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Identify Healthy Food and Lifestyle Choices

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Poll your scholars about their choices on food they eat, or don't eat, and on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Topic statements such as "I ate breakfast this morning" start a discussion on what are healthy choices and what are unhealthy...
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Chemistry of Food

For Students 9th - 10th
In this chemistry of food instructional activity, students complete 20 various types of questions related to food and nutrition. First, they complete a crossword puzzle with vocabulary terms. Then, students use the figure shown to write...
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Choose My Plate

MyPlate Secret Code

For Students 2nd - 4th
Can your scholars crack the code? Class members put on their detective cap to solve four sentences related to healthy eating, cooking, and the five major food groups by following a code comprised of images. 
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The ABCs of Healthy Foods

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.
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Worksheet: Food Word and Picture Matching

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word and picture matching worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict different kinds of food. Students match these to words that describe the pictures.
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Food Types

For Students 5th - 10th
In this food learning exercise, students fill in the blanks, write nutrients, answer true or false questions, and answer short answer questions about food. Students complete 25 questions.
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Food Alliterations

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, learners read about the use of alliterations in writing. After reading the examples, students write 5 alliterations about food.
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3D Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create their own 3D Food Guide pyramid. In this health science lesson, students assess their eating and exercise habit. They design a healthy meal plan and exercise to incorporate in their lives.
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Food Matching 3

For Students K - 1st
In this food word/picture worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict common foods. Students match these with the words that describe them.
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Food Match Sheet

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this types of food worksheet, students view ten pictures of various types of food and then match each picture to their actual name on the right.
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Grocery Store

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore food and grocery stores. In this instructional activity on foods, students are introduced to the food pyramid and healthy eating through a variety of center activities. Students have to opportunity to role-play working...
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New Food Saves Lives, Could End Hunger

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate the country of Niger, then read a news article about a new type of food that is being used to fight childhood hunger in Africa. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with map and vocabulary...
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Foods and Nutrition

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the names and colors of eight fruits. They participate in jazz chants, discuss favorite fruits, match vocabulary cards, complete a worksheet and write in journals.
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Match the Foods

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL food word worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict food items. Students match the pictures with the words that describe them.
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Food: What Is It?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL food vocabulary worksheet, learners examine 7 pictures of common foods. From 4 possible choices, students select the word that best answers the question, "What is it?"
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid activity, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students discuss their...
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3-Every-Day of Dairyfor Stronger Bones

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students respond to a poll by actively moving in response to prompts. In this dairy nutrition activity, students write sentences in groups using vocabulary words from a word list. Students discuss physical activity and how calcium...
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Eating Healthy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Healthful Eating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Do You Have Any....?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL food question and answer worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that show different foods. Students fill in the blanks in each question with the name of the food pictured.
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Food: Sayings

For Students 7th - 8th
For this British food and food sayings worksheet, students complete matching, and fill-in-the-blank activities in order to gain a better understanding of British terminology around food. Some conversation starters embedded in the...
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Food: Habits and Holidays

For Students 7th - 8th
In this foods of the world worksheet, students answer true and false questions about their own eating habits, than complete a matching activity where they match foods with countries of the world.
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Food Multi-Choice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL word and picture matching activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict food. Students choose from 4 choices the word that describes each picture.
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Eating Out

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this eating out worksheet, students practice matching ten food items on the right to their appropriate pictures on the left.