Eat a Variety 

Key message

To stay healthy, eat a variety of foods and move your body regularly

Learning objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Explain the health benefits of eating a variety of foods

• Recognize the five different food groups

• Identify foods in each group

• Plan a healthy meal that includes foods from all of the food groups

Supplies and prep 

• Share the vocabulary list and writing exercise for this lesson with your ELL teaching partner one week before the class date. 

• Select activities from the menu of activities in this lesson. Which ones suit your learners? How many do you have time for?

• Shop for, print and prepare materials you will need. See the supplies list in each lesson. 

• Technology: Check that wifi will allow you to show slides, videos and play music. If not, download slides and videos to a device that can run them in the room you will be using for class. 

Core activities for this lesson

• Pair and share

• Do you ...  

• Categorizing food into groups

• Move to the music

• Cooking and Tasting

For advanced English language learners

• Discussion: Food groups in various dishes

• MyPlate worksheet

• Writing practice - Write what you hear

Optional for all learners

• Breathing to relax and focus

• Discuss: Benefits of healthy eating using "Head to Toe" poster

• Energizer Hot Potato