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Food Pyramid

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Fourth graders study the key terms regarding the food pyramid and put them on their classroom word wall.

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the food pyramid, food, Word Walls, spelling, Vocabulary

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food pyramid, word wall, health
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Grade
4th
Subjects
Health
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Skills Practice
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