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Serving Up My Plate Lesson PlanServing Up My Plate Lesson Plan
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US Department of Agriculture
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1st - 2nd
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Health
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Serving Up My Plate

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Offer your youngsters an extra helping of nutritional knowledge and healthy tips with this resource, which centers around the MyPlate nutritional guide and offers three "courses" of plans and worksheets on the food groups and the importance of including a variety of nutritious food items in your diet.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

healthy eating, balanced meals, nutritional needs, food groups, eating habits, healthy habits

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • As an extension activity, discuss with learners that some people may require different types of foods in their diets as a result of allergies or culture

Classroom Considerations

  • The media required for the lessons can be found on the MyPlate website or in the resource's included materials

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  • Excellent lesson plans, worksheets, and resources
  • Incorporates several interactive and hands-on learning experiences

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  • None

Common Core

RI.1.1 RI.2.1 SL.1.1.a SL.2.1.a L.1.4.a L.2.4.a

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