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Food Resources for Teachers

Food is a fun subject for students of all ages with these lesson plans and printables. Explore the many educational uses of food with your class during National Nutrition Month (March). You'll find plenty of cross-curricular resources, including edible art projects, songs about nutrition, and recipes from around the globe. Students will enjoy hands-on activities that use candy to learn about math and science. You'll also find worksheets on the human digestive system and healthy eating.

Printables for Grades K-5

Fruits and Vegetables List
How to Eat Fried Worms Enrichment Activities
Thought for Food: A Nutrition Lesson
Gummy Worm Measurements
Insects in the Garden
The Foods We Eat
The Ants Have It!
More Popular Food Printables

Printables for Grades 6-8

Functions and Structure of the Cardiovascular System
Rain Forest Foods and Spices
Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity
Chew on This Teacher's Guide
Food Web
Summer Herbs to Identify
Fair Trade
More Popular Food Printables

Printables for Grades 9-12

Gummy Bear Genetics
The Omnivore's Dilemma Teacher's Guide
What Is a Balanced Diet?
Un menú del restaurante "Buen Provecho"
Health & Nutrition Printable Book (Grades 4-9)
What Are Seeds and Fruits?
Food (La comida)
More Food Printables

Lesson Plans

Salt or Sugar: Which Dissolves Faster in Different Liquids?
Which Foods Do Molds Love Best?
Class Garden
The Life of Milton Hershey
Plant Eaters and Meat Eaters
Making Eggs That Bounce
What Foods Attract Ants?
More Popular Food Lesson Plans

Quizzes

Good-For-You Foods Quiz
Tips to Healthy Eating Quiz
Healthy Vegetables and Fruits Quiz
Juice Nutrition Quiz
More Food Quizzes

References

Ideas for Healthy Lunches and Snacks
Cranberry Facts
New England Cornbread Stuffing
Fruited Brie Bake
Cranberry Lemon Oat Scones
Cranberry Carrot Saute
Wild Rice with Cranberries and Caramelized Onions
More Food References

Educational Technology Resources

Math and Recipes
Fast-Food Fact Finding
Table Manners Scoring Rubric
Your Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving
More Educational Technology Resources

Food & Art Connected

Fruit Patterns
The Edible Model
Make a Dried Bouquet
Math and Recipes Worksheet
Bob's Lunch Box
Science Fun: An Apple a Day
Sorting Seeds
More Food Activities for Art Class

Holiday Recipes

Increasing Recipe Worksheets- Answer Key
Pumpkin Seed Snack
Curious George Banana Bread Recipe
Warm Cranberry Wassail
Cranberry Apple Crisp
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Be Dazzled Cranberry Punch
More Popular Holiday Recipes

Mathematics & Food Connected

Favorite Fruits Picture Graph
All About Fruit
Math and Recipes Vocabulary
What to Serve
The Cost of Lunch
Food Prices
Science Skill: Estimating and Measuring with Cereal and Raisins
More Food Activities for Math Class

History & Food Connected

American History Reading Warm-Up: The Invention of Coca-Cola
Colonial New England Food & Cooking
Colonial New England Food & Cooking
Food with History
Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now
Indian Pudding
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet
More Food Resources for History Class

Science & Food Connected

Dinosaur Hunters
Fred's Fruits and Vegetables
Plant Products
Bird Feeders
Cool-Weather and Warm-Weather Crops
Which Foods Contain Sugar?
Bug Buffet
More Popular Food Activities for Science Class

Language Arts & Food Connected

Favorite Foods
Science and Writing: Food Poetry
How to Eat Fried Worms Test B
How to Eat Fried Worms Word Find
KWL Chart - Grouping Objects
Table Manners
The World of Rosemary Wells
More Popular Food Resources for Language Arts

Literature Resources for Food & Nutrition

How to Eat Fried Worms Project Ideas
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid & Super-Galactic Jawbreaker Teacher's Guide
Close to Famous Discussion Guide
How to Eat Fried Worms Test C
How to Eat Fried Worms Answers
Activities for Food Rules!
Daily Journal Topics: Fabulous Food
More Literature Resources for Food & Nutrition

Social Studies & Food Connected

Spice Cookies
Apple Pie a la Zing
Cranberry-Nut Bread
Gross Recipes for Halloween
Cranberry Bread Pudding
Columbus and Food
Jewish Knish Recipe
More Popular Food Resources for Social Studies

Food Resources for Health & Nutrition

Planning a Fitness Schedule
My Favorite Exercise
Food From Plants and Animals
Eating with Chopsticks
Looks Discussion Guide
Food Patterns
Keeping Your Body Systems Healthy: Vocabulary
More Popular Food Resources for Health & Nutrition

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