Grades 4-6

Nutrition

Snack Stars in the Sky
Have your students create imaginary constellations using the Five Food Groups.

Nutrient Scavenger Hunt
Have students read labels on different drinks to compare nutrient content and assess their own current nutrient intake from beverages.

Reasons to Drink Milk
Students generate a list of adjectives to use in a sentence or poem that explains why drinking milk is important.

Are You Snack Smart (Worksheet)
Teach students to choose nutritious snacks with this reproducible worksheet and fun snack game.

Breakfast Stack
Students review nutritious breakfast examples that include traditional and non-traditional breakfast foods.

Healthy Bones Mobiles (4)
Students create mobiles using Milk Group food containers and packages, and pictures of people being physically active to show that they need three servings of Milk Group foods every day and daily physical activity to help build strong bones.

Snacking the Calcium-Rich Way
Students mix and match foods to create calcium-rich snacks.


Physical Activity

Food and Fitness Relay
Working in teams in this fast-paced relay, students identify foods and become familiar with the Five Food Groups.

Eye Witness To Fitness
Students record their physical activity for one week to see how they measure up compared to the recommended one hour a day of physical activity.