Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans

Five Food Group Relay Race
Five Food Groups Line-up Worksheet
Tackling Better Nutrition Player Position Cards
MyPlate Slide
Students position themselves in an offensive lineup, discuss the importance of key positions and compare them to scoring for good nutrition. In a team relay, students form their own Five Food Groups lineup.

Breakfast Makes It Happen!
Smart Starts Worksheet
Students (grades 1 to 3) explore the importance of eating breakfast. They review the Five Food Groups and learn about the “3-out-of-5” rule and use the rule to plan breakfast menus.

Super Breakfast, Super You
What’s Your Breakfast I.Q.? worksheet
Shake Up Breakfast recipe sheet
MyPyramid for Kids handout
Students in grades 4 to 6 discuss the relationships among breakfast, a healthful diet and performance. Students learn that by combining foods from the Five Food Groups, they can plan a nutritious breakfast.

Milk Matters: The Great Calcium Challenge
This lesson from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development teaches “tweens” (ages 9 to 12) and teens about the role of calcium in nutrition and bone health.

MyPyramid for Kids Classroom Materials
Educational materials developed by Team Nutrition help children learn the MyPyramid food guidance system. Available in three levels: Level 1 (grades 1 to 2); Level 2 (grades 3 to 4); and Level 3 (grades 5 to 6).

Bridges to Wellness™

Bridges to Wellness™ is a series of nutrition lesson plans that personalizes nutrition information for students and helps schools meet school wellness policy nutrition education goals. Each set includes a lesson for grades 5 to 6, 7 to 8 and 9 to 10, and incorporates cafeteria connections with hands-on, classroom-based learning. Find step-by-step instructions, reproducible handouts and transparency masters in full-color or black and white versions.

Topics include:

• The Food Groups to Encourage
• The 3-Every-Day™ of Dairy Nutrient Package
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Making Breakfast Count