Do you eat a balanced diet? Help your learners determine how healthy they are with a fill-in chart that will help them track their food intake. The grid provides color-in stars children can mark when they eat their meats, dairy, fruits,...

Little ones identify the parts of a plant and practice following directions at the same time. They color each part of the flowering plant the color indicated on the sheet. Roots are brown, leaves are green, the flower is red, and the...

If you are looking for how to introduce elementary environmentalists to the process of composting, here is a comprehensive outline for making it happen. The plan is to set this up at the beginning of a school year in order to observe the...

In this healthy food choices instructional activity, students label and color 4 puzzle pieces to represent the food groups. Then students complete a graphic organizer filling in the food group headings and food items that fit in each...

An engaging, informative, and colorful presentation focuses on food chains. Learners view many great photographs of animals, and must do some critical thinking regarding an animal's place in a food chain, and whether an animal is...

Students examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.

Students examine seeds and predict the plant it comes from. In this seed match lesson, students match seeds to plants and then see if their predictions are correct. Students predict the number of seeds found in plants as well. Students...

Students examine the different parts of a plant and each ones role.  In this exploratory lesson students complete several activities including a game of charades.

Students access a variety of nutrition and health related resources on the Internet. They examine the food pyramid, match food groups, play interactive games, read an online story, analyze the labels on food packaging, and take a...

For this food pyramid worksheet, students read about each food group in the food pyramid, and then write examples for each one. Students write 6 groups and 6 examples.

Students conduct Internet research on plants and complete a WebQuest on vegetable plants. They use a graphic organizer to display their findings, observe actual vegetables and design a salad, noting which part of each plant is included.

In this seeing green activity worksheet, students use the 25 clues and word bank to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle.

Students identify an assortment of vegetables and learn how to locate the parts humans use for food. Students identify the plant parts we eat. Students color the pictures on their worksheets as provided. Students match the plants to the...

Students study Chinese jade carvings and then carve an animal from soap in a similar fashion.

Young scholars explore the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They discover how to choose and store peaches and use recipes to prepare peaches. They explore the history of peaches and discuss the benefits of eating peaches.

Students examine the techniques that companies use to sell their products.  In this consumerism instructional activity students create an ad for a company and create a handcrafted butterfly. 

What kinds of food can be bad for your teeth? Kindergartners and first graders explore dental health with an interactive science inquiry. Given a choice of foods such as celery, cake, and milk, kids choose which ones are better for their...

In this healthy food friends worksheet, students identify the names and color pictures of vegetable "people" and write the name of their favorite veggie friend. Students color five vegetables and write one favorite.

In this poetry worksheet, students read the poem "I Have A Little Garden," color the picture, underline the rhyming words in the poem and then write the rhyming words on pages two through three.

Students create movement, improvise rhythmic accompaniment, practice, and perform the song "Phytochemicals" in this excellent elementary-level General Music lesson. The lesson includes lesson challenges for more advanced students.

Students explore non-locomotor movements and instrument improvisation creating accompaniments to the song "Vitamin A" in this elementary-level General Music lesson plan. The lesson plan nutrition messages links and student challenges for...

In this reading worksheet, learners respond to the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students take a small sample of 5 common fruits and vegetables and press some juice onto the...

Suggestions for interview topics with question prompts, scavenger hunts, oral presentations, and reading and writing prompts abound in this 11-page packet of activities for English language learners. ESL worksheets are also included...

Examine food choices and the nutritional properties of food groups with this visually appealing whole-class lesson plan. This will take a bit of preparation, but once you do it, you can use the materials for years. Using a food groups...