Grains

Key message

Make half your grains whole

Objectives

As a result of this lesson, participants will be able to:

Basic

• Explain the health benefits of eating grains

• Recognize foods in the grains group

• Strategize ways to eat adequate whole grains

• Understand that there is brown or white rice, brown or white bread

Advanced

• Understand the difference between a whole grain and a refined grain.

• Differentiate the MyPlate grains proportion from typical grains proportion

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 this 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 in this lesson

• Focused breathing

• Do you ... Grains

• Examine grains used in food

• Which grain is in this food?

• Draw your typical meal at home using blank MyPlate

• Fiber and the gut, with rope and scrub brush

• Reading food labels when shopping

• Move your body

• Cook and taste

• Say and write vocabulary words

Optional activities for advanced English language learners

• Writing practice

Optional for all ELL learners

• Ragged start: Examine and sample some grains from the grocery store.

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