The teacher will play the audio recording of the song, Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts. He or she will also have pictures of food and the food guide pyramid for the students to see. The teacher will conclude the lesson by telling students to write down what they eat for dinner that night, and instruct them to come back and report to the class what they ate and if the meal was balanced.Īdaptation of Instruction to Diverse Learning Styles, Backgrounds, and Abilitiesįor the visual learner(s) The teacher will have transparencies with the words to the Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts song displayed on the overhead projector. Then, the students will add up the amount of stickers in each category and see if they had the daily amounts that they needed to have healthy meals that day. He or she will then place a corresponding color sticker on the wheel in the appropriate food group. The teacher will then take the corresponding stickers and have the students tell him or her to which category each food item on the meal plate belongs. The names of the food groups on the wheel are written in various colors. This is designed to visually show the students what a balanced meal is.Īs a second part to The Balance Game, the students and teacher will use the interactive bulletin board titled, Meals on Wheels, to decide if the balanced meals in The Balance Game had the proper daily amounts of nutrients in them. If the meal is balanced, the balance will not move, but if the meal is not balanced, the balance will be significantly uneven. The game is played with a makeshift balance. If it is not, then, they will be instructed to rub their own head. If it is, then they will be instructed to clap. The students, as a class, will be given six meals made of paper food, and the students will have to decide if the meal is balanced or not. The next activity will be to play The Balance Game. They will discuss what daily amounts are, what nutrients each food group provides, and why everyone should eat something from each food group in every meal.
The teacher and students will discuss the six components of the food pyramid, and the proportions by explaining the significance of the pyramid formation.Ģ. Next, the teacher will present the food pyramid on a transparency.ġ. It should include food that gives you the daily amount of vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. He or she will define balanced meal as: a meal that has enough, but not too much, food from each of the five food groups. It will be prepared on a sheet of poster board and the students will read it aloud with the teacher, and he or she will help them with the complicated words. The teacher will then introduce the definition of a balanced meal.
Students will discuss what other foods are important for a healthy body. The teacher will inform the students that vegetables are important for growth and development, to make your body healthy, and to help protect against diseases.ģ. *Why should she eat the artichokes and brussel sprouts and not the hotdogs, ice cream, and chocolate cake?Ģ. *What was in the bags and what did her grandmother want her to eat? When the song is over the teacher will ask the students the following questions:
Presentation I After the teacher and students discuss their favorite foods and take a poll of who does and does not like to eat vegetables, then the class will listen to the song, Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts from Fran Avni Sings Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts.ġ. audio cassette: Fran Avni Sings Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts.Name at least two reasons why eating vegetables is important. Objective(s): When today’s lesson is complete the student will:Ī. Goals: Besides being a concept that students in second grade must learn according to the Alabama Course of Study, students should learn about balanced meals to promote and provide a healthier generation and society. Then he or she will ask them to raise their hands if they like to eat vegetables. He or she will then ask the students to raise their hands and name their favorite foods. Email: Troy State University Date: October 22, 1998ĭescription: As a way to set the stage, the teacher will talk to the students about food.