Classroom Lessons

Sign up for free to access 200+ lessons and filter by grade, subject, and standards.

Sign Up  Member Login
Type
ELA Math
Bread

Students will compare and contrast different grains used around the world.

ELA
Build Your Own Toast, Gr 3-5

Students will investigate internal and external influences while creating a recipe for toast.

ELA
Eating Pasta Together, Gr 3-5

Students will explore how food connects us to our family by writing about a personal dish.

ELA
Filling in the Gaps: Battling Food Insecurity

Students will learn what food insecurity is and demonstrate their understanding by sharing food insecurity data from a local community.

ELA Science
Fish and the Ecosystem: A World Without Fish

Students will be able to identify the different types of food chains in the ocean and how they impact different ecosystems.

ELA
Food Advertisements, Gr 3-5

Students will learn how food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors through looking at food advertisements.

ELA
Food Desert Awareness

Students will build their own understanding of food deserts.

ELA Health & Wellness
Food Journal, Gr 3-5

Students will explore informed food choices by creating a food journal.

ELA
Frijoles de la Olla, Gr 3-5

Students will learn how food behaviors are influenced by external and internal factors through investigating the factors that impact their food choices.

Health & Wellness Math
Geometry Sandwiches

Students will recognize and classify geometric figures (lines, angles, quadrilaterals) through the lens of building sandwiches.

ELA Social Studies
Granola

Students will understand that informed food choices are personal.

ELA
Granola/Snack Mix: A Mix of Me

Students will create a personal recipe for granola.

ELA
Growing and Eating Food Around the World: The Story of Rice, Gr 3-5

Students will learn about food sources and origins by watching how rice is grown and cooked in different ways around the world.

ELA
Growing Food in Soil, Gr 3-5

Students will learn about food sources and origins by
through comparing and contrasting two different types of fruits or vegetables.

ELA
How Food Affects My Body

Students will be able to discuss the many ways food affects the body and identify foods that boost energy and health.

Math
Hummus…(Should I Add to My Recipe)?

Students will better understand how taste correlates with ratios and proportional relationships.

ELA Health & Wellness Social Studies
Iroquois’ Three Sisters in Agriculture & Nutrition

Students will discover why corn, beans, and squash are considered “three sisters” in agriculture.

ELA Math Social Studies
Let’s Tacobout Tacos

Students will beer understand the cuisine of other cultures by learning about the origin of tacos.

ELA Science
Maple Syrup and Climate

Students will better understand the relationship between climate and its effect on maple syrup production.

ELA Math
Measurement & Butter Chicken

Students will work to convert measurement units, weigh products, and measure by increasing or decreasing ingredients.

ELA Science
Meat and Climate Change

Students will better understand how human activity contributes to climate change.

ELA
Our School Garden, Gr 3-5

Students will learn how food and the environment are interconnected through the lens of gardening.

ELA Math Social Studies
Pizza & Neighborhoods

Students will research neighborhoods in their city and create a signature pizza representing to represent.

ELA Social Emotional Learning Social Studies
Refugee Camps & Cooking

Students will create a recipe similar to one that could be found in a refugee camp, identify living conditions of refugees, recall issues that refugees face concerning food, identify ways to be more understanding of others’ relationship with food, and manipulate recipes using problem-solving skills.

ELA
Root Vegetables

Students will explore the origins and uses of various kinds of root vegetables.

ELA Math
Seasonality: Everything In Its Own Time

Students will learn about seasonality and taste local produce.

Social Studies
Seeds, Nuts, and Grains by Region

Students will understand how geographical features impact the way we live and the foods that are available to us by mapping seeds, grains, and nuts.

ELA
Superfoods Assemble: Foods That Power Your Brain

Students will learn about foods that power the brain.

ELA
Tale of a Fish, Gr 3-5

Students will learn about food sources and origins by learning how fish move from water to our table.

ELA
Tasty Words: Exploring Descriptive Language Through Food

Students will use food as an engaging context to build descriptive writing skills.

ELA Health & Wellness Math Social Emotional Learning
The Green in Me

Students will make informed choices when choosing meals and snacks.

ELA
The Six Healthy Food Groups, Gr 3-5

Students will learn how food impacts health by learning about the six healthy food groups.

ELA
The Whole Truth about Whole Grains

Students will learn how to make informed decisions about how to incorporate whole grains into their diet and learn about whole grains and their benefits.

ELA Math Social Studies
Titanic Proportions and Scaling

Students will better understand food’s role in our history and food’s relation to socio-economic status.

Science
Unusual Food Options

Students will understand the impacts of agriculture on the environment and identify foods that are better for the environment.

Health & Wellness Math
Using Math to Make Healthier Choices

Students will compare two recipes and determine the healthier choice by calculating the percentages of nutrients in each.

ELA Science Social Studies
What’s In Your Hot Chips?

Students will compare different nutrition labels.

Health & Wellness Math Science
What a Waste

Students will understand the impact of food waste and learn ways to reduce food waste.

ELA
What is Gluten?

Students will be able to describe what gluten is and how it impacts our health.

Science
Why We Need Seaweed

Students will learn about the benefits of seaweed and discover the impact that seaweed can have on climate change, the environment, and human health.

ELA Social Studies
You Are What You Eat

Students will reflect on how their ingredient choices are the result of their unique backgrounds.

Be the first to learn about new lessons!

Sign up

Follow Us