Content: Nutrition and Physical Activity

Purpose of Lesson: Students learn about nutrition and how to choose healthy snack foods by creating a 12-month calendar of healthy nutrition tips. Students talk with their family, parents, guardians, or caretakers about the importance of healthy eating.     

Standards: 

▪ 2.6.1.N: Set a short-term goal to choose healthy foods for snacks and meals (Goal Setting). 

▪ 2.8.1.N Practice making healthy eating choices with friends and family (Health Promotion).

Supplies:

▪ Construction paper

▪ Glue and scissors

▪ Stapler and staples to assemble calendars

▪ Printer to print photos or online pictures of healthy foods, beverages,

fruits, and vegetables

Lesson Narrative:

The students in Ms. B’s class are learning more about nutrition and physical activity. Students identify their favorite healthy snack foods by creating healthy snack 12-month calendars to display healthy food, snack, and beverage options. They glue healthy snack and beverage photos of their favorite items on each page of their calendar month. Students write a healthy eating, beverage, or snack tip for each month as a goal they plan to implement. Students are encouraged to post their calendars in their kitchens at home and to practice making healthy eating choices when possible with friends, family, guardians, and caretakers.