ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How
does a school nutrition program operate in order to meet the nutritional needs
of early childhood?
Standards: FCS-FNL-5. Students will explain the nutritional requirements of the
stages of childhood.
Opening Warm-up AND/OR Activator (highlight
one)
Bellwork: Students will create a list foods that caregivers should avoid giving
to toddlers. They will write a brief explanation as to why each food is not
recommended.
Work
Session: Lesson 2 School Nutrition
Program
Show slides 5-8 of
the Childhood Nutrition PowerPoint
·
Discuss
the word splash words from the word wall with students
·
Review
over slides 7 and 8 of the Childhood
Nutrition PowerPoint
o
Students
are most likely going to have a voice in this lesson since it deals with school
nutrition. Remind students to respect everyone’s opinion, even the school’s
lunch program.
o
Slide
8 provides students with a few of the guidelines used when planning school
lunches. Visit the website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/AboutLunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf
§ This website will
help answer some of the questions students are most likely to have about the
lunch program.
o
The
Georgia Department of Education also has a website for school nutrition: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/fbo_nutrition.aspx?PageReq=FBONutrition
§ This includes
information specific to Georgia,
as well as the USDA’s guidelines and printouts to further your class
discussion.
Evaluating a Menu
·
Have
students evaluate the menu on slide 10 of the Childhood Nutrition PowerPoint. Slide 11 has the correct
answers.
·
Students
should discuss that the menu is mostly brown in color, the texture is mostly
soft or liquid and the shapes are mostly circular.
·
Have
students correct this menu to be more diverse in these areas.
·
Students
will then evaluate a school breakfast/lunch menu. Obtain one of these from an
elementary cafeteria in the district.
·
Have
students evaluate the menu for a consecutive week. Ask them the following:
o
What
patterns did you notice?
o
Is
it clear that this menu follows the school dietary guidelines listed on
PowerPoint slide 8?
o
What
can be done to improve this menu? If it does not need improvement, what are
some positive things that this menu contributes to a student’s diet?
Closing/Summarizer:
Summarizer: Hand out the Childhood Nutrition Worksheet and have students complete
·
Grade using
the Childhood Nutrition Worksheet Answer Key.
Daily Homework: none
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