How can breakfast help you to avoid feeling sluggish and distracted throughout the day? After reading informational articles, learners will discuss how to overcome obstacles to eating breakfast, brainstorm ideas for quick breakfasts, and...

Third graders write a story. In this breakfast authors lesson plan, 3rd graders write about a breakfast food and why it is a good selection. Students may illustrate stories and share with their peers.

Students reverse engineer a cereal. In this dietary lesson students identify the minerals that the human body needs to function. Students examine how foods are fortified by food engineers. Students find the amount of iron in a cereal by...

Students explore reasons why breakfast is an important meal. In this healthy eating activity, students research the benefits of eating breakfast and create a cookbook of healthy breakfast items. Students establish a breakfast plan for...

First graders consider the importance eating breakfast. In this breakfast foods lesson, 1st graders plan meals, examine a variety of breakfast options, and discuss the food groups. Students taste a variety of foods. Extension activities...

Sixth graders investigate the understanding of where coffee is grown by conducting a survey. They study the natural history of coffee and examine bird habitats in the areas where coffee is grown. They write letters to explaining the...

Learners examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Learners read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...

Students examine animal rights by researching factory farm methods. In this animal abuse activity, students identify how many ingredients used in their breakfast come from animals. Students research the health hazards caused to humans by...

Students write persuasive essays about their favorite breakfast cereal after seeing how advertisements are used to influence people.

Young scholars examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, young scholars use the Internet to...

Sixth graders explore how their food choices can have an impact on the rain forests. They examine coffee farming and how their techniques can harm birds in the rain forest. Students design two farms with sustainability of bird habits in...

Students explore different cultures. In this global interdependence lesson plan, students discuss how food is produced and distributed. Students discuss different cultures and foods they eat. Students search the National Geographic...

Pupils evaluate the health of breakfast foods. They create and solve word problems using cereal nutrition data. They solve additional problems formulated in class and write short essay on what they learned.

Students investigate why the soil is important to our lives. In this natural resources lesson plan, students have a farmer as a guest speaker. Students begin to understand how farmers use and protect our natural resource. Students write...

Students explore writing techniques by reading a children's book with their classmates. For this topic selection lesson, students read the story Pancakes for Breakfast and identify the themes and topic by completing an anchor chart....

Second graders classify foods using the food pyramid and write about the foods they eat. They distinguish between healthy and junk food and make healthy choices for their meals. They listen to the story "No Peas for Nellie" and discuss...

Sixth graders investigate the nutritional value of different types of cereal. They take a survey of students that ate breakfast and create a circle graph with the results. Students examine the nutritional information on the sides of the...

Students create stories using only pictures.  In this visual storytelling lesson plan, students read Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola and analyze the wordless story.  Students create new text for the book by writing on...

Students explore coffee production.  In this cross-curriculum rainforest ecology lesson, students research regions where coffee comes from and investigate how the native birds in the rainforest are effected by coffee...

Students compare and contrast the attributes of winter birds. In this winter bird lesson, students examine the physical attributes of Black-capped Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Flickers, Juncos, Nuthatches, and Tufted Titmouses as...

Students investigate the food pyramid and how to plan and eat a well balanced diet. They identify the foods on the food pyramid, and draw a picture of a balanced breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Next, they discuss the types of food they...

Students research George Washington through reading (George Washington's Breakfast) by Jean Fritz and Internet research. In this George Washington instructional activity, students work in groups and gather interesting facts about George...

Second graders explore dietary habits by completing a cooking activity in class. In this breakfast preparation lesson, 2nd graders read several books about pancakes and maple syrup. Students utilize a wheat kit to understand the...

Students use the Internet to research the culture of British food. They determine the most common foods found in a full English breakfast, and whether they think the foods are tasty or not.