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Reading Nutrition Labels

Seventh graders learn to read a nutrition label — finding the serving size, nutrients, and ingredients — so they can understand what’s in their food and make informed choices.

Grade 7Nutrition45 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…

  • ✓Read a nutrition label.
  • ✓Find the serving size.
  • ✓Read the ingredients.
  • ✓Make informed choices.
Essential Question

Every packaged food has a nutrition label full of useful facts — if you know how to read it! What can a label tell you?

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Interactive Task
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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Facts on the Package

5 min

Every packaged food has a label of facts — how do you read it?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a food label.
  • Ask what it tells you.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Reading Labels

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Reading Nutrition Labels Check.
  • Note serving size.
  • Note ingredients order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Explain.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Find the serving size.
  • Read the nutrients.
  • Read the ingredients.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Find it.
  • Read it.
  • Read it.
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Apply — Apply

9 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Compare two labels.
  • Explain the difference.
  • Make an informed choice.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Compare.
  • Explain.
  • Choose.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what serving size means.
  • Say why labels help.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say why.
  • 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 nutrition-label concepts.

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HE.3

Access valid nutrition information.

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HE.5

Use decision-making for food choices.

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HE.7

Practice reading labels.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Sample food labels.
  • Sentence frame: “The label shows ___.”
  • Use real packages.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with serving size.
  • Use one clear label.
  • Find one fact.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Compare several labels.
  • Explain daily values.
  • Analyze an ingredient list.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🥡Food labels/packages
  • 💻Reading Nutrition Labels Check
  • 📋A comparison chart
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

nutrition labelthe facts panel on foodserving sizethe amount facts are based onnutrientsomething food gives your bodyingredientswhat a food is made ofproteinbuilds musclesfiberhelps digestioninformed choicea decision with the factsdaily valuehow a serving fits a day
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
What does the serving size tell you?
The amount the nutrition facts are based on.
QUESTION 2
How does reading labels help you?
It helps you make informed choices about what you eat.
QUESTION 3
How is the ingredients list usually ordered?
From the most to the least, by amount.

Cool-Down: read a label.

Have students read a nutrition label at home and find the serving size and first three ingredients. A printable labels sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the 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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: daily value, fiber, informed choice, ingredients, nutrient, nutrition label, protein, serving size
  1. helps digestion
  2. a decision with the facts
  3. something food gives your body
  4. the amount facts are based on
  5. how a serving fits a day
  6. builds muscles
  7. what a food is made of
  8. the facts panel on food

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does the serving size tell you?
  2. How does reading labels help you?
  3. How is the ingredients list usually ordered?
Answer key — Part A: 1) fiber · 2) informed choice · 3) nutrient · 4) serving size · 5) daily value · 6) protein · 7) ingredients · 8) nutrition label
Part B: 1) The amount the nutrition facts are based on. 2) It helps you make informed choices about what you eat. 3) From the most to the least, by amount.