Use this fun, inquiry-based resource to foster the development of healthy lifestyles among kindergarten-aged students. It contains six lessons, emergent reader mini books, food cards, student workbooks, parent handouts, and kid-friendly recipes. Discover MyPlate was recently updated to reflect the current DGA, including more food examples from different cultures and a focus on where food comes from.

Try the Eat Smart and Play Hard! activity (page 66 in the Teacher’s Guide) which invites students to create physical activity-themed names for school lunch menu options. Think “Peachy Push-ups,” “Popcorn Pop-ups,” and “Jalapeño Hops!” Explore more Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten materials – available in English and Spanish.