Home Living / Daily Living

Lesson Plan—Emerging
Food Pyramid
Instructional Area: Leisure Community Home Living / Daily Living
Ability Level: Emerging Developing Mastery
Topic / Skill Outcome:
¾ Nutrition: Students will become familiar with the food pyramid
Learning Area(s):
¾ Literacy
¾ Math & Science
¾ Personal Resource Management
¾ Communication
Purpose of Lesson / Objective:
¾ Students will identify the six food groups in the food pyramid and give examples of each
Materials / Equipment / Environment:
¾ A visual presentation of the food pyramid labeled/pictured with representative foods in
each group, and the daily-recommended number of servings for each group
¾ A visual presentation of the food pyramid with the six food groups outlined, but
otherwise unmarked
¾ Individual pictures of foods from the six groups of the food pyramid
Group Size: 6-8 Time Required: Will Vary

Lesson Procedure:
1. Present, and discuss the purpose of, the labeled / pictured presentation of the food
pyramid with the students
2. Students state an example of a food from each of the food groups
3. Students sort individual pictures of foods into each of the food groups using a unmarked
food pyramid

Carry Over / Related Activities:

¾ Discuss the amount/size of one serving
¾ Discuss each of the food groups in depth (how many kinds of green vegetables can you
name, what are citrus fruits, name five kinds of cheeses)
¾ Students read simple recipes, identify the foods, and in which food group they belong
¾ Study each food group in greater depth, explore and prepare recipes using foods
predominately from each food group
¾ Use the food pyramid to help plan healthy meals

Supporting Activities / Possible Adaptations:

¾ Use examples of real food
¾ Board Maker symbols of foods

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DCD Collaborative Curriculum Project
Intermediates 916, 917, and 287
http://www.integratingstandards.org
 Home Living / Daily Living
Lesson Plan—Emerging
Food Pyramid

Strategies for Participation:

¾ Have each student share what he/she ate for lunch, and then have him/her determine if
he/she ate foods from every food group. If not, what could be added to his/her lunch to
have all the food groups represented?

Student Reaction / Evaluation:

¾ Test students’ understanding of the food pyramid by having them sort individual pictures
of foods into proper food groups on the outline of the food pyramid

Best Practices Clearinghouse Grant - 2003 Page 2 of 2

DCD Collaborative Curriculum Project
Intermediates 916, 917, and 287
http://www.integratingstandards.org