Using a felt board and pictures of food, students practice identifying food groups and using the Food Guide Pyramid. About This Lesson Key Concepts Objectives eating a variety of foods for needed nutrients Students will list different food groups. Students will explain what the location of food groups on the Food Guide Pyramid means. Students will identify reasons to use the Food Guide Pyramid for information about nutrition. Teacher Steps 1.
Students identify different types of foods.
Discuss the shape of the Food Guide Pyramid. Discuss food groups depicted on the pyramid. Reflect, summarize and discuss. My Food Guide Pyramid Preparation Make a copy of the Food Guide Pyramid on felt board, using pictures from magazines or coloring the student page and cutting it into food group sections. Make a bulletin board display of the Food Guide Pyramid.