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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.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
2 hours
Updated
August 13, 2024

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Lesson Activities

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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.