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Healthy Eating Plate Craft
F 1 2 3 Pre & Primary Essentials Games & Activities Health and Physical Education 16 Pages

Healthy Eating Plate Craft

Help students understand the importance of balanced eating with this engaging Healthy Eating Plate Craft! Students cut out images of food and arrange them on a plate to create a well-balanced meal, learning about food groups and healthy choices in a hands-on and creative way. This activity promotes critical thinking about nutrition and is perfect for reinforcing health and wellbeing concepts in a fun and interactive manner.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to understand and use the Health Star Rating system to make informed food choices.
  • We are learning to examine a range of health messages and practices in the community and discuss their purposes.
  • We are learning to identify trusted people and demonstrate ways to stay safe and healthy.
  • We are learning to identify actions that help promote health, safety and wellbeing.
  • We are learning to examine health messages and understand how they influence our health decisions and behaviours.

Curriculum alignment

PDe-9 old Practises self-management skills in familiar and unfamiliar scenarios PD1-10 old Describes and practises interpersonal skills to promote inclusion to make themselves and others feel they belong PD1-9 old Demonstrates self- management skills in taking responsibility for their own actions PD1-8 old Participates in a range of opportunities that promote physical activity PD1-7 old Explores actions that help make home and school healthy, safe and physically active spaces PD1-6 old Understands contextual factors that influence themselves and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity PD1-2 old Recognises and describes strategies people can use to feel comfortable, resilient and safe in situations PDe-10 old Uses interpersonal skills to effectively interact with others PDe-8 old Explores how regular physical activity keeps individuals healthy PDe-7 old Identifies actions that promote health, safety, wellbeing and physically active spaces PDe-6 old Explores contextual factors that influence an individual’s health, safety, wellbeing and PDe-2 old Identifies people and demonstrates protective strategies that help keep themselves healthy, resilient and safe
VCHPEP077 Examine health messages and how they relate to health decisions and behaviours VCHPEP062 Identify actions that promote health, safety and wellbeing VCHPEP059 Identify people and actions that help keep themselves safe and healthy

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Modifications

•    Provide pre-cut images for younger students or those with fine motor challenges.
•    Use larger visuals for students with visual impairments.
•    Allow verbal explanations of their balanced plate for students who prefer not to write.
 

Extensions

•    Challenge advanced students to research and add additional healthy food options to their plates.
•    Have students create a short presentation about why their plate represents a balanced meal.
 

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