Activity Plan--Nutrition
Name
of Activity:
Healthy Plates
Age of
Child/ren: Preschool to Kindergarten
I. Developmental Purpose (Domain/s):
The purpose of this lesson is to show children the type of foods that they
should fill their plates with.
II. Developmental Skill/s:(Objectives-Specific
skill/s or Concept/s for age of child, conditions and level of accuracy)
The child will be able to:
1.) When given a verbal prompt, the
child will be able to identify examples of fruits, vegetables, grains,
proteins, and dairy with 80% accuracy.
III.
Materials:
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Teacher
Will Need:
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Child Will
Need:
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1.)
Copies of the my plate template that can be located here: MyPlate Template
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1.)
The children will need crayons.
2.)
The children will need a copy of the my plate template.
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IV.
Preparing the Environment: (What
has to be done to set the stage? Where and when will you conduct the lesson?)
There is no preparation that is needed
for this lesson. This lesson doesn’t require any special equipment or any
special set up time. This lesson can be conducted anywhere there are tables and
chairs for the students to sit and work at.
V. Procedure (Write exactly what you will do
or say in a step by step manner)
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Teacher
Will:
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Child & Parent/Guardian
Will:
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1.
Motivation: The teacher will say: “Do you guys know types of food are healthy
for you to eat?” The teacher will allow the students to answer the question.
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The
students Parent/Guardian are responsible for listening to the teacher and answering her
questions.
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2.
The teacher will say: “At every meal you should be eating a serving of
fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy. Can you give me an example of
a vegetable, a fruit, grains, proteins, and dairy?” Note: Each example will
be asked as a separate question so the students don’t become confused.
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The
students Parent/Guardian are responsible for listening to the teacher and answering her
questions.
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3.
The teacher will say: “A vegetable could be a carrot, a piece of corn, or
some green peas. Fruits are apples, bananas, and oranges. Grains are breads
and cereals. Proteins are meats such as chicken and fish. Finally, dairy
products are products such as milk. Do you guys have healthy meals at home
with your parents? What do you eat for dinner with your family?”
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The
students Parent/Guardian are responsible for listening to the teacher and answering her
questions.
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4.
The teacher will say: “Now that you know what healthy foods are, what would
be your favorite yet healthy meal?”
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The
students Parent/Guardian are responsible for listening to the teacher and answering her
questions.
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5.
The teacher will pass out the my plate blank templates. The teacher will say:
“I want you guys to draw what you had for dinner last night on the plate in
front of you. You need to put vegetables in the vegetable area, the fruits in
the fruit area, the meats you ate in the protein area, the breads you ate in
the grains area, and the dairy you drank in the dairy area. Does anyone have
any questions?” The teacher will then answer the students’ questions.
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The
students Parent/Guardian are responsible for completing the coloring sheet and asking for
help when needed.
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6.
Closure: When the students have completed the assignment the teacher will
say: “I want each of you to find a partner and show them what you ate last
night. Then talk about whether you made good, healthy choices or not. If you
didn’t, tell your partner what you could have ate instead that would have
been healthier. Does anyone have any questions?” The teacher will then answer
their questions and allow them to share their information with their
partners.
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The
students Parent/Guardian will be responsible for talking about their food choices with their
partner. They will show their partner what they ate and decide if they made
healthy choices or not. If they didn’t they will tell their partner a better
food that they should have eaten.
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At Home Activity Adaptation:
This activity will be very easy to do at home with your children. The best way to do this activity is to discuss healthy food choices over breakfast, lunch, or dinner together. After you get settled at the table and either before or after eating you can ask: "Do you think the foods we ate or will eat are healthy choices, if not what foods would be better choices?" It's important to have your children justify their responses.
Another way to do this activity is to have them help you pack their lunches for day care or school. This will provide you with a wonderful opportunity to allow them to make their own decisions regarding what they eat. You can prepare a whole array of healthy choices and have them choose among them. This will allow your children to demonstrate responsibility in choosing good, healthy foods to eat, but you have controlled the exercise by providing nothing but healthy foods to choose from. It's important to allow them to make their own healthy food choices whenever possible. You won't always be around to choose for them, so it's good to start these exercises early.
It's important to remember that your children look up to you as their role models. If you show your child that you care enough to eat healthy, then they are more likely to do the same. Your children will do what you do, so choose your foods carefully and deliberately.
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