Lesson Plan 2: Eat the Rainbow

Fruits and vegetables are full of important vitamins and minerals. In this lesson, students will get to explore how eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables can be both delicious and nutritious.

Grade level: K - 2 

Prep time: 10 min

Lesson duration: 30 min + Optional Extension Activity (10 min)

Learning outcomes:

It is expected that students will:

• Recognize that fruits and vegetables give people energy and help them grow
• Identify a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables 
• Demonstrate an understanding of ways to incorporate these colorful carbohydrates into their daily diet 

Lesson includes:

• Activate, Acquire, and Apply Activities 
• I Can Eat a Rainbow sheets (Printable) 
• If I Were A… sheets (Printable) 
• Reading Comprehension Questions include:
• Where do fruits and vegetables come from? 
• What are some ways you can include fruits and veggies into meals? 

Materials required (not provided)

• My Magical Foods by Becky Cummings (A reading of the book can be found for free on YouTube - link included)
• I Can Eat A Rainbow by Olena Rose (A reading of the book can be found for free on YouTube - link included)

NB: Purchase includes access to downloadable resources for 6 months.