Grade Level: Kindergarten / Grade 1 (Ages 5–7)
Duration: 1 week (5 days, 40–50 minutes per lesson)
Theme: My Favorite Foods
Language Focus: Talking about healthy/unhealthy foods and meals
Key Vocabulary
- Food groups: fruit, vegetables, protein (chicken, fish, eggs, beans), grains (rice, bread, pasta), dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt)
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack
- Adjectives: healthy, unhealthy, yummy, yucky, sweet, salty
- Core words: apple, banana, carrot, broccoli, chicken, rice, bread, water, juice, candy, chips, cake, soda
Key Structures
- I like / I don’t like ________.
- ________ is healthy / unhealthy.
- For breakfast/lunch/dinner I eat ________.
- We need ________ to be strong / to grow / to have energy.
Weekly Overview
Day
Main Objective
Core Activities
Materials
1
Introduce food vocabulary & “I like…”
Real food/plastic food + tasting game
Real or plastic foods, flashcards
2
Healthy vs. unhealthy sorting
Big sorting mats + “Go” and “Sometimes” foods
Sorting mats, picture cards
3
Meals of the day + food groups
My Day plate (breakfast → lunch → dinner)
Paper plates, magazines, glue
4
Create a healthy meal plate
Design & present a balanced plate
Colored paper plates, printed pictures
5
Oral assessment + class “Healthy Picnic”
Favorite food talk + picnic celebration
Blankets, healthy snacks (provided)
Detailed Daily Plan
Day 1 – My Favorite Foods
Objectives
- Say “I like…” and “I don’t like…”
- Name at least 8 foods
Activities
- Warm-up: Bring real fruits/vegetables or safe plastic food. Teacher tastes and says “Yummy! I like apples.” or “Hmm… I don’t like onions.”
- Pass-the-food circle: Each child holds one food and says “I like ___” or “I don’t like ___.”
- Song: “Do You Like Broccoli?” (to the tune of Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?)
- Quick drawing: “My favorite food” (5 minutes).
Day 2 – Healthy vs. Unhealthy (Go & Sometimes Foods)
Objectives
- Sort foods into “Every day” (Go) and “Sometimes” foods
- Say “_______ is healthy because…”
Activities
- Big floor mats: Green = Healthy (Go!), Yellow = Sometimes
- Children take turns putting picture cards in the correct place and saying the sentence.
- Game: Teacher holds up a card → children jump if healthy, sit if sometimes food.
- Mini-chart on the wall stays up all week.
Day 3 – Meals of the Day
Objectives
- Talk about breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack
- Use “For breakfast I eat…”
Activities
- Timeline on the board: sunrise → noon → night.
- Children draw or glue what they eat at each meal on a long strip.
- Pair sharing: “What do you eat for breakfast?”
- Class graph: “What is the most popular breakfast food?”
Day 4 – My Healthy Plate Project
Objectives
- Build a balanced plate (½ vegetables + fruit, ¼ protein, ¼ grains, dairy, water)
- Explain why the plate is healthy
Activities
- Teacher shows a real balanced plate example.
- Children get a large colored paper plate and magazine pictures/glued printed foods.
- They create their own healthy lunch or dinner plate.
- Write or dictate 2–3 sentences on the back: “This is my healthy plate. I have chicken and rice. I have carrots and broccoli. I drink water. It is yummy and good for my body!”
Day 5 – Oral Discussion + Healthy Picnic Party
Objectives
- Talk about favorite healthy foods confidently
- Listen to classmates
Oral Assessment (very friendly) Teacher asks each child 3 quick questions while they hold their healthy plate:
- What is your favorite healthy food?
- Is candy healthy or sometimes food?
- What do you eat/drink to be strong?
Scoring (smiley faces)
- 3 smiles = clear voice, full sentences
- 2 smiles = good, maybe a little help
- 1 smile = tried hard
Celebration – Class Healthy Picnic
- Spread blankets on the floor (or go outside).
- Everyone brings or school provides simple healthy snacks (fruit, yogurt, water, whole-grain crackers).
- Children sit with their paper plates and talk about their food in English.
- Closing song: “Apples and Bananas” or “I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas.”