies and brains.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Healthful Living)
- Family gardening in rural North Carolina
- This lesson for grade one uses a series of activities related to plants and gardening to help students learn about gardening, plant life, families, and making healthy choices.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Penny Willard.
- Fast food frolics
- Students will research nutritional guides from local fast food restaurants. Based on this research, students will compare menus for nutritional values and create healthy and unhealthy meal advertisement posters.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living)
- By Lisa Pastor.
- Focus on fruits, vary your veggies
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 2.3
- This first-grade lesson plan from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum teaches students how fruits and vegetables grow in gardens, provide nutrition their bodies need, and are naturally sweet and a better choice to eat than sugary foods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living and Science)
- Food choice in our everyday lives
- This lesson focuses on everyday foods and how these foods relate to the food pyramid. Students will recognize food vocabulary in the target language (Spanish) and will make healthy food choices by creating thinking maps, a school menu in the target language, and exploring food choices from around the world.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living and Second Languages)
- By Gina Benson and Laura Epting.
- Food labels and serving sizes
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.3
- By reading the nutrition facts labels on the foods we find in the grocery store, we can make good decisions about which foods to purchase. This lesson plan for grade four, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students how to choose foods based on the information they find on the nutrition facts label, calculate the number of calories from fat found in a food, and understand the difference between a portion and a serving.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)
- From farm to table
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 1.5
- This kindergarten lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that most of the products they use and eat every day come from agriculture.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)
- Fun with fruits and vegetables
- The activities will help the student identify, describe, and classify fruits and vegetables and learn how each grows.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Suzie Overholt.
- Healthy and unhealthy foods: What's the difference? (Part 1)
- In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 6
- In this lesson, students build scientific models to help them conceptualize the energy (calorie) to nutrient ratio provided by various types of carbohydrates, thereby discovering complex carbohydrates and lean protein as being the superior choices.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Karina Colón.
- Healthy and unhealthy foods: What's the difference? (Part 2)
- In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 7
- In this lesson, students will participate in three investigations to discover food sources, as well as advantages and disadvantages of fats.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)
- By Karina Colón.
- Healthy body, healthy mind
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.5
- It seems that every year a new fad diet comes along that promises instant weight loss. With all the media hype, students believe what they hear. This fifth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that the best way to to stay healthy and lose weight is through good nutrition, portion control, and exercise.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
- Healthy choices: Part I
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.1
- We all like to eat snacks, but are our choices healthful? This fifth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students about the food groups, the nutrients that make up foods, and how to make smart snack choices.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
- Healthy choices: Part II
- In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.2
- Children's snack items can have high amounts of both fat and sugar. This fifth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students how to make wise and healthy decisions when choosing snacks and beverages.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Healthful Living)
- Healthy foods = super kids
- This lesson focuses on how the foods we eat affect our bodies in both beneficial and harmful ways. Students will learn that grains provide energy; vegetables are needed for healthy skin, hair and eyes; fruits help the body heal, milk builds strong bones and teeth; meat builds muscle and gives strength; and sweets, fats, and oils are high in calories and give few vitamins and minerals and do little to help our bodies grow.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Healthful Living)
- By Phyllis Bass and Rubetta Carr.
- How can I make sure I'm getting what I need?
- In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 9
- Through mathematics and technology integration, students will further understand what it means to have a balanced diet, as well as explore the causes and effects of healthy and unhealthy eating habits, and eating in moderation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Computer/Technology Skills, Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Karina Colón.
