World Hunger Lesson Plans

An online Sim City type game from the BBC website guides students to complete a World Food Programme mission. They investigate the causes and of hunger in different parts of the world and then research a particular region's hunger problem. They use this information to create a proposal for their own computer game in which players tackle world hunger.

Fifth graders conduct research. They explore how to give an oral presentation with visual aids. Students have the opportunity to create a proposal which could help alleviate world hunger. They brainstorm different ways children could help fight hunger throughout the world. Students have the opportunity to try an informal presentation with their small group.

Students research the causes and effects of world hunger on children. In this world hunger lesson, students discuss causes and effects of hunger around the world and research a specific area affected by hunger. Students prepare a presentation for the researched information in a PowerPoint format.

Young scholars explore ways to help the hungry people of our world. In this world hunger activity, students learn why so many people around the world are hungry and what they can do to help. Young scholars make buckets for collecting change for the hungry and encourage other classes to do the same.

Students explore the concept of where hunger comes from and how do natural resources effect the way countries support their population. They research different countries and their effectiveness in fighting hunger. In addition, their final project is a five minute speech presented in a United Nations environment scenario on a particular country and their current status.

Various aspects of world hunger are considered. Your children take a pre-test, play a map game, analyze and discuss world statistics, write an essay, complete a graphic organizer, and write a report on an assigned country.  the work here is applicable to students of many different grade levels and abilities and can be adapted as such.

Students read and respond to an article about world hunger. In this world hunger lesson plan, students read about a conference in Rome which addressed the problem of world hunger. They answer assigned questions using reading markers to locate text that helps them with their answers. They visit an associated web site after they complete the reading to see the UN's World Food Program.

Students investigate world hunger. In this global issues lesson, students research world hunger issues using the World Food Program website. Students analyze statistics and consider how to address word hunger issues.

Explore the concept of world hunger by having students collect and graph 1990 world hunger statistics. They will analyze the data in order to determine how to decrease world hunger rates and try to determine problems and solutions of world hunger. Students will use algebra, scientific notation, rate of change, probability, and graphing throughout this activity.

Students explore the Saskatchewan farming community. In this agriculture lesson, students have an online discussion about the agriculture in Saskatchewan. They discuss various topics that are related to soil degradation, world hunger, and the impact of farming on the local environmental. This lesson can be modified to fit any farming environment.