Sunday, December 9, 2012

EDU 655 Lesson Plan - Four Food Groups

FOUR FOOD GROUPS

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Objective: Students will learn all about the four food groups. Examples will be shown of these groups and which foods fall into each category.



Tools: The children will have had brought in magazine and newspaper clipping of food.


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They will also need the following:

Scissors


Glue


Four pieces of construction paper: brown, pink, yellow and purple



What are the four food groups?

Click on the Four Food Group Song link below to listen to this YouTube video about the four food groups!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xieiQYdzfS0

Meat
Examples of the meet group are items such as beef, fish and chicken.
Do you have any cutouts of items in the meat group? If so, glue them on your brown sheet now!


Dairy
There are many items in the dairy group that we eat such as cheese and milk.
Do you have any cutouts of items in the dairy group? If so, glue these on your pink paper now!
Grain
There are many items in the grain group such as grains and bread.
Do you have any cutouts of items in the grain group? If so, glue these on your yellow paper now!
Fruits and Vegetables
There are many items in the fruit and vegetable group such as berries and carrots.
Do you have any cutouts of items in the fruit and veggie group? If so, glue these on your purple paper now!