Lesson Topic: What food should I eat

Subject: Science, Health and Safety

Resources:

Video Food www.makemegenius.com. Food Poem PPT.

PPT jigsaw ‘food pyramid’. Worksheet food pyramid jigsaw.

Desired learning outcomes:

- Recognise that positive health choices can promote well being.

- Identify different foods that keep us healthy.

Introduction:

Show video about food from site 'makemegenius.com'. Brainstorm with the class as many different types of foods as they can think of. Record these on the board.

Development:

As a class, group foods according to type e.g. fruit, vegetables, meat, bread and cereals, dairy, sometimes foods. i.e. sweets and sugary foods. Discuss with the students the concept of a balanced diet i.e. a combination of foods from all of the food groups, and the benefits of eating more everyday foods from each of these groups and smaller amounts of sometimes foods.

Show students The Food Pyramid for Healthy Eating. Discuss the following:

• What are the everyday foods? • What are the sometimes foods? Why are these sometimes foods? • What types of foods do our bodies need most and least? • Why do you think our bodies need a balance of difference foods? • What do you think would happen if we didn’t eat these foods and only ate the sometimes foods?

Closure:

- Children to recite a poem about healthy food.

- Children to colour and assemble a food pyramid.  

Assessment Indicators:

- recognises that a variety of food is needed for good health

- talks about the importance of eating healthy food

Modifications / Support:

Support children who need to develop further their FMS and scissors skills.

Follow up: 

- Children to eventually learn a poem and dance to perform for celebration day.