Pyramid
of Strength
Grade Level: 6-8
Subjects: Health,
Computer/Technology
Learner Outcomes:
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Students will identify the Food Guide Pyramid and the number
of servings needed from each food group.
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Students will name foods that belong to each group.
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Students will create a wall size food guide pyramid as a
whole group project.
Time Frame: Two class
periods. (45 minutes each)
Materials:
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hopscotch pyramid marked on the floor
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empty pyramid marked on the wall
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magazines
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grocery store sale papers
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scissors
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tape
Technology Tools/Courseware:
Teacher Notes:
Procedures:
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Present the interactive Power
Point presentation to students to introduce the Food Guide Pyramid.
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Class discussion and review of food groups.
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Students get examples of specific foods in each group.
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Play Pyramid Hopscotch--mark off a pyramid on the floor with
tape.
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Ask students to jump from group box to group box on the same
foot, naming a food that belongs in each group. They may not repeat a food
that has already been named.
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Using magazines and grocery store sale papers, allow students
to cut foods from all food groups to be attached to a large empty pyramid
on the wall.
Modifications: Depending
on disability and IEP, assignments may be adjusted using cooperative grouping.
Enrichment Activities:
Can go to Dole-5-A-Day site to
play games on food groups.
Evaluation/Assessment:
By observation and class participation.
Checklist
Checklist
2
West Virginia
Instructional Goals and Objectives:
Health
– 6.28 6.3 8.36
Math
– 6.5
English/Language
Arts – 7.28 8.29 8.126
Computer/Technology
– 8.87
National Standards
References:
Created By: Tracy
Harlan
Eileen Poling
Amy Reynolds
Tucker
Valley Elementary Middle School
Created May 7, 1999
