School Garden and Nutrition Curriculum > Colorado Academic Standards > Comprehensive Health Standards
Our seasonal approach to teaching bridges gardening, nutrition and science using standards-aligned lessons for the elementary school classroom and garden. Each lesson includes the applicable Colorado Academic Standards in science and comprehensive health with suggested extensions and modifications. Most lessons are one hour and include a healthy, kid-tested recipe that is appropriate for the classroom, topic and season.
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In 2011 the Colorado Department of Education established the new Colorado Academic Standards, which includes the newly created Comprehensive Health Standards. With DUG's emphasis on nutrition, many of our lessons hit upon these new standards.
All of the lessons listed below hit upon Standard 2: Physical and Personal Wellness in Health and primarily address the Prepared Graduate Competency: apply knowledge and skills to engage in lifelong healthy eating. The National Health Education Standard (NHES) is noted for each standard as well.
Kindergarten
Standard: GR.K-S.2-GLE.1 (Identify the major food groups and the benefits of eating a variety of foods.) NHES 1
Lessons:
Standard: GR.K-S.2-GLE.2 (Explain how personal hygiene and cleanliness affect wellness.) NHES 1
Lessons:
- Food Safety (coming soon!)
First Grade
Standard: GR.1-S.2-GLE.1 (Eating a variety of foods from different food groups is vital to promote good health.) NHES 1
Lessons:
- Be Healthy!
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens
- My Plate
- Keep Me Running
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- Drinking Sugar
- The Colors of Fruits and Vegetables
- A for Vitamin A
Second Grade
Standard: GR.2-S.2-GLE.1 (Identify eating behaviors that contribute to maintaining good health.) NHES 1
Lessons:
- Be Healthy!
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens
- My Plate
- What are Whole Grains?
- Drinking Sugar
- Healthy Menus
- Nutrition Detectives
- How Much?
- Fun with Fiber
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- The Colors of Fruits and Vegetables
Third Grade
Standard: GR.3-S.2-GLE.1 (Demonstrate the ability to make and communicate appropriate food choices.) NHES 4
Lessons:
- My Plate
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- Nutrition Detectives
- How Much?
- Fat Sandwiches
- Fun with Fiber
- So Much Sodium
- Healthy Menus
Fourth Grade
Standard: GR.4-S.2-GLE.1 (Demonstrate the ability to set a goal to enhance personal nutrition status.) NHES 6
Lessons:
- My Plate
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- Nutrition Detectives
- How Much?
- Fat Sandwiches
- The Colors of Fruits and Vegetables
- A for Vitamin A
Standard: GR.4-S.2-GLE.2 (Examine the connection between food intake and physical health.) NHES 1
Lessons:
Fifth Grade
Standard: GR.5-S.2-GLE.1 (Demonstrate the ability to engage in healthy eating behaviors.) NHES 7
Lessons:
- Be Healthy!
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens
- My Plate
- Keep Me Running
- Drinking Sugar
- What Are Whole Grains?
- Healthy Menus
- Nutrition Detectives
- How Much?
- Fat Sandwiches
- Fun with Fiber
- So Much Sodium
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- The Colors of Fruits and Vegetables
- A for Vitamin A
Sixth Grade
Standard: GR.6-S.2-GLE.1 (Access valid and reliable information, products, and services to enhance healthy eating behaviors.) NHES 3
Lessons:
Standard: GR.6-S.2-GLE.4 (Analyze how positive health behaviors can benefit people throughout their life span.) NHES 1
Lessons:
- Be Healthy!
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens
- My Plate
- Eat Smart. Play Hard.
- Keep Me Running
- What Are Whole Grains?
- Drinking Sugar
- Healthy Menus
- Nutrition Detectives
- How Much?
- Fat Sandwiches
- Fun with Fiber
- So Much Sodium
- Easy Ways to 5-A-Day
- The Colors of Fruits and Vegetables
- A for Vitamin A
Last updated on May 7, 2012 by Denver Urban Gardens
