Writing Lesson Plans

GRADE LEVEL: 5

THEME: Healthy Plate

LESSON OUTCOME/LEARNABLE PIECE: After a discussion on the food guide pyramid,

the student will be able to create a healthy plate with 90% accuracy.

EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS: Paper plates, crayons, markers, color pencils, ruler, plastic food

on kidney table ( doughnuts, cheese, crackers, fries, chicken wings, ice cream, broccoli, carrots,

rice, chips, cookies, milk, water, soda, chocolate chip cookies, pasta, and candy).

PROTOCOLS:

Start Command: The teacher will tell the students when it is time for their group to go make a

plate at the kidney table.

End Command:

INSTANT ACTIVITY: The teacher will ask the students to go to the kidney table and make a

plate based on what they eat every day. Then the teacher will ask a few students to share the

contents of their plate.

SET INDUCTION: To stimulate student interest in the lesson, the teacher will ask the students

to watch a YouTube video about a basketball game (junk food vs. healthy kids). After watching

the video, the teacher will initiate a discussion on the importance of eating healthy.

PRACTICE/APPLICATION: First, the teacher will show the students a picture of a colorful

plate called MyPlate (replaced Food Guide Pyramid). Next, the teacher will tell the students that

each section of the place represents a food group (red-fruits, green-vegetables, purple-proteins,

brown-grains, and blue-dairy). Then, the teacher will tell the students that it is important that

when they are eating to include all of the colors from MyPlate on their plate. Last, the teacher

will give the students examples of foods from the food groups.

Fruits- peach, orange, strawberry

Vegetables- sweet potato, broccoli, peas

Protein-beans, beef, nuts

Grains: bread, pasta, cereal

Dairy: cheese, yogurt, milk

RESTATE/CLARIFY: The teacher will tell the students that it is important to eat food

according to MyPlate because it will help you to stay healthy. Eating healthy will help you to

grow strong, eating all of your fruits and vegetables will help you to grow strong. If you look at

the picture of MyPlate you will see that the fruits and vegetable portion are the biggest.

Activity: The students will use the materials provided by the teacher to create a Healthy Plate

based on the guidelines of MyPlate.

CLOSURE: Why is it important to eat healthy? What can you use a guide to show you what to

include on your plate when eating?

ASSESSMENT: The Healthy Plate that the students create must contain at least two servings

of each food group and they must be appropriately placed.

RESOURCES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWUq9PUYYLw&playnext=1&list=PLC877B8B165CC456

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ESOL: Manipulative, PowerPoint slides, visual cues, cooperative learning groups, modeling.

Strand: Health Literacy: RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

Standard3:

Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

BENCHMARK CODE

BENCHMARK

HE.5.B.3.3: Summarize healthy options to health-related issues or problems.

HE.5.B.3.4 Compare the potential short-term impact of each option on self and others when making a health-related decision.

HE.5.B.3.5

Select a healthy option when making decisions for yourself and/or others.

Strand: Health Literacy: RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

Standard3: Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

BENCHMARK CODE

BENCHMARK

HE.5.P.1.3. Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

HE.5.P.1.2. Apply a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.