Curriculum Guidelines

The Food Pyramid: Educating Youth on Eating Healthily So That They Can Make Better Choices About What They Eat

Introduction

In this one-day lesson, student will learn about the six part of the food pyramid. By educating them about the food pyramid, it will influence them into eating healthy foods, and into eating a well-balanced meal. By educating children about the food pyramid at a young age, they will be more likely to live long and healthy lives, and develop healthy eating habits. The lesson activities presented in this are appropriate for 2nd – 4th grade children.

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, students will be able to:

• Recognize the different parts of the Food Pyramid
• Know the importance and health benefits of each food group
• Know severing sizes
• Construct a healthy meal

Guiding Question:

What are the different parts of the Food Pyramid? What can you do to stay healthy? Why is it important to eat healthily?

Preparing to Teach This Lesson:

Go to: http://healthyschoolluncheslwhs.blogspot.com/ and download the “Food Pyramid Lesson Plan” in the links section of the blogspot (on the left hand side). Read through the PowerPoint and be able to paraphrase certain ideas that children may not be able to understand.

Develop a Jeopardy game with each section being a section of the Food Pyramid. Or, one can download the “Food Pyramid Bingo” from http://healthyschoolluncheslwhs.blogspot.com/ . Cut out the Bingo cards, and proof read the questions. Buy material to cover the squares. Buy healthy prizes for the winners of the whichever game (apples, oranges, etc.)

Suggested Activity

The Food Pyramid

Begin by giving a brief summary of what the Food Pyramid is. Then go through the PowerPoint, explaining each part of the Food Pyramid, and the important health benefits and precautions that are in each section. The sections of the Food Pyramid are: Grains, Milk, Fruit, Vegetables, Meat and Beans, and Oils.
Then, if the class will be playing Jeopardy, set up the grid on the board. Or if the class is playing Bingo, pass out the cards and start playing.

FOOD PYRAMID LESSON PLAN ONLINE

With J Mergy's magic, our slideshow/presentation that we used at Holy Name Elementary is now up right under our mission statement.

Thanks,
LWHS Healthy School Lunches

Holy Name Elementary School

Hello again all of you Healthy Food LOVERS!

Today was not only fun, but a TRIUMPH! today we went to Holy Name Elementary School, and taught a 3rd grade class about the food pyramid, the importance of eating healthy, and played "Food Pyramid Bingo" with them. We had a blast, and we think that they did too...who knew that little kids can bring out the best in people? Well that is our update for today's scheduled activities. Next on the agenda is to collaborate with "Revolution Foods" so that we can give them our curriculum, and help to fund one of their programs that caters to young children. But right at this very second, we are starving, and are on the bus by the ocean street library...let's hope our own school has a tasty and healthy lunch waiting for us!

Until next time,
Healthy School Lunches

Holy Name Elementary

Hello Our Fellow Philanthropic Bloggers,

Sorry we havent blogged in a while, but we have been busy having discussions on race, and working on our lesson on nutrition.

Tomorrow, we are going to be going to Holy Name Elementary School to teach a 3rd grade class about the food pyramid and the importance of eating healthily. We are also going to be playing "nutrition bingo" with them. We are going to say things like "B"..."Chicken" and then ask a question about chicken that the kids would have learned from the lesson. We want to play a game with the kids because we believe that when kids have fun leanring, they pay more attention, and they will want to learn more about the subject they are learning.

I hope you are all having a great day! Wish us LUCK!!

Until the next time,
Healthy School Lunches

In class 4/21/10

So today we emailed the West Oakland Middle School with whom we were recommended by Mr. Clifford. We continued working on our presentation stuff, decided the date we are going to work on our budget and when we will meet Eva frank (next Wednesday), and continued work on our brochure and our bingo cards. We each also emailed some organizations such as Revolution Foods to see if they are interested in our curriculum.

LW Healthy School Lunches

Class 4/19/10

What we did today:

- Garrick and Tori worked on slides for meat, grains, vegetables, and fruit
- Sarah finished cutting out the 30 bingo cards
- Tianlee got confirmation to present at Holy Name Elementary, and worked on the brochure
- Still looking for an organization, might do something at West Oakland through Mr. Clifford

Team

Punchlist, Description, and More

Hey everyone,

So this is our punchlist:

Class	Homework Due for Class	In-Class Work
1 -3/23/10	Make contacts, begin research of organizations.	Show our timeline. Walk through and discussion.
2 - 3/26/10	Continue researching organizations, what they do, and what our role would be.	Share organizations and information. Decide whom we are working with. Start blog.
3 - 4/7/10	Work on blog, research for PowerPoint.	Inner-group reflection. Finalize organization/school.
4 -4/9/10	Continue work on blog.	Design PowerPoint and work on blog.
5 - 4/13/10	Work on PowerPoint. Blog work.	Whole group meeting. Work on and improve PowerPoint. Budget planning.
6 - 4/15/10	Add punchlist on blog. Individual work on PowerPoint. Blog work. Go to Holy Name Elementary and discuss proposal for presentation. Work on brochure.	Inner-group reflection and discussion on work done individually. Combine and finish PowerPoint. Finish brochure. Call/contact Revolution Foods.
7 - 4/19/10	Organization work (on/off campus)	Organization work (on/off campus)
8 - 4/21/10	Organization work (on/off campus)	Inner-group reflection. Organization work (on/off campus)
9 - 4/26/10	Organization work (on/off campus)	Organization work (on/off campus)
10 - 4/28/10	Organization work (on/off campus)	Organization work (on/off campus)
11 - 4/30/10	Organization work (on/off campus)	Inner-group reflection. Organization work (on/off campus)
12 - 5/4/10	Individual work on presentation.	Organization work (on/off campus)
13 - 5/6/10	Individual work on presentation.	Work on presentation.
14 - 5/10/10	Finish presentation work.	Meet with group to finalize presentation. Run through.
15 - 5/12/10	Presentation work if needed.	Presentation
16 - 5/14/10	Presentation work if needed.	Presentation
17 - 5/18/10	Presentation work if needed.	Presentation

We've modified and edited it a lot more in accordance with what we've been working on as well as what we want to work on in the future. The "Organization work (on/off campus)" descriptions have mostly been kept in place due to the fact that we are still trying to fit all of these pieces together. Tomorrow we will meet and discuss the work we've completed, how the interview went at Holy Name Elementary, and we will call/contact Revolution Foods. After tomorrow, we hope to have a more definite plan, though we do understand that this will be subject to change. However, we feel that by just putting something down for those days (from April 19th to May 10th) leaves room for actual presentations at schools, organization visits, etc. We also have "Inner-group reflections" appearing multiple times in our punchlist, which consist of checking in with each other regarding work success, how things are doing overall, and sort of "group bonding" as one might call it.

Along with the other self-assessment milestones of success that I think Garrick mentioned on our blog, another that is a little broad is the figuring-out aspect of how we are actually going to wisely use the 1200 dollars. While we are going to present a proposal to Ms. Frank, that whole obstacle of finding a way to use the money is, in my point of view, a goal/milestone that we hope to accomplish. Another is really the whole idea of actually working with kids. This is expressed in the timeline with possibly presenting to schools, however as things are currently variable and indefinite we hope to accomplish this as well. One thing that I had in mind when I was writing my partnership mission statement was the act of actually working with kids, because I had chosen Healthy School Lunches as my focused dilemma based largely off of that. The rest of my group expressed similar views when we first began talking about our dilemma, so I think that working with these kids is definitely a milestone of success.

Thanks,
Tori
Healthy School Lunches

Update!!!!!!!!!

Hello my fellow Philanthropic people, here is the update...

Group Guidlines:

• Everything that my group does is to help better the live's of youth so that they can live healthy and happy lives.
• Stay on task
• Be supportive of other people's ideas
• Bring ideas

Our group works well together because from the very beginning, we have identified what role we are good at in terms of working a group (i.e. the leader, the thinker, the worker, etc.). This has allowed us to assume these respective positions and be efficient while doing work together. One thing that we think we should change is that we should switch up the roles so that one person does not feel as though they are being controlled by one person, or that one person is doing all the work.

Right now, this is what each member of the group is doing:

Tianlee is making a parent pamphlet for kids to bring home to their families.

Sarah is getting the supplies for our game, and is working on her power point.

Garrick is making his power point presentation

Tori is making his part of the power point presentation, and is also thinking of ideas to put into our video

Success for my group at the end of this project would be if we were able to give our lesson plan about the importance of healthy eating to an organization that (at the moment) soley distributes lunches to schools.

We will try to reach this goal by getting an organization to cooperate and want to take on this challenge.

But if we are unable to do that, we will still feel successful if we finish our lesson plan, and make it downloadable on our blog's website for people to use.

Unitl Next Time,

Healthy School Lunches LWHS

Where we are today....

In class today we actually can't do that much. We are ready to produce our bingo cards for our curriculum however we don't have the supplies to do so. This weekend our homework will be to get the supplies and start working on the boards. Next class, we will hopefully finish the boards and powerpoint presentation so that we can prepare our presentation and be ready for Tianlee's brother's class.

Also, we are trying to update our blog with pretty pictures, and more info.

-Healthy School Lunches LWHS

btw

Go to this website and sign Jamie Oliver's Petition

http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution/petition

MESSAGE FROM JAMIE

The American Food Revolution needs to start now! If you care about your country and the health of its children please help us make a difference. We need your support to get people back in touch with food and keep cooking skills alive before it's too late. We want to make sure every kid gets good, fresh food at school. It's proven that real food promotes more effective learning. If you want better health for your kids the junk food must go. I need to be able to show The President and industry how many of you out there really care about this issue so please don't wait, sign up today. It will only take 30 seconds.

America's health needs you!

Thank you. Please forward this to your friends, family, classmates, teachers, colleagues and anyone else who you think cares as time is short.

Group Update

So we still haven't heard back from an organization, but we are still hoping that the person we are corresponding with emails us back soon. We are currently developing a lesson plan and a game about the food pyramid that can be used to educate youth about eating healthily .

On a different note, we are trying to find the contact information for Jamie Oliver. He is a world renowned chef who has a show on the abc network called "Food Revolution". He is going all around the country to try and reform the lunch programs in school districts. You all should check it out. It is a really interesting show, and you can view it for free at abc's website.

Until Next Time,

Healthy School Lunches LWHS

Tianlee Chu's Partnership Statement

I strive to provide healthy lunches to children and to educate them on healthy eating so that they may have the benefit of living a long, healthy life. In this process of giving, I must be courageous and passionate and willing to sacrifice my time and energy for the well-being of my community. I must also utilize my design skills to create lunches that are nutritious, appealing to students, and affordable in order that all students may have access to the benefits of healthy eating.

Tori's Partnership Mission Statement

In my obligation to myself, I am obligated to others through my purpose of enjoying life through compassion, friendship, and love. I strive to fulfill my duty through the improvement of school lunches by educating children on nutrition, designing lunches that are environmental friendly, appealing, and cost efficient, and ultimately instilling healthy eating habits. Through this, I advocate for equal access and privilege for the betterment of my community. As a result, my actions have a mutual benefit, where both my community and I are rewarded with the satisfaction of fulfillment and giving, allowing us to enjoy life.

Garrick's Parnership Misson Statement

Due to the alarming increase in obesity among the youth in America, I want to inspire people to be passionate about having a healthy lifestyle. Through my own story, I will be able to relate to the students who are in the situation that I was in, and be able to tell them how they can change their lives for the better. Ultimately, I think that it will be through the community service that our dilemma group does that will really inspire youth to lead healthy lives. For it is when children have fun learning certain things that they become lifelong learners, as well as lifelong lovers of it.

Sarah's Partnership Mission Statement

I strive to educate youth about the importance of nutrition in terms of both long term and short-term effects. I will work to create a partnership with an organization invested in the same desire to improve youth health so that our joint goal can be reached. I will utilize my skills in listening, teaching, and having an open mind while taking the time to discuss, think about, and improve nutritional education and access as best I can with the help of the organization I work with.