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**Lesson Plan for Grade R** **Subject:** Life Skills **Theme:** Healthy Eating **Date:** [Insert Date] **Duration:** 30 Minutes **Grade:** R (Kindergarten) **Objective:** - Students will understand the importance of healthy eating. - Students will be able to identify different types of healthy foods. - Students will recognize how healthy eating contributes to their well-being. **Materials Needed:** - Chart paper and markers - Pictures of different foods (fruits, vegetables, junk food, etc.) - A toy grocery basket with plastic fruits and vegetables - Coloring sheets with fruits and vegetables - Crayons **Lesson Structure:** 1. **Introduction (5 Minutes):** - **Greet the Students:** "Good morning, friends! Today, we are going to learn about something very important and fun – Healthy Eating!" - **Circle Time:** Gather students in a circle. Show them a picture of a healthy plate divided into sections (fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains). Ask, "Does anyone know what this is?" 2. **Activity 1: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Foods (10 Minutes):** - **Explanation:** Explain the differences between healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures. Stick pictures of various foods on chart paper under categories ‘Healthy’ and ‘Unhealthy’. - **Interactive Discussion:** Ask questions like, "Is an apple a healthy food or an unhealthy food?" and have students participate by raising their hands or coming up to stick the picture on the appropriate side. 3. **Activity 2: Grocery Basket Game (10 Minutes):** - **Instructions:** Place the toy grocery basket in the center with mixed plastic foods (healthy and unhealthy). Each student takes a turn to pick one item from the basket and decides if it’s healthy or unhealthy. They then place it in the correct pile. - **Reinforcement:** Praise them for correct answers and gently correct them if they make a mistake, explaining why a particular food is healthy or unhealthy. 4. **Conclusion and Coloring Activity (5 Minutes):** - **Summary:** Recap the key points about healthy eating. "We learned that fruits and vegetables make us strong and happy while too many sweets and junk food can make us feel tired." - **Coloring Activity:** Hand out the coloring sheets. Ask the students to color the fruits and vegetables brightly. While they color, remind them how these foods help their bodies. 5. **Closing (2 Minutes):** - **Review and Goodbye:** Quickly review the lesson by asking a few questions. “Can anyone name a healthy food they like?” Thank the students for their participation and say goodbye. **Assessment:** - **Observation:** Monitor student participation during activities. - **Q&A:** Ask questions to check understanding. - **Coloring Activity:** Check students’ completed coloring sheets for understanding of the concept. **Follow-up Activity:** - Encourage students to discuss with their parents what they learned about healthy eating and share examples of healthy foods they enjoyed. - Set up a "Healthy Eating" corner in the classroom where students can add pictures or replicas of their favorite healthy foods throughout the week. --- **Note:** Adjust this template as needed to better fit your classroom dynamics and available resources.