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Calorie Countdown

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the advantages of a healthy diet and exercise plan. In this health lesson plan, students bring in labels of different food products and calculate the amount of calories each serving is. Students keep a food diary to...
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Nutrients for Plants and People: Food Pyramid Garden

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this garden worksheet, students plant different types of food from the food pyramid into a garden and write a journal about all of the food. Students plant 4 levels of food from the food pyramid.
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What's the Big News?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate healthy eating by choosing a variety of foods.  In this personal health instructional activity, students read the story Big News! Straight from the Heart, and discuss which characters ate which foods....
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How Do Foods Help Our Bodies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy.  For this healthy eating lesson, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation....
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Peanuts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the benefits of peanuts. In this peanut lesson, students explore the nutritional benefits of peanuts as they complete worksheet activities.
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Key to Good Health #1: Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars learn tips for healthy eating. In this nutrition lesson, students learn about the four main food groups, view a food pyramid, and get tips on how to get the most nutrition out of their meals. Young scholars also learning...
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students list and explain the five food groups and the recommended serving amounts.  In this food pyramid lesson, students discuss the food pyramid and journal about their reaction to it.  Students complete a building block...
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Lesson Two: Discover a purpose for keywords

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research a topic in nature. In this research lesson, 2nd graders pick a nature topic and discuss the keywords needed to find more information about that topic. They fill their information out on a organizer.
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What's the Category

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this categories activity, students read the group of words and put them into a category. Students complete this for 22 problems.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 15

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this confused words learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Fatty Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore nutrition by participating in a balanced diet activity. For this eating habits lesson, students analyze their own diets and discuss the foods they have eaten that day. Students utilize grocery bags, scissors, Ziploc bags...
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Primary Resources

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this teacher website, teachers have access to various worksheets and lesson plans at no cost. Teachers can select from all subject areas for lesson plans, activities, and available resources.
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The Honeycomb Challenge: Food

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this English Language board game worksheet, students complete a board game that helps them learn to spell food vocabulary words. Students use the pictures throughout the game to identify the food terms.
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Connect the Dots and Write: Food

For Students K - 3rd
In this food words connect the dots and write worksheet, learners trace 15 food words 2 times each. Students match the 15 words to the pictures of the appropriate words.
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Food Word Searches

For Students K - 3rd
For this food word searches worksheet, students complete a series of word searches that require them to locate 15-20 words in each of the 6 puzzles.
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Help Carrie Crocodile with Her Food Choices!

For Students 1st - 4th
In this foods worksheet, students match the food into categories of yes, no, and maybe. Students complete this for 6 foods total.
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FAT FOLLIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Middle schoolers write the name of each...
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What Makes a Healthy Plant?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students predict the effects of water, light, and soil on the development of a plant and then design an experiment to test their predictions.
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Get Fit for Yosemite - Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students demonstrate an understanding of healthy eating habits and of following a fitness program. They visit Yosemite Institute.
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Counting on Good Health

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in fun activities in order to understand the food pyramid and how to make healthy nutritional choices. The lesson plan is used in order to help students make healthy lifestyle choices.
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How Far Did It Travel?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss background and vocabulary. They use the background to develop a flow chart showing the movement of food from farm to table and work independently or in groups to complete an activity. They then use Internet...
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Sentence Sequencing

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this multiple choice activity, students read three sentences and determine which sentence should come first second and third.
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Homonyms -- Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this grammar worksheet, high schoolers are assessed on their knowledge of homonyms. Students choose a homonym to complete the given sentence.
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Meal Planning Worksheet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this meal planning worksheet, learners record daily food choice on a chart that includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.