Teachers:

Mark Kaufman
Curriculum Area: Health and Physical
Education
Lesson Topic/Title: Healthy Living

Grade: 3
Date/Time: February 4, 2015

Overall Expectations
C3. Demonstrate the ability to make connections that relate to health and wellbeing; how their choices and behaviours affect both themselves and others, and
how factors in the world around them affect their own and others health and wellbeing.
Specific Expectations
C3.1 Explain how local fresh foods and foods from different cultures can be used to
expand their range of healthy food choices.
Lesson Objectives (Learning Goals)
1. As a class, the students engage
in conversation about healthy
foods and sometimes foods.
2. As a class, students will engage
in discussions on global food.
3. In small groups, students will
reflect on healthy food choices..

Assessment
1. Anecdotal observations and notes
will be made on student
contributions to discussions, and
of understanding of a balanced
diet.
2. Anecdotal observations and notes
will be made on students current
level of knowledge on the topic.
3. Formative assessment of
individual student Anecdotal
observations and notes will be
made on students reflections on
respect and diversity.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills: Grade 2 Health and Physical Education,

C3.1 Describe how to relate positively to others and describe behaviours that can
be harmful in relating to others.

Materials/Safety

Whiteboard and markers

Paper
Pencils and erasers
Markers

Resources/Citations (APA)
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2010).
The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8
Health and Physical Education (Interim
Edition). Toronto: Queens Printer for
Ontario.

Book The Kings Taster

Safety: Standard classroom procedures

would apply.

Kazakeviciute, I. (2010, January 1).

Hungry Planet: what people eat around
the world. Retrieved February 1, 2015,
from http://www.demilked.com/whatthe-world-eats/
Oppel, K. (2009). The King's Taster.
New York: HarperCollins.

The Lesson:

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Before the Learning Activity (Anticipatory

Set - Hook)

Differentiation

Read the book The Kings Taster. The story

highlights a variety of different foods that come
from all around the world. Also, emphasizes the
importance for healthy foods.

Due to the nature

of the lesson
(very discussion
based), all
students should
be able to
participate.

Questions:
Where did the cook find new ideas for meals?
What types of food was the King eating?
What is the difference between healthy foods
and sometimes foods?
Explain who everyone has different tastes and it
is important to respect what people like, even if it
is different from what you like.
Students will look at two graphs: one created
through a survey taken in the previous class and
the other created by Canadas Food Guide. The
first graph will display the most popular foods
eaten by the grade three students, divided up
into the four main food groups and a category for
sometimes foods. The second graph will show
the amount of each food group that the Canadian
Food Guide recommends.
Students will turn and talk and then share their
observations about the food groups.

During the Learning Activity

10
mins

Ask the students: Do you think that people from

around the world eat the same foods as we do?
With your table groups discuss where some of the
foods that you like come from and what you think
might be different about what other people eat.
Discuss what ideas about food that they came up
with. Write the ideas on the white board.

20
mins
On the projector introduce and discuss pictures of
what family groceries from different countries
around the world looks like. Discuss what
differences and similarities they notice between
the different families and what they eat. Discuss
how we are all different and how celebrating
different foods promotes respect for differences.
Introduce the idea that eating a variety of foods,
including foods from different cultures can expand
their range of healthy food choices.

After the Learning Activity (Closure)

10
mins

Students will draw pictures of foods in their

weekly grocery cart. This will build on a sheet
started in the previous lesson. The goal will be to
add new foods and food items that will provide
them with a balanced list.
To Reflection:
Grade 3 is a great time for children to begin to connect and understand how
people from around the world may be similar and different from them. Being
thankful for food and sharing of food is an important part of community.
Learning that trying foods from different cultures can expand their healthy
food choices.