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	Manitoba Physical Education/Healthy Education Curriculum
	Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth	English/French
	Information about the Physical Education and Healthy Education curriculum in Manitoba. For specific information about the nutrition learning outcomes look under the General Learning Outcome 5- Healthy Lifestyle Practices: Nutrition.

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5K.C.1a	Recognize the food guide rainbow and a variety of foods in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating (CFGHE).
K.5.K.C.1b	Recognize that you need food to grow and feel good.
K.5.K.C.2 → K.5.2.C.2	Identify the need for daily food and fluid to support physical activity.
S.5.K.A.3a	Match a variety of healthy snacks to food groups and "other foods."
S.5.K.A.3b	Experience a variety of foods in each food group, respecting individual diversity, cultural traditions, and allergies.

Grade 1

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.1.C.1a → K.5.K.C.1a	Recognize the food guide rainbow and a variety of foods in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating (CFGHE).
K.5.K.C.1b → K.5.K.C.1b	Recognize that you need food to grow and feel good.
K.5.2.C.2 → K.5.2.C.2	Identify the need for daily food and fluid to support physical activity.

Grade 2

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.2.C.1a	Differentiate between "everyday" and "sometime" foods in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
K.5.2.C.1b	Identify the function of a variety of food groups for growth and development (e.g., foods that help the body go, glow, and grow...)
K.5.2.C.2	Identify the need for daily food and fluid to support physical activity.
S.5.2.A.3a	Sort/classify a variety of foods into the food groups according to Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
S.5.2.A.3b	Choose foods for healthy breakfasts/ snacks based on Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
	Grade 2 Science Outcomes for cluster, Growth and Changes in Animals, also includes the following nutrition related outcomes: 2-1-04 Recognize that food is a form of energy and that healthy eating is essential for growth and development. 2-1-05 Identify the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating and give examples of foods from each group. 2-1-06 Plan a menu for one day based on the four food groups outlined in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. 2-1-07 Recognize that foods humans eat come from plants and animals, and classify foods accordingly.

Grade 3

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.3.C.1a → K.5.2.C.1a	Differentiate between "everyday" and "sometime" foods in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
K.5.3.C.1b → K.5.2.C.1b	Identify the function of a variety of food groups for growth and development (e.g., foods that help the body go, glow, and grow...)
K.5.3.C.2 → K.5.2.C.2	Identify the need for daily food and fluid to support physical activity.

Grade 4

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.4.C.1a	Demonstrate an understanding of food groups, serving sizes, and serving numbers that support good health.
K.5.4.C.1b → K.5.2.C.1b	Identify the function of a variety of food groups for growth and development (e.g., foods that help the body go, glow, and grow...)
K.5.4.C.2	Describe the best type and quantities of fluid to consume during various physical activities under different conditions (e.g., indoor, outdoor, humid, long/short duration...)
S.5.4.A.3a	Assess personal food intake for a period of one to three days, and identify factors (e.g., culture, religions, availability, peers, television advertising, age...) that may influence food choices.
S.5.4.A.3b	Use problem-solving strategies to reduce barriers to healthy eating, and improve food choices, if appropriate.

Grade 6

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.6.C.1a	Identify food choices and types of physical activity for a healthy body (i.e., for bone development).
K.5.6.C.1b	Demonstrate an understanding of the combined benefit of daily healthy food choices and physical activity on a healthy body (i.e., for bone development during adolescence).
K.5.6.C.2	Identify daily nutrition habits and fluid intake practices to support healthy participation in various types of physical activities.
S.5.6.A.3a	Assess personal food intake and activity for a period of one to three days, based on daily recommended requirements.
S.5.6.A.3b	Use problem-solving strategies to improve personal nutrition and daily physical activity habits for a healthy body (i.e., bone development).

Grade 8

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.8.C.1a	Evaluate information related to healthy body weight and body image.
K.5.8.C.1b	Explain influences (i.e., healthy eating, regular activity, media, healthy body image) on growth and development during adolescence.
K.5.8.C.2	Apply “sport nutrition principles” to a variety of physical activities.
S.5.8.A.3b	Implement and evaluate a personal plan for healthy eating and activity.

S2

Learning Outcome	Description
K.5.S2.A.2	Demonstrate a knowledge of healthy lifestyles practices that contribute to disease/illness prevention, including mental illness/ disorders.
K.5.S2.C.1a	Determine the nutritional value of a variety of foods (e.g., fast food, fad diets, snack foods...) using Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating (CFGHE) and other resources.
K.5.S2.C.1b	Explain the importance of daily food choices for health promotion at various life stages (e.g., foetal development, childhood, adolescence, senior years...) and for the prevention of chronic disease (e.g., heart disease, cancer, diabetes type II, osteoporosis...)
S.5.S2.A.3a	Design a 2-day menu that includes factors (e.g., daily requirement, food likes/dislikes personal schedule, cost...) for healthy eating.
S.5.S2.A.3b	Demonstrate the ability to use information on labels to make daily healthy food choices.

 

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