Second Grade Health


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Topic: Nutrition

Grade Level: Second Grade

District Health Standard: The student will use the food pyramid to make healthy choices for meals and snacks.

Lesson Summary: After reading and sharing the textbook information, the student will be able to identify the categories of the Food Pyramid.

Textbook Connections:
Health, McGraw Hill Health Second Grade Nutrition Chapter 5 pg.39 - 51
McGraw-Hill Web-Linked Activities

Materials: Teacher Textbook, Student Edition, Food Pyramid Poster, Computer with Internet Connection, Worksheets provided on-line, Plastic food items or picture food cards,

Technology: Internet access

Instructional Input:
1. Show students a Food Pyramid Poster and discuss the food groups. Pass out food items or picture cards and invite students to place foods in the correct categories.

2. Identify the parts of a food pyramid
Food Pyramid
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html

· bread and grain group

· vegetable group

· fruit group

· milk and cheese group

· meat and fish group

· fats, oils, and sweets

3. Complete a KWLH chart (What I Know, What I Want to Know, What I Learned, How I will use what I learned) as you progress through the unit.

4. Introduce vocabulary and discuss understanding of words. Read and discuss the text. Add to the KWLH chart. Read the Link Story on Web Quest and link to the activities to enhance and reinforce objectives.

5. Vocabulary: Food group, fruit, vegetable, milk, meal, bread

6. Complete the worksheet and puzzle.

WebQuest: Time to Eat

Click here for the Pizza Worksheet