All Aboard The Nutrition Train!

State WV

Status Ready for Users
Stage Public
Subject English/Language Arts
Health
Social Studies
Author Randa Baisden
Kathy Blankenship
Dixie Ingles
Description This unit is designed to enable students to learn about healthy
eating habits, use of food labels, resource management, and the
writing process while incorporating technology in the study of
nutritional health.
The 21st Century Tools computers with Internet capabilities, software, projection
device, on-line programming for learning activities
Grade Level 3
4
National Standards Language Arts:
1. Uses general skills and strategies of the writing process.

Health:
1. Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet

Math:
1. Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process
Keywords nutrition, train, maze, map, snacks, food label, health, graph
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) Overview: All Aboard the Nutrition Train!
Lesson 1: Sweets for the Sweet
Lesson 2: How Many Can I Buy?
Lesson 3: The Great Food Pyramid
Lesson 4: The Amazing Food Map
Lesson 5: Don't Talk Turkey!
English IGO or CSO 3.33, 3.41, 3.56, 3.66, 3.70, 3.46, 4.49, 4.53,
Fine Arts IGO or CSO 3.11, 3.19, 3.22, 3.23, 3.25, 4.16
Health IGO or CSO 3.29, 3.30, 3.33, 4.13, 4.23, 4.24, 4.27, 4.29
Math IGO or CSO 4.17, 4.18, 4.28, 4.52
Science IGO or CSO 4.6, 4.19, 4.24, 4.79
Social Studies IGO or CSO 3.29, 3.30, 3.35, 4.23, 4.26, 4.43