Keeping my Body healthy… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.1.4.1.7 - Sort and classify different food items under the six food groups and sort the food items that keep the body healthy into shapes

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name the six food groups when the teacher shows or says them (grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein, fats and oils)
Sort real or picture food items into the correct food group with teacher support
Place food items into shape trays or circles based on their shape (round, long, triangular)
Tell a friend why a food item belongs to a certain food group using one simple sentence (for example, “Orange is a fruit”)
Compare two groups of food items and say which group has more or less than the other

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Me (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Keeping my Body healthy by eating good food and taking my vaccination (1.4)
Content standard: K1.1.4.1 - Demonstrate the understanding that eating good food and taking all my childhood vaccinations will keep me growing healthy and strong.
Indicator: K1.1.4.1.7 - Sort and classify different food items under the six food groups and sort the food items that keep the body healthy into shapes
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 15
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Bring different food items to the class. Explain the food groups to them again. In small groups, let them classify the food items into the six food groups. Have learners sort food items that keep the body healthy into
shapes and talk about them. Extend the activity to other non-food items (e.g. tables, chairs, cups, etc.). Have them compare the quantities and work on "less than" and "more than" at the centres.