Lesson Plan to teach MyPyramid

1st Lesson

(kindergarten age group)

Objectives:

1. Children will be able to identify foods in each group of MyPyramid
2. Children will be able to identify the number of servings they should consume from each food group
3. Children will be able to identify the amount of exercise they should obtain each day.

Materials:

• "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" DVD
• Coloring pages
• Measuring cups
• Plastic knifes (or rulers) to use to level food in measuring cups
• Cereal or hard maccaroni to measure 1 cup

Show Introduction and Grains Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Demonstrate how to measure one cup of cereal or maccaroni.

In groups, have children show how to measure one cup

Provide Grains Group coloring page.(link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view) Get Adobe Reader

Ask children to color the number of grain servings they should eat per day. (should be 5 ounces)

Show Vegetable Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Vegetables Group coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of vegetable servings they should eat per day. (should be 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 cups, based on exercise)

Show Fruit Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Fruit Group coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of fruit servings they should eat per day. (should be 1 1/2 cups)

Show Oils Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Oils Group coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of oils servings they should eat per day. (should be 3-4 teaspooons)

Show Milk Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Milk Group coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of milk servings they should eat per day. (should be 2-3 cups, based on age and gender)

Show Meat Group portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Meat Group coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of meat servings they should eat per day (should be 4-5 ounces, based on age).

Show Exercise and Review portion of "Plucky Teaches 4-6 year old children Healthy Eating and Exercise" video.

Exercise Coloring page (link opens in a new window - need Acrobat Reader to view)

Ask children to color the number of hours they should exercise for fun each day (should be 1 hour).