Students investigate nutrition and the role breakfast plays in everyday life.  In this healthy eating activity, students discuss their own breakfast habits and the meal they would prefer to have every morning.  Students...

Third graders examine the issue of food quality to assess the dangers of pesticides, additives, and improper food preparation. After keeping food diaries and categorizing foods, they fill in food pyramids based on their journal entries....

This packet, the first in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on silly stories, contains enrichment activities for learners who have mastered the basic concepts of the lessons.

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. 

Students construct the Metric Pyramid from the handout. They use the Metric Pyramid to convert from standard to metric measure and vice versa. They compute their own Body Mass Index.

Fourth graders graph metric tons of rice produced by various countries.  In this graphing lesson, 4th graders follow problem solving steps to answer questions about rice nutrition and then graph the amount of rice produced by...

Fourth graders discover a healthy diet. In this healthy diet lesson, 4th graders compare their typical diet with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.

Learners discover foods of the Middle East. In this global studies lesson, students sample a falafel as they follow the provided instructions to make the dish.

Students identify the food groups and agricultural sources of pizza ingredients. They construct a construction paper pizza, identify the crops grown for pizza ingredients, and make and eat English muffin pizzas.

Students conduct Internet research, view film and participate in class discussion to identify the problem and causes of obesity in America. They evaluate the food pyramid and break down the nutritional components of fast food and frozen...

Middle schoolers examine food labels and study serving size and calories.  In this healthy eating lesson students complete several activities to understand food labels.

Fifth graders review the Food Pyramid. They examine several breakfast cereal labels and determine how much sugar is in each. They discuss these amounts and whether or not they are surprised by the results. They discuss the amount of...

Students identify the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, students view a picture of the food pyramid and identify where to find fruits and vegetables. Students listen to a music piece about fruits and...

Pupils develop their own school menu with as many healthy choices as possible. They keep a journal of what they eat on one day and then research nutrition. They present their new menu to the judging committee.

Learners are given paper plates and pictures of food. They are to glue the foods they would eat that would make a balanced meal.

Students determine which healthy foods comprise a well balanced meal. Using a checklist, students classify foods as healthy or unhealthy. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

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...

Students consider the lack of nutrition experienced in Holocaust ghettos. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students investigate the Nazi policy of starving people out of the ghettos through their food rationing program. Students...

Students investigate how human beings survive under camp and ghetto life's extreme condition while understanding the USRDA requirements. They recognize the suffering and loss of life due to the lack of adequate nutrition.

Young scholars create a bookmark, book cover and book review for a book they read. In this nutrition meets literacy instructional activity, students read a book about food and complete creative projects based upon the book. Some of the...

Third graders recognize what constitutes a healthy diet and explore if their diet is healthy.  In this healthy diet lesson, 3rd graders listen read books and explore the food pyramid to find a balanced diet.  Students compare...

Fourth graders examine the amount of sugar contained in Halloween candy by looking at nutritional labels from candy bars. They figure out ways to encourage people to reduce the amount of sugar they eat at this holiday. They look at the...

Fourth graders explore human health by identifying calories in food items. For this healthy eating habits lesson, 4th graders view the USDA food pyramid on the Internet and identify the choices they should be making each day. Students...

Students describe the relationship between exercise and health. They name ways to monitor their health and the equipment used to do so. Students name solutions to common health issues and explain why good nutrition and exercise are...