Health - Gr 3

Foods from different cultures

In this Health unit, students will learn about and discuss foods from different cultures. They will also learn about the nutritional differences between processed and unprocessed foods.

Listen/Watch/Do - Choose My Plate

Learn 360 video:Watch this video and when you are done make a list of foods you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sort these foods into the categories discussed in this video.

Listen/Watch/Do - Mr. Zee's Apple Factory

Watch and listen to Mr. Zee’s Apple Factory. Discuss the processed V.S. unprocessed foods listed in this book and their impact on the health of the characters. Sort the foods you eat into a t-chart, labeled: Processed Foods and Unprocessed Foods.

Read/Write - Foods From Around the World

Reading A - Z book - Read this book or have a helper read it to you. Sort the food in this book into the categories discussed in the first video “Choose My Plate”


Read - Celebrating Food and Family

Reading A - Z book - Read this book on your own or with a helper. When finished reading, highlight all the food words you can find and underline the places (proper nouns).

Read/Write - Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit & Metis

Make a menu for the day with different foods you like from Canada's Food Guide.