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A Poem With Health And Nutrition Lesson PlanA Poem With Health And Nutrition Lesson Plan
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A Poem With Health And Nutrition

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Students identify four basic food groups and analyze the food pyramid chart. They keep track of what they eat in one week. After the week is up, students compare what they ate with what is on the food pyramid to see how healthy they are eating.

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the food pyramid, food

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food pyramid, Health, Nutrition, english language arts
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K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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