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KISS Thinking + Lesson Plan: What Kind of Food Am I Eating?

Level of Difficulty: First Grade

Subject: Language Arts/Reading
Topic: Food Groups
Book: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (1978)

Indiana Standards Addressed in this Assignment:

LANGUAGE ARTS/READING: Vocabulary

1.RV.1 Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading and being
read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

1.RV.2.2 Define and sort words into categories (e.g., antonyms, living things, synonyms).

Expected Outcomes:
Learners will:

1. Listen to the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and receive a handout with the My
Plate (choosemyplate.gov) diagram showing all food groups. 1.RV.1,

2. Identify the types of food that goes in each category/food group on the plate. 1.RV.2.2

3. Assemble and categorize different foods on their own plate to create a meal in all groups.
1.RV.1 , 1.RV.2.2

Teaching/Learning Strategy:

Resources Needed:
Book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Choosemyplate.gov worksheet (https://choosemyplate-
prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/quiz-images/DairyGroupIcon_0.png)
Flashcards with different foods from food groups
Magazines
Scissors
Glue
Sample of completed plate (http://shk-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/04/19110009/BBQ-Chicken-myplate.jpg)

Directions:

1. Read out loud Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to all of the students.
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2. Following the story, teacher will hand out the My Plate worksheet which is a blank

worksheet of a plate that has each food group labeled in each corner of the plate.

3. Teacher will then present the food flashcards containing different types of foods and describe

which food group they go into.

4. The teacher will then explain the assignment to the students that they are going to create their

own plate with the foods that go in the correct categories and show the example of the food plate

already completed. They can either choose foods from different magazines and cut and paste to

the worksheet.

5. Before students glue the pictures to the worksheet have them lay the foods on top of the area

that they are going to be glued on and teacher will walk around to ensure that they are in correct

categories.

Performance Assessment:

1. To be able to assess the students during the activity, the teacher will be walking around the

room and before the students are able to glue the foods onto the plate they will need to get a red

check mark on the worksheet, this is to ensure that they are in the right category before they glue

it and if something needs to be changed the teacher will instruct them to think about the food

group again and what characteristics it should have to be labeled under that food group.

2. In order to assess the students capability and understanding of the different food groups we

will have a test following the activity that will have different foods and they will need to match

the food to the correct corner of the plate. The students who miss more than three will get a

need to try it again and those that do not miss more than three will get a pass. The students

who receive a need to try it again will be taught the food groups again and explain
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characteristics of foods that go into the different food groups that might help them classify which

group the food goes into. (My Plate Quiz Assessment is attached)
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My Plate Quiz
Draw a line from the picture of food to the correct position of
the plate.
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References

Retrieved from https://choosemyplate-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/quiz-

images/DairyGroupIcon_0.png

Retrieved from http://shk-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-

content/uploads/2012/04/19110009/BBQ-Chicken-myplate.jpg

Retrieved from http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/englishlanguage-arts