The teacher prepares (or prints out) the song. She puts the pictures of the foods next to the corresponding item. She can make copies of the food pyramid or copy it to larger paper.
When singing the song with the students she points to a food item as she sings its name.
After singing the song, she reviews the food groups with the students.
She points to a food group on the chart and name it in Spanish. For example, she points to the carrot and says,
"The carrot is a vegetable".
The students repeat.
She continues saying various fruits and the group to which they belongÖ
"guayaba is a fruit, butter is a fat, fish is meat, beans are protein, chocolates are candies."
She says,
"This is the bread group, this is the vegetable group, this is the dairy group, this is the meat and protein group."
The teacher may ask the students to mention foods in the sweet group.
The teacher may also ask the students to identify foods in each food group.( five different food groups)
Sample questions:
"Can you name a food from the bread group?"
"Can you name a food from the fruit group?"
"Can you name a food from the dairy products?"
"Can you name a food from the sweets and oil group?"
"Can you name a food from the vegetable group?"
"Can you name a food from the meat and protein group?"