Grade 4 – Unit 8

Fuel for the Day: Understanding Key Nutrients

Support your Grade 4 students’ understanding of key nutrients found in foods as they explore the role of carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals in supporting energy, growth, and overall well-being. Aligned with the Ontario Health curriculum and designed by Ontario educators, this unit helps students make meaningful connections between what they eat and how they feel—all while building essential writing skills through a focus on complex sentences with adverbial clauses. Don’t wait—help your students build healthier habits and stronger sentences today!

Structured Writing Cycle

Fuel for the Day: Understanding Key Nutrients

• Mentor Text – Fuel for the Day: Understanding Key Nutrients
• Educator Resource – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Vocabulary
  • Colour Coded and Student Exemplars
  • Student Writing Page with Prompt

General Resources

• Learning Through Literacy Grade 4 Overview