LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Your Name: Ashley Goldring Title of Lesson: Healthy Eating in Schools Grade: 2 STANDARDS K-2-ETS1-1.

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. LESSON SUMMARY/OVERVIEW This lesson will discuss the importance of healthy eating at schools with students. Students will explore the poor eating situations in some schools by watching the documentary Yuck!. They will also be able to evaluate what they have for lunch and create a plan of action on how to make the school more nutritious. Students will then draft a proposal to inform the school administration about what they have learned and why they believe changes should be made to make school meals, both from school and home, more nutritious. OBJECTIVES Students will be able to use background knowledge and research of nutrition to create an informative piece of writing about nutrition in schools. Students will be able to understand the importance of promoting healthy eating in schools. Students will be able to assess the nutritional value of their lunches in order to take a step towards a healthier lifestyle. ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION An informative piece of writing that the students create to send to administration will be used as the assessment for this lesson. PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE Students will need to have background knowledge of nutrition and healthy eating. Students will also need to know how to write an informative text based on background knowledge and some research. Students will also need to have knowledge of how to evaluate resources used for research based on their content. MATERIALS The film Yuck!, which can be accessed from http://www.yuckmovie.com/ Lunch Tray handout MyPlate diagram found at choosemyplate.gov The Importance of Nutrition at School VOCABULARY/KEY WORDS Nutrition: Simply put, nutrition is feeding all your body parts, not just your mouth (What is Nutrition?) It encompasses healthy eating and maintaining a balanced diet. o o o o o o o o o TEACHING PROCEDURES Inform students that they will be watching a film entitled Yuck! Let them know that the topic for the day will be Healthy Eating at School and how they can make a difference Ask them to consider how this boys school may or may not be like their own Play the film Yuck! Once the film is over, ask students to take a minute to reflect on the following two things: o Why did Zachary decide to make this movie? o What could he do now to change what he saw? After giving students about 2 minutes to reflect on this topic, call the classs attention back to the front. Ask for student s to answer the questions, starting with why Zachary made the movie and moving on once that question has been sufficiently answered by at least 2 students. Discuss with students the idea that this could be happening in their school as well and in schools across the entire United States Prompt students to consider the things that are typica lly in their lunch. Provide them with a lunch tray handout and let them draw and label the food they would eat if they could have the perfect lunch Walk throughout the room and monitor while students complete this task allot them approximately 5 minutes

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Once most students have completed this task, ask students to look at the My Plate diagram, that was studied earlier this week, and assess whether their lunch is a healthy option. Give students about 5 minutes to complete this task. In pairs, let the students discuss their lunch options and whether or not they were nutritious. Ask the students to place a tally mark on a chart on the white board, depending on whether or not their meal was nutritious. Once everyone has placed a tally on the board, call the class together and have a discussion based on the results. Most options will most likely not fit the MyPlate diagram and so urge students to think about the impact the food they are choosing or receiving for lunch may not be helping them. Ask students to call on their knowledge from the nutrition unit and ask them what some of the negative effects of this could be on kids everywhere obesity, inability to pay attention in class, malnutrition, etc. o Once this topic has been discussed, break students into groups of 2 or 3 Students will now be given the task of writing an informative piece of writing for the principal or school administration o Provide them with the The Importance of Nutrition at School instructions and rubric Students will have to use their knowledge from the nutrition unit, as well as any research they are provided or they find, in order to write an informative piece to send to school administrators to encourage a healthy lunch system o Students will need to incorporate what they have learned in class, what they research and their own opinions to form persuasive and informative pieces of writing It may be necessary for students to be given extended time on their pieces of writing so that they are ready to be sent to school administrators Once students have completed their assessments, send them to administrators and pave the way to making a difference! If any administrators respond, be sure to share with your students.

RESOURCES What is nutrition? (2005, June 14). What is Nutrition?. Gold Coast Bulletin, The (Australia) (B - Main ed.), 024. Retrieved November 25, 2013, from NewsBank on-line database (Access World News) Coloring page food tray [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://www.edupics.com/coloring-page-food-tray-i5937.html

WAYS OF THINKING CONNECTION Values Thinking: This lesson employs values thinking because it teaches children the value of healthy eating, especially at school and provides them the opportunity to research and counter those who may not agree. When students are able to examine an opposing view and can create informed opinions about their own views they are exhibiting values thinking. Strategic Thinking: Strategic thinking is used as students begin to craft ways to inform and persuade school administrators as to why healthy eating should be promoted in their school. Deciding which information should be used to persuade, as well as creating a plan of action for the school to support healthy eating will require strategic thinking. Systems Thinking: Systems thinking can be used if students choose to examine the various systems involved in eating at school. They can examine how parents should send healthy lunches, the school lunch program itself and creating a curriculum to teach all students about nutrition. There are many ways students can consider these options and employ systems thinking.

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Directions: Now that we have talked about the many different parts of nutrition, it is your job to create a piece of writing to send to the principal and other members of the school convincing them why it is important to promote healthy eating here at school. Your piece of writing should include the following things: o A definition of what nutrition/healthy eating is o The reason why the school should choose to help its students be healthy eaters o A plan of action: o What should the administration do to make sure healthy eating is promoted at school? o Who should be involved in making these changes? o What changes should be made? Look for information in your notes, on the computers and brainstorm ideas with your group Be creative with your writing! These will be sent to the members of the school administration and we want to make sure we convince them to help us make a difference!