In a creative writing and health assignment, your pupils will write a letter on behalf of an immune system to apologize for causing a food allergy, while also identifying what food allergies are and what types of foods can cause them.

Concepts

allergies, food hygiene, food preparation, meal planning, the immune system

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Additional Tags

health

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Classroom Considerations

• Take caution when considering introducing the idea of a support group, which is used as a metaphor in the lesson's primary activity, to your young students
• You will need to access the informational texts by going to the provided hyperlinks on the first page of the lesson plan and printing the articles for your students, or reading them together as a whole class

Pros

• Includes informational articles, follow-up assessment, and answer key
• Several suggested extension activities provided

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 W.3.3.a W.4.3.a W.5.3.a