Three Healthful Meals: A Practical Food-Guide-Pyramid Activity

Go through the story "The Three Little Pigs" with a story sequence. Each page shows a different part of the story, and kids describe what is happening in the scene in a space at the bottom of the page.

Get things cooking with the first instructional activity in this series on the science of food. Working in small groups, young scientists make and record observations about different mystery foods. These descriptions are then shared with...

Discuss nutrition and identify components of a healthy diet, view a Food Guide Pyramid, and create a Personal Food Pyramid, listing all foods eaten in the past 24 hours. Compare food lists with the standard Food Guide and determine where...

Recipe makeovers, healthy alternatives, quick tips for a nutritious lifestyle...this 187-page document has it all! Don't miss a thorough packet of workshop activities and handouts designed to support your teaching of the MyPlate...

When astronauts get hungry in outer space, they can't just call and have a pizza delivered. In order to gain an appreciation for the challenges associated with space travel, young learners are given the task of selecting, testing, and...

Youngsters practice summarizing and retelling the story of The Three Little Pigsin their own words as well as the original version of the book. They color the pictures and cut out a similiar house on their own as well.

11-year-old Birke Baehr describes what he calls "the dark side of the industrialized food system". Explaining everything from genetically engineered seeds and organisms to Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), Baehr encourages his...

Students identify foods that belong in each group on the food guide pyramid. They discuss how TV and peers may negatively influence eating habits.

Match foods with their appropriate food groups, identify low-fat substitutes for high-fat foods, keep a food diary to analyze, and write a paragraph about their eating habits. A variety of activities introduce young adults to nutrition...

Middle schoolers choose characters from a recently read novel and turn two-dimensional artworks into a three-dimensional portrait that can be viewed in the round.