DIY Meals and Snacks: Lesson 4

*This program is for junior high Foods teachers. If you are a junior high Health teacher, click here.

In the final lesson of DIY Meals and Snacks, grades 7–9 Foods students apply knowledge of the Canada’s Food Guide Plate, of choosing a variety of foods, and of factors that affect food choices in the development of their very own signature dish.  

Teaching and learning resources you will need to facilitate Lesson 4:  

• Teacher Guide & Student Workbook: You can order a Teacher Guide and class sets of Student Workbooks from our Free Resources Page or download them as PDFs on the DIY Meals and Snacks main page.   

• Slide Deck: Access your slide deck for Lesson 4 below. The slide deck contains the videos, background information, activity instructions, and discussion questions required to teach this lesson. Suggested speaking notes and additional information for teachers is provided in the notes section of each slide. 

• Canada’s Food Guide transformation video: This video introduces the lesson and is embedded in the slide deck. If the embedded video does not play, use the link in the notes section. No recipe videos are included in this lesson because students will be creating their own signature dish.