Title: Lesson Two  " Our Thanksgiving Pyramid" Grade Levels:  4 and 5  Subjects:  Health, Mathematics

Learner Outcomes: The students will:
                                               .

use prior knowledge to research the Food Guide Pyramid

surf the web

create a  Food  Guide Pyramid  model for the classroom

plan a  Thanksgiving dinner menu

Duration of the Lesson:  two  60 minute sessions

Materials:
                    · white cardboard
                    · markers
                    · grocery  advertisement inserts  for pictures of food, magazines
                    · scissors
                    · glue
                    · rulers

Technology  Tools/Courseware:

· Internet access and browser

Teacher  Notes:   Acceptable use policy must be signed by all students and parents/guardians must be on file.

Procedures:

 Day 1

· . Students will work in cooperative groups to research the Food GuidePyramid.
·   The groups will give presentations to the class to share pyramid information.
·   Students will predict the definitions of the terms:  serving size
                                                                            ounces
                                                                            ½  cup
                                                                             ¾ cup
· They will create a Food  Guide Pyramid using pictures of  food from their internet search, magazines and newspaper inserts.  This will be used as a classroom model for further reference.

• Students will explain and review the .Food Guide Pyramid
• Students will work in cooperative groups to plan a Thanksgiving dinner  menu for a family of four.
• They will select food items and calculate each food serving to create a balanced diet for  a holiday meal.
• They will type and print their menus on Microsoft Word.

Modifications:  Modify according to students' IEP's

Enrichment Activities:  Students will keep a Health Diary of  their meals for three days.  They will evaluate whether or not their meals were balanced and explain why or why not. They  will type and print this on Microsoft Word.

Evaluation/Assessments:  Students will:
 

•    complete a  Food Guide Pyramid chart
•     write a poem in their journal about the Food Guide Pyramid

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
                      Health   4.2   4.8    4.22  4.23  4.24
                      Math     4.6
                      Language Arts  4.51

National  Standards:

                 Health

 3. Understands the relationship of family health to individual health
 6. Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet
7. Knows how to maintain and promote personal health

Math

1. Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process
3. Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation

Language Arts

3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions

References:

                Food Guide Pyramid
                National Dairy Council
                Tufts University Nutrition
 
 

Authors:

Deborah Hinkle
Rebecca Custer
Marcy Bisher