This lesson helps students of all ages construct more nutritious diets, demonstrating the importance of nutrition to their health. This lesson plan is geared for grades 2-5. By using the school lunch menu, students will determine to which food group the food items belong, as well as be able to see if their lunch is well balanced. This lesson plan is ideal for 5 th graders. It is a 5-day group project that integrates math, science, health, nutrition, social studies, and literature.
Students learn the basic food groups.
Please help educate the children about the importance of calcium. This site will help. This is a great nutrition resource for teachers. Share ideas with fellow teachers. Pre-school through 4 th grade nutrition issues are discussed here.