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Lesson Plan Level 4: Learning about the Fruit Food Group

Sep 20, 2011

About this Lesson Plan

Subject: Health/Nutrition/Computer skills
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Grades: K-5
Ages: 5-13
Reading Levels: Basic
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills: Basic computer & mouse skills, Hand-eye coordination

Chef Solus' Food Pyramid Adventure

Level 4: Learning about the Fruit Food Group

Topic/task	Objective	Domain and Level
Promote healthy eating	Students will combine foods to create a balanced meal from each of the food groups. Student will select foods to place on their plate.	Cognitive – Synthesis Affective – Responding
Introduce, define and reinforce the relationship between food,exercise and calorie	Students will use the energy bar to determine the characters food and exercise needs.	Cognitive – Comprehension Cognitive – Knowledge Cognitive – Evaluation
Promote healthy nutrition messages	Students will listen/read Chef Solus’ explanation about the Fruits Group.	Affective – Receiving
Introduce, define and reinforce the Fruits Groups	Students will select the correct foods that are part of the Fruits Group. Students will classify the food group based on the puzzle’s color and identify the healthy message. Students will determine which foods belongs to the Fruits group.	Cognitive – Comprehension Cognitive - Comprehension Cognitive – Knowledge Cognitive – Evaluation
Promote enjoyment of nutrition	Students will see the character move through an animated food pyramid.	Affective – Receiving
Reinforce mouse skills.	Students will align the mouse with the correct answer and click to select. Students will select images to complete puzzles using the mouse to click and drag.	Psychomotor - Coordination
Reinforce keyboard skills.	Students will use the arrow keys and spacebar to move the characters and dodge obstacles.	Psychomotor - Coordination

Fruits Food Group:

In this level, the character travels through the Fruits group section of the food pyramid while learning about the importance of the Fruits group, how to create a balanced meal, select a healthy snack and maneuver through the game using keyboard and mouse skills. For more information about game play, please refer to the General Instructions document.

Required Tasks

To complete the level, students must travel through

the Orange Valley, Vitamin Canyon and Fruit Salad

Slope and:

• Find all nine information stations

• Create three balanced meals

• Select healthy snacks

• Complete three puzzles

• Complete one cooking assignment

• Dodge worms, steam blasts, candy striped

mummies and flying bats

Key Game Information and Nutrition Concepts the student will learn while in the

Information Station in the Fruits Level:

1. Fruits

Some fruits are apples, pears, cantaloupe melon, watermelon, grapes, and blueberries.

2. Tasty Snacks

Fruits are a tasty snack to eat every day.

3. Fruits Heal

Fruits help to heal cuts and bruises.

4. Servings

You should eat about 1 and 1/2 cups of fruit every day.

5. Vitamin C

Fruit, like oranges, contains Vitamin C, which can keep away colds.

6. Eat Fresh, Frozen, or Canned Fruit

Make the most of your fruit choices. Eat fresh, frozen or canned fruit rather than a

sugary fruit juice.

Materials needed for nutrition lesson:

Computer and Internet access, the latest Flash and Shockwave players installed, download free from Adobe

Teaching Tips:

Have the student review the fruits group from the Interactive Food Pyramid.

Procedure:

Hand out the fruits Group informational sheet to the class. (Or choose one from our complete list of My Pyramid Sheets)
Review the fruits food group, benefits of the fruits food groups and what foods fall into the fruits group.
Have the students make a list of their favorite recipes and foods and see how they fit into the fruits group. This can be done as a group discussion for younger students.
Guide the students to Chef Solus and the Food Pyramid Adventure Game. They will need to log in. They will start at level four in the fruits Section of the Food Pyramid where they will learn about the fruits Group and learn healthy message about it.

Assessment:

Have the kids take the post test at the end of the level. You will be able to see their scores if you want by clicking on their name in the table on your class' login screen.

Provide them with the fruits Group Activity Sheet and/or see how the fruits group fits onto the My Plate Coloring Sheet (perfect for the younger kids) for an in class activity or a homework assignment.

Optional:

Print and distribute the food pyramid themed certificates of completion for Level 4. Kids can also log in at home and print their own certificate which is available on their log in page.

Send home Parents Handouts for Level 4 with at home activities to reinforce the key messages the child has just learned playing level 4 of the Chef Solus and the Food Pyramid Adventure Game.

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Written on Sep 20, 2011 • Last updated on Dec 12, 2011

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