Looking for resources to incorporate into your next Health unit? Check these out...

My American Farm Games

Move fast to snag food items from the moving screen to fit into each food-group! 

 
• Playing Time: 5-7 minutes 
• Grades: 3-5 
• Curriculum Areas: Health, Math, Science 
• Ag Themes: Farmers feed the world, Farmers care for animals

Be a star chef as you use context clues to find the missing ingredients needed to make several tasty items! 

 
• Playing Time: 7-10 minutes 
• Grades: 3-5 
• Curriculum Areas: Health, Language Arts 
• Ag Themes: Farmers feed the world

Lesson Plans/Classroom Activities

Cooking Using Nutritious Commodities 

• Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade 
• Description: Students make ham-apple-cheese quesadillas in class and identify under which portions of the food pyramid each ingredient falls.

Fun Take-Home Activity Sheets

Animal Agriculture: A Nutritious Choice 

• Grade Level: 4th Grade 
• Description: Students use the nutritional information about several common meat dishes to solve math problems related to nutritional value. Problems reinforce the value and nutrition provided by animal agriculture products.

Other Great Resources 

• Pizza Ag Mag 
• Apple Ag Mag 
• Ice Cream in a Bag Science Activity 
 
• USDA Foot Pyramid Materials    
  
       
  • www.mypyramid.gov    
  • Blast Off game     
  • Kids page 
     
   

Books on Agriculture and Health  

• What/s for Lunch? Eggs, by Claire Llewellyn 
• From Flower to Honey, by Robin Nelson 
• The Edible Pyramid, by Loreen Leedy