I had JJ sort the veggies & fruits - he told me what they were & what food group they went into.
Then with our food magnets with labels (I borrowed from our library) JJ sorted each food group into the proper group with the matching word.
Then JJ put his magnetic food pyramid puzzle together along with the correct (spoons) serving sizes you are to have a day for a healthy diet.
We left this on our refridgerator for the time being. I made worksheets called What did you eat today? for my son to do. He wrote down everything he ate on 2/9/10 then he circled yes or no if he had the correct amount of servings of food as the food pyramid calls for. He enjoyed writting down everything he ate & then looking to see if he had the correct amount of servings.
Then for each food group JJ is getting pictures out from sale ads I stockpiled just for this lesson. I have him go through the sale ads & ask him to find what belongs in a certain food group. So for example: fruits - he cuts them out, glues them on the paper & on the back of the paper he writes down particular items from this food group.
We have also utlitized Nourish Interactive quite a bit for this lesson, they have free on-line nutrition games, worksheets, etc.
Wow, such a range of hands on activties to learn more about the food pyramid.
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ReplyDeleteI love this idea! My preschooler would LOVE this project - she's quite a foodie. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm new here. I started out homeschooling full-time, and now do so half-time. I found it too difficult for me to balance everything, kids of varying ages, and do a good job everywhere. Right now I am using A Beka Curriculum as it's all spelled out for me and that works well with a hectic schedule. :)
Thank you for sharing!
I love those magnets!
ReplyDeleteAll are fun ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, I may be doing food pyramids next week in class. Thanks for the idea.
This is a very comprehensive unit, and your son's writing is really impressive. He definitely learns a lot about healthy eating from these activities.
ReplyDeleteI like what you have done, I'm going to cover this myself soon. Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the magnets....did you list where you found them? Also love having him write down what he ate! Such a neat idea! Kaelyn would adore a lesson like this!
ReplyDeleteA great unit on the food pyramid!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the plastic food. I hadn't thought about that. I made flashcards with food items we cut from magazines, but the sorting plastic food looks WAY more fun. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove the simple activity with the sales ads, thanks for sharing these ideas.
ReplyDeleteHow C-O-O-L that your library loans out magnets! I really need to go to our library more often...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great unit study! I love all the hands-on activities :)
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