Science · Stage 4
Plan a Balanced Meal
Build a plate that gives your body everything it needs — energy, building blocks, vitamins, and water.
✦ Science📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
plan a balanced meal with energy food, body-building food, and vegetables, plus water, in the right amounts.
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Kavi Builds a Plate
Kavi looks at an empty plate 🍽️ at lunchtime. "My body needs lots of things to feel great! I need energy food 🍚 to run and play, body-building food 🥚 to grow strong, and vegetables 🥦 for vitamins to stay healthy — plus a drink of water 💧. Let's build a balanced plate together!"
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What your child will learn
1What goes on a balanced plateA balanced meal has three food groups plus water. Tap each part to learn its job.
2Which food group?Every food belongs to a group. Tap the right box for each food!
3What will balance the plate?Look at what is already on the plate, then predict what it needs. Tap to check, then tap Next test!
4Balanced or not balanced?Two lunches, side by side. Which one gives the body everything it needs? Tap each card.
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A peek inside
Kavi picks up a bowl of rice 🍚. Which food group is rice in, and what does it do for the body?
Rice is starchy, so it is an energy food. Energy food gives the body energy to run and play.
Try this at home: What are the three food groups in a balanced meal?
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Science · Stage 4 · S4 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.