Fun with the Food Pyramid!

Introduction

It is important for us to have a balanced nutrition and follow the guidelines for eating healthy. The Food Pyramid is a useful tool  to show humans the proper foods they should eat and how many servings should be consumed daily. Do you know the Five Food Groups of the Food Pyramid?

 

Task

Objectives:

  • Students will be able to identify the food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children. 
  • Stnudents will know the importance behind eating healthy and maintaining a balanced diet.
  • Students will know the various foods belonging to each food group along with the servings sizes.
  • Students will learn how to evaluate foods and select appropriate servings to create a  healthy meal.

Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J1hmmy1OB4  (My Plate video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q413VcqOlyU  (Make Me Genius video)

               http://www.nutrition.gov/life-stages/children/kids-kitchen  (Kids in the Kitchen - making a healthy meal)

1) Click on this link to view a video about the food pyramid and healthy eating! Then write 3 sentences about what you learned! This video will teach you what the food pyramid is!

    http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids

2) Next, click on the link to go to a webpage with fun games about healthy eating! Play a few games to help you understand why healthy eating is important! After playing the games, write a paragraph about what you learned from the games!

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/downloads/CrosswordPuzzle.pdf  (Crossword Puzzle)

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/downloads/WordBlanks1.pdf  (Mad Lib)

 3) Click on the links to print off the worksheets and complete. Have fun!

 

4) Read the book The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day, by Loreen Leedy. Individually read the story at your seat then write a paragraph about what the book taught you about the food pyramid.  

Evaluation

Food Pyramid Rubric

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Qualified

3

Exemplary

4

 Score
Paragraphs on different sections. The student can identify the different sections on the pyramid. The student can identify the different sections  of the pyramid and what foods belong in each. The student can identify the different sections of the pyramid,what foods belong in each and can see the difference between healthy foods and non-healthy food. The student can  identify the different sections of the pyramid, what foods belong in each, can see the difference between healthy foods and non-healthy food and understand why.
Food Pyramid Worksheets. The student got 4 of the questions correct. The student got 5-8 of the questions correct. The student got 9-12 questions correct. The student got all 16 questions correct.
Conclusion

Conclusion

The WebQuest is complete! You did it! Get together with the table that you sit with and discuss what you learned from this lesson. Altogether come up with one sentence that describes what you learned!  

Credits