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Curated OER

Eat A Rainbow!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars demonstrate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition instructional activity, students identify and sort different fruits and vegetables by colors. Young scholars list reasons why eating fruits and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Read! Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z.

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert, and try at least one new fruit or vegetable.
Handout
Cooking Matters

Make Your Plate a Rainbow

For Students K - 8th
Different colored foods provide various benefits to different parts of the body. For example, purple fruits and vegetables can boost your memory. The worksheet incorporates the concept of healthy eating into drawing,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fruits and Veggies: More Matters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils study the importance of having fruits and vegetables within their diet. In this healthy diet instructional activity, students identify foods in the fruit and vegetable groups. Pupils complete several activities to learn the...
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Southern Nevada Health District

Is It Fruit?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
The concept is the most valuable feature of this resource, which is designed to bring learners' attention to the nutritional labels of food items. Your class will take a closer look at the labels on bottled juice containers to determine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this fruits and vegetables worksheet, learners use charts about food choices to solve problems, use logical thinking to complete a chart and find food names in a word scramble.
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Captain Planet Foundation

Plant Parts Salad

For Teachers 1st
How are vegetables beneficial to a healthy diet? Have kids examine different types of vegetables, such as zucchini, broccoli, and carrots, and determine which parts of the plant they represent. Then, they taste the vegetables as a...
Worksheet
Choose My Plate

MyPlate Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
Encourage healthy eating, cooking, and goal setting with a word search that showcases a variety of fruits and vegetables, and provides a four-step plan to eat more of them. 
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Curated OER

Lesson 3: Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore fruits and vegetables.  In this nutrition activity, students generate a list of all known fruits and vegetables.  Learners cut out and compile pages for a weekly fruits and vegetable journal.  Students...
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Curated OER

Eating the Rainbow: At the Farmer's Market

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share what type of fruit and vegetables they like. For this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating healthy foods. They discuss recipe ideas that can be done at home.
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Curated OER

Five-Alive: The Value of Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils discuss importance of proper nutrition in staying healthy, examine food pyramid chart and identify different vegetables or fruits via eye gaze, and sample different vegetables or fruits at snack or lunch time.
PPT
Curated OER

Healthy Eating

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A highly informative presentation focuses on healthy diets, food facts, the food pyramid, and healthy eating myths. There is a lot of great information in this PowerPoint, and a really fun interactive component. Perfect for your upper...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Red and Green Groups

For Teachers K - 1st
Students select fruits and vegetables from a group of items placed in a bag. In this food pyramids lesson, students focus on the fruits and vegetables. Students understand the need to eat foods and vegetables.
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Champions for Change

How Many Cups Do I Need?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Find out by browsing through a variety of handouts and learning the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables for good health. Learners will read and discuss how to visually...
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Kenan Fellows

How Does an Unhealthy Diet Influence our Health and Well-Being?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You are what you eat, or so they say! After surveying family and friends on a week of eating habits, learners analyze the data for patterns. They compare different variables such as fats and cost, fats and calories, or fats and LDLs. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Color Way

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the importance of eating a colorful diet of fruits and vegetables. For this nutritional diet lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the nutritional value of colorful fruits and vegetables.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Seeds to Salad Bars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different plants and discover how they can be sources of healthy food choices. They identify tips on how they can eat more fruits and vegetables during the day. They also prepare a recipe.
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Florida Department of Health

Nutrition: Developing Healthy Habits Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The focus of the fourth unit in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Curriculum is on healthy eating and exercise. Class members examine healthy habits data from the YRBD Youth Online Tool, learn about the importance of a healthy diet and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eating Over the Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their own diets, and then redesign the USDA's Food Pyramid to reflect nutrition experts' latest advice. They read and discuss The Color of Nutrition: Fruits and Vegetables, which is an article imbedded in this plan.
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Curated OER

Eat Your Plants

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students work in small groups investigating plant parts. Learners discover that fruits and vegetables originate from different parts of plants.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery "F & V's"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore agriculture by reading assigned text about produce. For this fruits and vegetables lesson, 4th graders identify the healthy benefits of consuming fresh produce and what minerals and vitamins they contain. Students...
Organizer
Curated OER

Healthy Eating Chart

For Students K - 2nd
In this healthy eating chart worksheet, students keep track of the number of fruits and vegetables eaten daily as they mark them in the appropriate boxes.
Organizer
Curated OER

Fruits and Vegetables-Eat Your Colors!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this fruits and vegetables instructional activity, learners draw 3 fruits and vegetables that are certain colors given on a color wheel: green, orange, white, red, yellow and purple.
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Curated OER

5 A Day

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore written music.  In this cross-curriculum health and music lesson, students sing a "5 a Day" song about fruits and vegetables.  Students clap a steady rhythm and identify written quarter notes in a 4/4 time...

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