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Shred a Scarecrow

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners investigate scarecrows. In this farming lesson, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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Five Senses - Learning With The Senses

For Teachers K
Students name the five senses, compare learning with and without the senses.
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Our Healthy Bodies

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities designed to enhance their awareness of their bodies. They examine pictures of themselves, taken at various points in the year and examine and compare their bodies. They enjoy a healthy snack...
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify nutritious meals and the prices of a healthy meal. In this nutritious meals lesson, students work in small groups and plan a menu for a nutritious meal. Learners figure the total cost of the meal and collect money to...
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Why is Rice Good for Us?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore why rice is good for our bodies. In this nourishment lesson, 3rd graders review the food pyramid and discuss serving sizes. Students discuss the different ways rice is used in food. Students use uncooked rice to...
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Is There A Fungus Among Us?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders classify fungus into two different groups. In this fungus lesson, 6th graders collect as many pieces of fungus as possible. Students then classify these pieces of fungus as saprophytic or parasitic. 
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A Big Book About Us

For Teachers K
Students work on fine-motor, creative-thinking and language skills as they share special photos and stories about their families with their classmates. Students create individual pages for a class book that will include drawings and photos.
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Eating a Low-fat Nutritious Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students describe healthy and delicious lunch foods to replace junk foods. They make and eat lunch foods.
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Eating a Nutritious Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the types of foods and snacks they eat for their lunch. In groups, they identify healthy foods along with unhealthy foods. They design a new lunch menu using only healthy food and identifying which food group they belong.
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5 A Day

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the 5 a day program. They sing different songs and discover how to be healthy. They identify different parts of the music as well.
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Life Is Like a Jar of Pickles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how a jar of pickles impacts the Earth. They make predictions on how it can effect their quality of life and suggest improvements in different fields. They share their suggestions with the class.
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Nutrition Unit

For Teachers K
Pupils engage in a variety of activities designed to help them understand about the importance of good nutrition and eating healthy foods. The activities include playing food bingo, making a collage, designing posters, etc.
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Let's Read! D.W. The Picky Eater

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read D.W. The Picky Eater, and identify one new food they would like to try.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify song style and form. They create movement which shows the song form and improvise rhythm accompaniment.
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Frenzied Food: Fantastic Fuel?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students infer the causes of obesity. In this health science lesson plan, students brainstorm ways improve to their diet. They write personalized journals with goals on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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It's (Not) Just a Bug

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore, examine and reflect on challenges facing produce farmers. They study about invasive species and how they affect the agricultural industry by reading and discussing the article "Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California...
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How History Changed the Way We Eat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom discussions about the research.
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"Did You Eat That!"

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate why plants are an important part of our everyday lives, providing us with food, clothing, shelter, etc. In this lesson students participate in a series of hands-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine...
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Training Table Race

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the role of the carbohydrates food group in sports performance. The difference between simple and complex carbohydrates, and the performance of cardiovascular activities form the focus of the lesson.
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Breaking News English: The Mystery of America's Vanishing Bees

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "The Mystery of America's Vanishing Bees," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Outlining Transportation#139

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how people, products, and ideas travel. They create an outline using the proper format after completing a class brainstorming session about means of transportation.
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Where We Buy Food

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how to buy food by going to the store. They use pictures of farming and different types of food to engage in the lesson. It includes key vocabulary that puppets use while telling a story to the students. They...
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Learning About Pets

For Teachers Pre-K
Students study different pets. In this pets lesson, students look at pictures of animals and identify different pets. They look at homes for pets and color pictures of animals that can be considered pets.
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Solving Multiple-Step Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students solve 2-step word problems. In this word problems lesson, students are shown examples of word problems and solutions on the board by the teacher. Then they complete a six problem worksheet independently.