K-5 Nutrition Survey



K-5 Nutrition Lessons Scope and Sequence

|Grade/Lesson |Major Concept of Lesson |Objectives of Lesson |

|K: | | |

|Exploring MyPyramid for Kids |Familiarize students with food pyramid and importance |Students will: 1) Learn that foods are divided into food |

| |of a healthy diet and exercise |groups, 2) Learn the colors that represent the food |

| | |groups, and 3) Practice sorting foods into the appropriate|

| | |food groups |

|Grade 1 | |Students will: 1) Learn that foods are divided into food |

|Lesson 1: | |groups, 2) Learn the colors that represent the food |

|Exploring MyPyramid for Kids |Familiarize students with food pyramid and importance |groups, and 3) Practice sorting foods into the appropriate|

| |of a healthy diet and exercise |food groups. |

| | | |

| | | |

| | |Students will: 1) Practice sorting foods into the |

|Lesson 2: | |appropriate food groups, 2) Learn where to find foods from|

|Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids |Familiarize students with food pyramid and importance |each food group in the lunch line, 3) Learn to look for |

| |of a healthy diet and exercise. |foods from each food group when they visit the |

| | |supermarket. |

|Grade 2 |Familiarize students with food pyramid and importance |Students will: 1) Identify fruits and vegetables in their|

|Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits |of a healthy diet and exercise. |diet, 2) Learn to graph the number of fruits and |

| | |vegetables they eat. |

|Grade 3: |Familiarize students with food pyramid, how much from |Students will: 1) Identify food groups and how they |

|MyPyramid for Kids |each food group they should eat, and the concept of |should eat more from some food groups than others, 2) |

| |moderation. |Review MyPyramid for Kids to learn that they should eat |

| | |healthier choices in each group more often than higher |

| | |sugar and fat choices (moderation). |

|Grade 4: |Eating the right amount of each food group is important|Students will: 1) Add and subtract fractions as they |

|Food Math |for good health. |calculate how much of various food groups they need to |

| | |meet the MyPyramid for Kids recommendations. 2) Create a |

| | |daily menu based on the MyPyramid for Kids |

| | |recommendations. 3) Discuss the importance of eating |

| | |fruits and vegetables. |

|Grade 5: |Important nutrient messages |Students will: 1) Review the content of MyPyramid for |

|Getting the Most Nutrition From Your | |Kids, identifying food groups and important nutrition |

|Food | |messages relating to each food group; 2) Chart the foods |

| | |they eat during 1 day and place each food into the |

| | |appropriate food group; 3) Explore the concept of choosing|

| | |the healthier foods from each group and discuss examples |

| | |from all the food groups. |

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