Lesson Plans and Worksheets
- Home /
- Teacher Resources /
- Health /
- Nutrition /
- Food /
- Food Groups
Browse by Subject
Related Topics
Featured Testimonial
Lesson Planet helps me find a variety of lessons to use to motivate my students.
- Stacey V., Teacher
- Thibodaux, LA
- 12-12-10
Food Groups Teacher Resources
Find teacher approved Food Groups educational resource ideas and activities
Title
Resource Type
Views
Grade
Rating
Students identify the main food groups and classify pictures into each group on a poster board. For this health lesson plan, students also make a fruit salad.
Fourth graders read a story and complete worksheets to review their understanding of the 5 food groups. After discussion, they keep a nutrition journal similar to that of the main character in the story, Arianna Bones. Complete with excellent hand-outs.
Young scholars organize food groups into categories. Students work in cooperative groups to illustrate different types of food groups. Young scholars collect data on different types of food groups to support findings.
Students identify the food groups. For this nutrition lesson, students read the book Gregory the Terrible Eater and use pictures of different foods to place them in the correct food group.
Students consider how food is converted to energy. In this science lesson plan, students explore the importance of eating properly with a balanced diet as they study 4 food groups.
Students identify and interpret the food groups and nutrition. They listen to a book, list prior knowledge of foods and nutrition, and sort the foods into various food groups. Students then identify various foods by listening to clues as they are read aloud and create an Idea Web.
Students create their own Fantasy Food Group Fun Lands.
Students brainstorm what they know about the five food groups, and practice placing certain foods within the food pyramid where they belong.
In this food groups worksheet, students read a passage about the food pyramid and the various groups of foods. Students learn about a balanced diet and answer several questions about the passage.
Learners discover the four main food groups by categorizing their own diet. In this healthy eating lesson, students utilize a chart with pictures of food to identify which food belongs in which food group. Learners discuss why eating a variety of foods is healthier than sticking to one food group.