Lesson Plan

Mastering Servings Plan

Students will learn to read nutrition labels, calculate serving sizes, and determine total calories for multiple servings. Through interactive activities and practice problems, they will build skills to choose appropriate portion sizes and create a personal portion-control promise.

Understanding serving sizes and calories empowers students to make healthier choices and prevents overeating. This foundational skill supports lifelong nutrition literacy and applies math in everyday contexts.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Hook & Objective Overview

5 minutes

Step 2

Exploring Serving Sizes

10 minutes

Step 3

Guided Practice with Slide Deck

10 minutes

Step 4

Portion Puzzle Collaborative Activity

10 minutes

Step 5

Independent Practice Worksheet

5 minutes

Step 6

Cool-Down & Commitment

5 minutes

Slide Deck

Serving Size Math

Welcome, everyone! Today we're diving into Serving Size Math. We'll learn how to read nutrition labels and calculate total calories based on servings eaten.

What Is a Serving Size?

Explain that a serving size is the standardized amount used on nutrition labels to make comparing foods easier. Emphasize it’s not necessarily what we eat.

Reading a Nutrition Label

Display a sample Nutrition Facts label. Point out the three key pieces of information we need.

Why Serving Sizes Matter

Engage students: ask them why paying attention to serving sizes might help with staying healthy.

Calculating Total Calories

Introduce the multiplication formula for total calories.

Example Calculations

Work through these two quick examples step by step. Ask students to follow along on whiteboards.

Practice Problem 1

Pose the problem, then give students 1–2 minutes to compute. Call on a volunteer for the answer.

Practice Problem 2

Let students work in pairs. After a minute, discuss the answer as a class.

Key Takeaways

Summarize the most important points. Encourage students to ask any final questions.

Next Up: Portion Puzzle Activity

Transition to the next hands-on activity. Explain that they’ll now apply these skills in groups.

Lesson Plan

Mastering Servings Plan

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation

Step 1

Hook & Objective Overview

Step 2

Exploring Serving Sizes

Step 3

Guided Practice with Slide Deck

Step 4

Portion Puzzle Collaborative Activity

Step 5

Independent Practice Worksheet

Step 6

Cool-Down & Commitment

Slide Deck

Serving Size Math

What Is a Serving Size?

Reading a Nutrition Label

Why Serving Sizes Matter

Calculating Total Calories

Example Calculations

Practice Problem 1

Practice Problem 2

Key Takeaways

Next Up: Portion Puzzle Activity

Activity

Worksheet

Cool Down

Mastering Servings

Lori Danko