Lesson Plan

MyPlate Lesson Plan (4th - 5th grade)

Estimated Time: 45 minutes

Purpose of the Lesson

Through understanding the different components of a balanced diet and recognizing whole grain vs. refined grain foods, students can make informed consumption decisions, specifically about how much whole grains they should be consuming.

Lesson Objectives

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Identify the different components of a healthy, well-rounded diet

• Identify how much of your grain consumption should be whole grains

• Identify what makes a food considered a "whole wheat food"

• Differentiate between foods that are whole grain vs. refined grain

Suggested CDE Standards

Grade 4:

4.7.3.N Identify ways to establish and maintain healthy eating practices consistent with current research-based guidelines for a nutritionally balanced diet.

Grade 5:

5.1.8.N  Describe the benefits of eating a nutritionally balanced diet consistent with current research-based dietary guidelines.

Lesson Activity

Time 0-5 min:

Introduction

• Ask students to share what they ate for dinner the night before

  • • Ask them if what they ate contained whole grains

• Ask students to share what they ate for breakfast

  • • Ask them if what they ate contained whole grains

Time 5-20 min:

MyPlate (nutrition)

• Present slides

Time 20-35 min:

Play Grains Bingo

• Print Bingo boards

• Access word bank on Activity slide from presentation(last slide)

• Call off grain foods in a random order.

• After calling a food, ask the class

  • • Is this a whole grain food?

Time 35-40 min:

Whole Wheat Discussion

• Debrief the Bingo Board

  • • Have students star all the whole grain options

    • Why is it important to pay attention to if foods contain whole grain?

Adaptations

• Laminate the bingo boards to be reused in future classes

• Use dry erase markers on them

Assessment

What is considered a whole grain food?

How much of daily grain consumption should be whole grains?

What is an example of a whole grain food?

What is an example of a non whole grain food?

Materials & Resources

• MyPlate

• Bingo Boards - print some of each for some variety

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