Materials:

• songs from dole5aday
• The Dairy Group by Helen Frost
• Food Pyramid books
• crayons
• pencils
• white board
• white board markers

Procedure:

• listen to two songs from dole5aday
• read Dairy Group book
• as a class, make a list of foods in the dairy group, draw a picture and label on the white board
• have the children go to their seats and get out crayons and pencil as Food Pyramid books are being handed out
• model turning the model book to the fifth page (blue highlighted page); draw a picture and label it from the white board in the blue section of the Food Pyramid book
• have the children do the same in their book
• to check for understanding, have the children come up to you with their book when they have finished their page and tell you what they drew
• review foods in the dairy group

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Materials:

• songs from dole5aday
• The Meat & Protein Group by Helen Frost
• Food Pyramid books
• crayons
• pencils
• white board
• white board markers

Procedure:

• listen to two songs from dole5aday
• read Meat & Protein Group book
• as a class, make a list of foods in the protein group, draw a picture and label on the white board
• have the children go to their seats and get out crayons and pencil as Food Pyramid books are being handed out
• model turning the model book to the sixth page (purple highlighted page); draw a picture and label it from the white board in the purple section of the Food Pyramid book
• have the children do the same in their book
• to check for understanding, have the children come up to you with their book when they have finished their page and tell you what they drew
• collect the books
• review foods in the vegetable group
• listen to two more songs from dole5aday

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As you know by now, the pyramid has been changed to a plate. You could do the same steps, but make a plate book instead.