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- 3rd - 4th
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Students investigate the Food Pyramid and what a well balanced diet is through interactive and group activities. They create and recognize a well-balanced meal and share and recognize foods from different cultures. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students classify different food items into the correct categories of the Food Pyramid, identify foods that keep our bodies healthy and Create a Food Pyramid booklet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students experience a website based activity that demonstrates the categories of the food pyramid. They make sets of ten items and write the numerals 1-10. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine how the food pyramid is an important nutritional tool. They classify foods and compare the number of servings per group that are necessary for maintaining good health by placing empty food containers in grocery bags. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to the USDA Food Pyramid. They discuss good nutrition and work cooperatively with the class to assemble a food pyramid puzzle. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students review information on the food pyramid, either in printed works or on the Internet, to research healthy eating habits. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the Food Pyramid to discover the foods they need to eat to have a healthy body. Using food brought to class, they must place the food in the correct category in the pyramid. In groups, they test food samples for fat content and discuss their results as a class. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students discuss their current knowledge of the Food Pyramid and listen to a read aloud of "The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day." They complete a food pyramid which the teacher has drawn on the board by adding food in the proper place. They discuss and identify food that belongs to the dairy group. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students record the foods they eat during one day to analyze how well they follow a healthy diet according to the USDA Food Pyramid. They calculate the servings of each food group they ate throughout the day then work in pairs to identify how they could improve their diets. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students study the recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid. They discuss the foods they eat, watch a video about the Food Pyramid and examine actual foods portioned out into recommended serving sizes. Full Review »
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