Understanding MyPlate (Grades 3-5)
Students explore appropriate serving sizes and learn how to make healthy dietary decisions by understanding the components of nutrition as illustrated by MyPlate.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Lyndi Perry, Debra Spielmaker, and Bekka Israelsen | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Health/Nutrition
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
- 1.5.2: Describe benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
- Health Standard 3: Demonstrate health literacy by accessing valid and reliable health information, products, and services to enhance health.
- 3.5.3: Discuss which trusted adults and resource people in the community (e.g., doctor, dentist, nurse, police officer, firefighter, faith-based leader, elders) can help a person obtain credible health information and trustworthy services.
- Health Standard 5: Demonstrate effective decision-making skills to enhance health.
- 5.5.6: Choose a health-promoting option that aligns with personal values when making an effective decision.
- Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.