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Curriculum connections

This activity supports:

Alberta’s Physical Education, Health and Wellness curriculum for grades 4, 5, and 6. 

 Grade  

 Organizing Idea  

Learning Outcome  

 PEW 4  

 Healthy Eating  

Students examine nutrition and explain how it informs decision making about food.  

 PEW 5  

 Healthy Eating  

Students evaluate aspects of nutrition and examine their benefits to well-being.  

 PEW 6 

 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. 

Subject/ grade  

Learning outcome

Health Education 3  

Determine the role of a variety of healthy foods and physical activity on the health and development of the mind, body, and immune system.  

Health Education 4  

Assess what healthy eating and physical activity mean for pre/adolescence.  

Health Education 5  

Analyze personal eating practices.  

 

 

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. 

 

Manitoba's Physical Education/ Health Education - coming soon.

Try these classroom discussion questions! 

Classroom discussion questions:  

  • How did you decide on the meal you created? What factors played a role in your decisions? Note: You can focus on personal, family, community, and cultural factors such as time, preferences, cultural food practices, access to food, and food skills. 
  • Are there ways you could adapt your meal to make it more affordable? E.g., use frozen, canned, or seasonal foods. 
  • What is a benefit in having different foods from each category in Canada’s Food Guide? Consider how eating different foods helps children get the nutrition their growing bodies and minds need to play, learn, move, and feel good. Note: You can focus on the impact of food on both physical and mental well-being. 

 

✨ 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. 

 

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