Healthy Food Lesson Plan for Kindergarten Example Students

Topic: healthy food for adult woman

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to describe the healthy food for adult woman.

Materials

• Pictures of different types of healthy food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, meats)
• Chart paper and markers

Warm-up

• Ask students to name some foods that they like to eat.
• Write their responses on the chart paper.
• Ask students if they know what makes a food healthy.
• Write their responses on the chart paper.

Direct Instruction

• Show pictures or pictures and names of healthy food on the smart board or computer.
• Ask students to identify the healthy food.
• Review the definition of healthy food (foods that are low in fat, sugar, and salt and high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber).
• Ask students if they know how adults can make healthy food choices.
• Review the 5 Healthy Food Choices (1. Choose fruits and vegetables, 2. Choose whole-grain foods, 3. Choose lean proteins, 4. Choose low-fat or fat-free dairy products, 5. Choose water instead of sugary drinks).
• Have students repeat the 5 Healthy Food Choices after you.

Guided Practice

• Pass out a handout with examples of healthy food choices for adults.
• Have students work with a partner to identify the healthy food choices on the handout.
• As a class, discuss the healthy food choices and why they are healthy.

Independent Practice

• Have students draw a picture of themselves eating a healthy food choice.
• Encourage students to include details such as the color, texture, and brand name of the food.
• Have students write a sentence below their picture describing how the food makes them feel (e.g., "I feel energized" or "I feel full").

Closure

• Review the characteristics of healthy food choices as a class.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about healthy food today.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their ability to identify and describe healthy food choices.
• Have students fill out a worksheet showing their understanding of healthy food characteristics.