FCS Lesson Plan

Name: ____Emily Basler_____________

Organization: _Fontbonne University_____

Date

__9-10-14______

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: __FCS 470 Students_______

Grade/Age Level: ___4th- 5th grade______

Length of Lesson: __45 minutes_________

Title of Lesson: _____Breaking Down MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables_____________

1. Goal

To educate the students on the fruits and vegetables portion of MyPlate.

2. Prior Knowledge
Ask them why they think they need to eat fruits and vegetables.
Have them identify fruits and vegetables based on colors.

3. Learner Outcomes:
The students will
verbally identify one
vegetable and one fruit
that are green, red, or
yellow/orange.
(cognitive,
remembering)

The students will

verbally answer one
question about the
lesson that will be
pulled out randomly
from a bowl.
(psychomotor,
understanding)

4. Assessment of Learner
Outcomes

5. Procedures:

6. Questions:

- Introduce that the lesson is

about fruits and vegetables.
a) Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

a)Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

Will need:
- piece of green, red, and
yellow/orange construction
paper and a marker

[Have the students seated at

their desks and have them raise
their hand to answer questions.]

*DOK 1, remembering

Answer:
-lower illnesses
-high fiber
-lower calories
-vitamins
-maintain overall health

a)Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

- Can Someone recall why

you are supposed to eat fruits
and vegetables?

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: ____Emily Basler_____________
Organization: _Fontbonne University_____

Date

__9-10-14______

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: __FCS 470 Students_______

Grade/Age Level: ___4th- 5th grade______

Length of Lesson: __45 minutes_________

Title of Lesson: _____Breaking Down MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables_____________

* Through class discussion

we will talk about why they
think eating fruits and
vegetables are important.

By the end of the lesson

students will know why
they should eat fruits
and vegetables, and will
have an understanding
of the proper servings
and portion sizes for
fruits and vegetables.
(cognitive,
understanding)

- See how many fruits and

vegetables they already know
based on color identification.
*Will have piece of green,
red, and yellow/ orange
construction paper on the board
and students pair up & write
down fruits& vegetables that
are same color as the papers on
the board.
MI = Verbal, Visual,
Kinesthetic, Interpersonal
b) Why They Should Eat Fruits
and Vegetables

b) Why They Should Eat Fruits

and Vegetables

* Will need:
- Blank black and white
MyPlate worksheets

**Ask if they know what

MyPlate is, and if so, have
them explain.

b) Why They Should Eat Fruits

and Vegetables

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: ____Emily Basler_____________
Organization: _Fontbonne University_____

Date

__9-10-14______

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: __FCS 470 Students_______

Grade/Age Level: ___4th- 5th grade______

Length of Lesson: __45 minutes_________

Title of Lesson: _____Breaking Down MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables_____________

DOK 2, applying

Answer:
- Half

- How much of your plate is

usually filled with fruits and
vegetables?

*Give them a black and

white picture of MyPlate
without the sections labeled.
Then ask them to write in
where the fruit and vegetable
section should be& color it in.
MI = Verbal, Logical, Visual,
Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal
c) Proper Servings and Portion
Sizes

c) Proper Servings and Portion

Sizes

c) Proper Servings and Portion

Sizes

Will need:
- measuring cups

Answers:
FRUIT
-1.5 cups
VEGETABLE
-2.5 cups

- How many servings of fruits

and vegetables should you eat
each day?

DOK 1, understanding

- Discuss with them the

proper sizes of servings for
fruits and vegetables.
* Show them examples of
the proper servings. (Use
3

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: ____Emily Basler_____________
Organization: _Fontbonne University_____

Date

__9-10-14______

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: __FCS 470 Students_______

Grade/Age Level: ___4th- 5th grade______

Length of Lesson: __45 minutes_________

Title of Lesson: _____Breaking Down MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables_____________

measuring cups and everyday

objects to help them make the
connection.)
FRUIT
- cup Juice [M.C.]
- 1 small Fresh (4oz) [Fist]
- 2 Tbsp Dried [M.C.]
VEGETABLE
- 1 cup fresh, cooked, juice
[Fist]
- 2 cup leafy green [2 Fist]
MI = Verbal, Visual
d) Assessment of What
Students Learned

d) Assessment of What
Students Learned

d) Assessment of What
Students Learned

Will need:
- questions about lesson
typed on paper
- scissors
- bowl

- Do a trivia activity with the

students.

**Just having the students

answer the question they pull
out of the bowl.

DOK 3, evaluating

* Have questions about

things that you taught them in
this lesson and put them in a
bowl. Have the students pass
the bowl around the classroom,
and have them pick one
4

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: ____Emily Basler_____________
Organization: _Fontbonne University_____

Date

__9-10-14______

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: __FCS 470 Students_______

Grade/Age Level: ___4th- 5th grade______

Length of Lesson: __45 minutes_________

Title of Lesson: _____Breaking Down MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables_____________

question out from the bowl.

Then go around the classroom
having the students read and
answer their question.
MI = Verbal, Kinesthetic,
Intrapersonal, Existential