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Everyday & Sometimes Foods

First graders learn that some foods are “everyday” foods that help them grow, and some are “sometimes” treats to enjoy now and then — a gentle, positive first look at healthy eating.

Grade 1Nutrition30 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain everyday foods.
  • ✓Explain sometimes foods.
  • ✓Sort the foods.
  • ✓Choose foods that help you grow.
Essential Question

Some foods help your body grow big and strong, and some are yummy treats for once in a while. Can you tell everyday foods from sometimes foods?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Everyday Food or Sometimes Food?

Project this and sort each food into an everyday food or a sometimes food.

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🥦 Everyday Food
🍭 Sometimes Food
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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

30 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Grow Foods & Treats

4 min

Some foods help you grow; some are treats for once in a while.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about their foods.
  • Set the goal.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Think.
  • Warm up.
2

Learn — Two Kinds of Food

8 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain everyday foods.
  • Explain sometimes foods.
  • Note treats are okay sometimes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Learn everyday.
  • Learn sometimes.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Sort the Foods

9 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Everyday or Sometimes?
  • Sort each one.
  • Talk about them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort them.
  • Talk.
  • Explain.
4

Apply — Apply

6 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an everyday food you like.
  • Plan an everyday snack.
  • Say why it helps.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Plan it.
  • Say why.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

3 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an everyday food.
  • Name a sometimes food.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts about food and nutrition.

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HE.7

Practice healthy eating.

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HE.5

Make healthy food choices.

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HE.8

Encourage healthy eating.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Food picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is a ___ food.”
  • Use real/play food.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with apple vs. candy.
  • Use pictures.
  • Sort one at a time.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Name more everyday foods.
  • Plan a healthy plate.
  • Explain why fruit helps.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍎Food pictures
  • 💻Everyday Food or Sometimes Food?
  • 🍽️A paper plate
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

everyday fooda food that helps you growsometimes fooda treat for now and thenfruita sweet food from plantsvegetablea healthy plant foodhealthygood for your bodytreata special foodgrowto get bigger and strongerenergythe go-power food gives you
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name an everyday food that helps you grow.
Sample: apples, carrots, milk, or whole-grain bread.
QUESTION 2
Name a sometimes food (a treat).
Sample: candy, soda, chips, or cookies.
QUESTION 3
Are treats okay to have sometimes?
Yes — they’re “sometimes” foods to enjoy now and then.

Cool-Down: everyday food.

Have children name one everyday food they will eat that helps them grow. A printable foods sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Everyday & Sometimes FoodsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: energy, everyday food, fruit, grow, healthy, sometimes food, treat, vegetable
  1. a healthy plant food
  2. good for your body
  3. a treat for now and then
  4. to get bigger and stronger
  5. a food that helps you grow
  6. a sweet food from plants
  7. the go-power food gives you
  8. a special food

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name an everyday food that helps you grow.
  2. Name a sometimes food (a treat).
  3. Are treats okay to have sometimes?
Answer key — Part A: 1) vegetable · 2) healthy · 3) sometimes food · 4) grow · 5) everyday food · 6) fruit · 7) energy · 8) treat
Part B: 1) Sample: apples, carrots, milk, or whole-grain bread. 2) Sample: candy, soda, chips, or cookies. 3) Yes — they’re “sometimes” foods to enjoy now and then.