Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Curriculum

Grade 2

Second graders guess each other’s favorite fruits and vegetables by using sensory adjectives to describe them. Students connect math and nutrition as they create a class pictograph of the fruits and vegetables they like the most.

Introduction

• Introduction to Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Curriculum
• Outline of Lessons
• Rhode Island Health Education Standards and Nutrition Instructional Outcomes

Handouts

• Color Chart and Color Sheets
• Fruit and Vegetable Reference List for Teachers

Lesson 1

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• My Favorite Fruit or Vegetable

Lesson 2

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• Make MyPlate Your Plate
• Tasting Passport

Lesson 3

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• MyPlate to My Family

Lesson 4

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• Fruit & Vegetables: Make Healthy Choices
• Fruit and Vegetable Math
• Fruit and Vegetable Math Answer Key

Lesson 5

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• Catch a Rainbow Every Day
• Four a Day the Color Way

Lesson 6

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• A Variety of Fruits & Veggies Each Day
• Mystery Picture
• Vegetables Word Puzzle 

Lesson 7

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• How Do Fruits and Vegetables Grow?
• Fruit and Vegetable Scavenger Hunt
• Fruit and Vegetable Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
• Favorite Fruits Word Search

Lesson 8

• Lesson Plan
• Parent Letter

Handouts

• Fruit & Vegetables Coloring Sheet (Horizontal)
• Fruit & Vegetables Coloring Sheet (Vertical)
• Fruit and Veggie Fun
• Fruit and Veggie Fun Answer Key
• Tally the Votes pictograph