Beginning+of+Nutrition+Unit

February 11th, 2008 Science Grade Level: 1st Wissahickon School District Health, Safety and Physical Education 10.1 Concepts of Health C. Nutrition **Objectives**: -Students will decipher how objects are related in a group. -Students will work together to complete a KWL chart. -Students will listen and interact with two stories related to health. -Students will become familiar with the food pyramid. -Students will collaborate to come up with a list of food for the grain group. -Students will complete the “grain” page in their nutrition packet. **Materials**: -Chart paper -Large drawing of food pyramid -Student copy of blank food pyramid -Students’ nutrition packet -Color copy of food pyramid -Book “Healthy Eating” by Emily Green -Book “The Grain Group” by Helen Frost - Big construction paper charts- color matches food pyramid **Procedure**: Introduction: Bring in objects/boxes/containers that have to do with the grain food group Ask students what all the objects have in common If then don’t guess, don’t tell them, let them know we will figure it out 1. On chart paper check their background knowledge about health. Question prompts if students need starters: “What does it mean to be healthy?” “What do you already know?” “What are healthy foods?” “Why is it important to be healthy?” 2. As the students volunteer information write their responses on a chart paper Split it into two parts and label it: “What We Already Know” and “What We Want to  Find Out”. 3. Explain that we are beginning a new unit on nutrition, hang up the blank food pyramid chart, see if anyone knows what it is then put a title on it. Turn to a neighbor and answer “why you think we have a food pyramid?” Take a few responses in whole group 4. Read book “Healthy Eating” by Emily Green Explain that each day we are going to focus in on one of the groups. 5. Read book “The Grain Group” by Helen Frost If no one has thought of how the items from the introduction were similar, they should get it now. 6. Make a list of foods found in the grain group on large orange construction paper 7. Have a student color in the orange section on the poster and another write grains under it. 8.Back at seats have the students complete their “Grain” page in their packets. Closure: Exit Sip: (verbal) Tell me something new you learned about the food pyramid or about grains **Assessment**: -Participation in group discussion about health. -Completion of “Grains” page in packet. -Exit slip review
 * Nutrition: Introduction and Grains **
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