Proteins

Key message

Eat lean protein from plants and animals

Objectives

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

Basic

• Explain health benefits of eating protein foods

• Recognize foods in the protein group

• Strategize ways to eat lean protein foods, including beans

• Identify animal and plant sources of protein

Advanced

• Explain the benefits of eating foods with iron

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 ... Proteins

• Have a look at these beans

• Protein sources - see samples or photos

• Find the nutrients in your food - food labels

• Move to the music

• Cook and taste

• Say and write vocabulary words

Optional activities for advanced English language learners

• Writing practice - sentences

Optional for all ELL learners

• Ragged start: Taste a bean or soy-based protein food

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