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Lesson Plan : Food Guide Pyramid

Teacher Name:
 Ms. Luna
Grade:
 Grade 2
Subject:
 PE and Health

Topic:
 Each student will build a Food Guide Pyramid using Microsoft Publisher.
Content:
 Food Guide Pyramid: Fats, oils, and sweets; Milk Group; Meat Group; Vegetable Group; Fruit Group; and Grain Group.
Goals:
 The students will be able to correctly build, lablel, and correctly include foods in appropriate goups on the Food Guide Pyramid using Microsoft Publisher.
Objectives:
 The students will be able to correctly build a Food Guide Pyramid. The students will be able to correctly label a Food Guide Pyramid. The students will be able to correctly include foods in appropriate goups on the Food Guide Pyramid.
Materials:
 Sample of Food Guide Pyramid (blank) Microsoft Publisher
Introduction:
 The students will build a Food Guide Pyramid using Microsoft Publisher.
Development:
 Each student will need to (correctly)include the appropriate number of groups, place and label them in the appropriate places and include 1-2 foods correctly in each group.
Practice:
 Before the students begin building their own Food Guide Pyramid they will observe while the teacher creates one going over it step by step to the whole class.
Accommodations:
 The teacher and the Lab Aide will be available for all students who may need assistance. For upper/above level students: they may include more than 2 foods in each group. For lower/below level students: they may work with a partner or use blank food pyramid guide.
Checking For Understanding:
 This assessment will be assessed with a rubric that will be given to students along with the instruction.
Closure:
 We will conclude this assignment with each student presenting what s/he has created to the class.
Evaluation:
 Did the students enjoy the activity? Did the students have difficulty with the activity?
Teacher Reflections:
 How did the activity turn out? Next time, some things I would add/change are:

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