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I.
Target audience
Children at an after school program at the YMCA. Both the
gender and ethnicity of the children are very mixed. Ages range
from 9 to 12 in grades 4 to 6.
II.
Objectives:
After learning which food items contain calcium, and how it
affects the body 80% of children will be able to correctly choose
foods that contain calcium through playing a calcium relay game.
After learning about how much fruits and vegetables children
should be consuming each day, 80% of children will be able to
answer 6 questions on how select at least 2 cups of fruit and 3
cups of vegetables each day.
After learning about the foods groups you should have at
breakfast, 80% of children will be able to choose at least three
food groups by creating a breakfast MyPlate to create a
wholesome breakfast.
III.
IV.
Pre-assessment (5 minutes)
talk them through each question.
V.
Intro (5 minutes)
Introductions (name, where we are from, why we are here)
What we will talk about today
Directions:
1. Have everyone in the group line up facing you, then have them
count off by 5 and hold up the number with their fingers.
2. Have them separate into groups of 5 in a single file line, and
begin to place 5 pieces of colored paper evenly spaced between
each group of students and yourself.
3. Explain that you are going to be holding up an item of food and
the person in the front of the line must guess if the item contains
calcium or not. If they get it wrong they have to take one hop
back, but if they get it right they take two hops forward.
4. Begin to hold up each item, and use other members of the team
to help move the children forward or backwards depending on
their answers.
5. Stop after designed time, and award each student with a sticker
whether or not they won the race.
6. Have the other members of the team clean up the game and
move onto talking points and closing.
Ask the students to raise their hands and say their favorite fruit
and vegetable.
Ask the students why they think they should get enough fruits
and vegetables
o Fruits and vegetables give you vitamins and minerals that
help you grow, give you lots of energy, and prevent you
from getting sick!
Explain the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables for
children.
Introduce interactive board lesson:
Directions
1. Velcro the meal foods to the board (breakfast, lunch, dinner, two
snacks. (If time, switch in different meals for a second round).
2. Go through each meal and then ask But wait! Where are my
fruits and vegetables? DO you boys and girls see any? (No!) I
need you boys and girls to us get enough fruits and vegetables
for the day!
3. Provide the fruit and vegetable Velcro pieces to the participants.
4. Ask volunteers to raise their hand to add their fruit or vegetable
to a meal. (Mention that the fruit and vegetables can either go
into the meal or be eaten on the side).
5. During the process with children, ask: Now that we have 1 fruit
with our breakfast/lunch/snack/dinner, and we need 2 all day
long, how many more fruits do we need to make sure we have
enough? What could we add to our snack? Etc
6. The amount of fruits and vegetable on the board should equal
the numbers at the bottom of the fruit and vegetable columns
Now can everyone remind me how many fruits you should eat a
day?! (2!).. And how many vegetables? (3!)
Great job boys and girls, now we are going to turn our attention
to Flavia where she will help you build a healthy breakfast!
VI.
VII.
Learning activities
Calcium relay
Fruit and vegetable board
Breakfast is key so pick 3
Supplies/Materials
Breakfast is key, so pick 3 board
Peanut container
Milk container
Raisin container
Milk container
Yogurt container
Cereal Box
Calcium Board
Roll of stickers
25 Sheets of Colored Paper
Fruit and Vegetable board
Fruit & Vegetable Velcro pieces
Meal Velcro pieces
Handout
Pre and post evaluation sheets
Pencils (30)
Summative evaluation
Post survey
VIII.
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