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Build positive connections between students’ lives and Canada’s Food Guide. In this free printable, students plan a tasty lunch using foods from the Food Guide. The Teacher Handbook offers valuable tips for introducing Canada’s Food Guide, a step-by-step script to launch the activity, and classroom assessment ideas.
Includes:
This activity supports the Lunch Box Guide Program.
Please see the full program here.
✏️ See how this activity supports learning outcomes for students.
Language:
English
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Curriculum connections
This activity supports:
Alberta’s Physical Education, Health and Wellness curriculum for grades 4, 5, and 6.
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Organizing Idea |
Learning Outcome |
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Healthy Eating |
Students examine nutrition and explain how it informs decision making about food. |
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Healthy Eating |
Students evaluate aspects of nutrition and examine their benefits to well-being. |
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Healthy Eating |
Students examine access to food and its effect on making decisions related to nutrition. |
Saskatchewan’s Health Education learning outcomes for grades 3, 4, and 5.
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Subject/ grade |
Learning outcome |
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Determine the role of a variety of healthy foods and physical activity on the health and development of the mind, body, and immune system. |
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Assess what healthy eating and physical activity mean for pre/adolescence. |
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Analyze personal eating practices.
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And more!
✍🏽 Inviting students to discuss these ideas or write a short reflection – such as a learning journal entry or an exit slip – can support their growth in areas related to English Language Arts.
Try these classroom discussion questions!
Classroom discussion questions:
✨ We created this curriculum-aligned resource in partnership with a curriculum specialist to help you integrate these activities into K–12 learning. Every class is different – so feel free to use this guide as a starting point and adjust for your unique learners. ✨
Factors that influence students’ food choices.
💛 There is no one-size-fits-all approach to meal planning and prep. The Lunch Box Guide supports students in making food decisions that respect the reality of their needs and resources. Food choices can be based on taste, hunger, food traditions, and health.
The ability of students and caregivers to meet their needs is tied to access to resources such as money, time, space, skills, equipment, and support. Young learners and their families are encouraged to personalize this resource and use it in ways that work for them.
