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Educator’s Guide - 2019-2020 School Year
Building Blocks Fuel Your Fun - Nutrition
Colorado Academic Standard Focus Lesson Plans to go with this Reader
4th and 5th grade Reading, Writing, and Communicating:
• Refer to details and examples in a text when
explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text. (CCSS: RI.4.1)
• Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is
supported by key details; summarize the text. (CCSS: RI.4.2)
• Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in
a historical, scientific, or technical text, including
what happened and why, based on specific
information in the text. (CCSS: RI.4.3)
• Interpret information presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (for example: in charts, graphs, diagrams,
time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web
pages) and explain how the information contributes to an
understanding of the text in which it appears. (CCSS: RI.4.7)
• By the end of year, read and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social studies, science, and
technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity
band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at
the high end of the range. (CCSS: RI.4.10)
• Conduct short research projects that build
knowledge through investigation of different
aspects of a topic. (CCSS: W.4.7)
4th and 5th grade Comprehensive Health:
• Set a goal to improve food choices based on
appropriate nutritional content, value, and calories.
• Explain the importance of eating a variety
of foods from all the food groups.
• Identify healthy foods (including snacks) in appropriate
portion sizes based on your personal lifestyle.
Additional standards can be easily met by utilizing the
complementary lesson plans from the National Agricultural
Literacy Curriculum Matrix, identified to the right. The Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is an online,
searchable, and standards-based database for K-12 teachers.
The Matrix contextualizes national education standards
in science, social studies, and nutritional education with
relevant instructional resources linked to Common Core
Standards. Below are a few lesson plans that could be
used in conjunction with this Colorado Reader. Go to www.
GrowingYourFuture.com and click on Curriculum Matrix (on
the Home Page or under the Educator’s Tab), search each
title within the Curriculum Matrix to find these lesson plans.
FoodMASTER (3-5): A
series of 10 lessons
exploring food production,
food safety, meal management, and measurement.
National Agricultural Literacy Outcomes
Food, Health, and Lifestyle Outcomes:
• Describe the necessary food components of a
healthy diet using the current dietary guidelines
• Identify food sources of required food nutrients
What’s on MyPlate (3-5): Students will explore what it
means to eat a healthy diet by comparing the foods they
typically eat in a day with the recommendations of MyPlate.
The Farmer Grows a Rainbow: High Five Burger
(3-5): Students will understand that all food has an
agricultural source that has a geographic origin.
The Farmer Grows a Rainbow: Three Reason (3-5):
Students will gain familiarity with the health benefits
of foods contained in each group of MyPlate.
Or use the search word “nutrients” for additional
free lessons and classroom activities.
Answers
Page 6 - What about calories:
22 grams of protein = 88 calories
0 grams of carbohydrates = 0 calories
10 grams of fat = 90 calories
Page 7 - Beef Trivia Questions
1. A. Memorial Day
2. C. 1,000 quarter-pound burgers
3. B. 12 basketballs
Page 8 - What food group am I:
Answers from left to right:
Grains; Vegetables; Fruits; Dairy; Protein