Name of Lesson: Food Group Blitz

Date: 10/28/15

Teacher: Kristen Kaufmann

School: MSU Elementary

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used:
Grade Level: 3-6
Cones
Time: 10:20am
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): NASPE standards 1,2,4,5,6
Specific Objective: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to answer
and match different types of foods with their corresponding food groups. They will
know at least 1 to 2 foods that they can recognize for each food group (dairy,
wheat, meats, fruits, and vegetables) (Example: milk would be apart of the dairy
group) This will be assessed through out the game and assessed through a
possible quiz question on a test.
Concomitant Objective: Students will stay physically active
Time
Procedures Followed
Warm Up:
__N/A___ NOT NEEDED
Minutes
Because this game can be used as a warm up
and it can be used as a fun extra release of
energy for students to get out of their systems
before learning. (Maybe after recess)
It can also be used as a break to get students
moving from sitting in class all afternoon but with
learning incorporated into it or a fun introduction
into nutrition.
Essentially its a game students can get right into
without a warm up.
Transition:
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Clap once if you can hear me! Clap twice!
Seconds
Good morning students! I need everyone to
line up on the red line when I say go! GO!
Students will line up on red line
Once everyone is on the red line and quite
continue on to the next set of instructions (Set
induction given there)
Set Induction:
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Ask the class a series of questions about food
Seconds
groups
What is a food group? (A collections of
different types of foods that nutritional values to
them)
What are the major food groups?
(Wheat, meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy)
Well today I will be assigning each of you a
different food group and your objective is to

Materials

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stay away from the hungry chef calling

ingredients that pertain to your food group in
a game called Food Group Blitz!!
Explain learnable piece
Learnable Piece:
Today you will be learning about what types
of foods go with each food group!
By the end of this game you will need to give
me at least one example of a food that
pertains to each of the specific food groups,
SO keep that in mind as you are playing!
(Wheat, meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables)
Presentation of New Material/Directions:
Again the game is called Food Group Blitz
and this is how you play!
There is one chef and he or she will be
standing in the middle of the court (middle of
space provided)
The chefs objective is to call out different
types of foods and to have the food groups
that pertain to the type of food run across the
gym. As they run across the chef will try and
tag those people with two fingers for
ingredients in his or her secret dish.
Give example: If I am the chef and I call out
milk, the people assigned to the food group
dairy will be the ones running across to the
other side of the cones.
If the chef tags you before you pass the
cones, you become the chefs assistant and
help him or her catch other food groups.
The last person standing wins!
SAFETY
Make sure to watch where you are going! Do
not run into each other!
If you are the chef or become the chefs
assistants gently tag with two fingers on the
shoulder!
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
If the chef calls out strawberries which food
group is going to cross?
What happens if the chef tags you?
How many fingers do you use to tag?
Thumbs up if you understand?
Any questions?
Thank you all for being such good listeners!

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Minutes

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Minutes

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Transition:
I will now assign each of you a food group, so
pay attention and remember it!
(Assign groups)
Ask for a volunteer to be the chef, if no one
volunteers pick someone. Tell the chef to go to
the middle of the court
Activity:
Cone
Cone
X- wheat group
X- dairy group
X- veggies
X-Chef
X- meats group
X- fruit group
X
X
X
Cone
Cone
The game will take place on one half of the gym
(bleachers to middle court)
I will use 4 cones to show the perimeter
I will say GO for the game to begin
I will walk around and supervise the activity
making sure people are participating and being
safe.
Transition: when the game is over have students
sit in a circle around me (Lesson review given
there)
Possible Modifications:
Challenge: have chef call out a specific dish vs. food and
have all the food groups that pertain to that dish run
across. Example: Spaghetti and meatballs (wheat and
meat groups)
Lesson Review:
Questions:
Give me one food that would fit into the meats
group.
Give me one food that would fit into the
vegetable group.
Give me one food that would fit into the fruit
group.
Give me one food that would fit into the dairy
group.
Give me one food that would fit into the wheat
group.
GOOD! Awesome job everybody! Thank you for
participating!

4 Cones

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