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As teachers we have the skills to teach our students in an environment, which assists them in learning and developing through combining learning with practice. By allowing students to write their own journal and create there own healthy meal, students can relate this to their own lives. Students will gain greater understanding of the subject of healthy eating, which can be taught at different levels depending on age group. Many of the examples below are used for younger students around the age of year 2 and 3. If the teacher wanted to teach an older age group they would need to go more in to depth on the subject.
 * Teacher information **

 **Day one:** This first lesson is introducing students to healthy eating choices. The first half of the lesson will consist of the teacher discussing information on basic healthy choices and then discussing what is good and what is bad. The teacher needs to introduce the healthy food pyramid and why we eat lots of some foods and little of other foods. The second half of the lesson will consist of showing students different interactive websites and short videos of the ideas and concepts of healthy eating choices. Towards the end of the lesson the teacher will explain to the students about the journal entry task of what food they have eaten for the day and also what the ongoing tasks are for the next two weeks.  **Lesson time:** 1 - 2 hours  **Resources:** Interactive white board games, videos (provided on Teacher Resource page) example of student journals.  **Lesson content**: As an introduction to this topic the teacher will need to explain to students what healthy eating is? What it is to be healthy? What it means by choices? The teacher will also need to have examples of healthy foods and bad foods. The healthy food pyramid.
 * Lesson Schedule **

**Day two:** For this lesson students will begin on their authentic learning task by searching for recipes suitable for a lunch box menu, which the teacher is required to present an example to the students first (taste.com, Best Recipes, Eating Well). There is a sample of a document for the students to fill in with their menu choices on the teacher resources page. The students will then continue on with their journal entries.  **Lesson time**: 1 – 2 hours  **Resource:** computers, student journals, these websites can be accessed via the teacher resource page.

**Day three:** This lesson has two parts to it. For the first part the students are to enter their daily entry of their food intake into their journals. For the second part of the lesson the teacher is to show students the interactive websites and students will be able to use and play the games.  **Lesson time:** 30 minutes  **Resource:** Student journals, the interactive websites and games can be found on the teacher resource page.

 **Day four:** This lesson students are to enter their daily entry of their food intake into their journals. The teacher is to place students into groups for the following days activities of making their healthy lunch. For the rest of the lesson students can interact with each other by playing games and using the interactive website page. **Lesson time:** 1 hour **Resource:** Student journals, the interactive websites and games can be found on the teacher resource page.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Day five:** The first part of the lesson the teacher will need prepare and provide food for the students to make their healthy meal activity. For the second part of the lesson students are to write in their daily journal and then present their findings on a power point presentation. The teacher will be required to present an example and teach students the basics of how to use PowerPoint first. As the students are only young the teacher will need to support in helping them create a PowerPoint. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Lesson time:** 2- 3 hours <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Resource:** healthy food, chopping board, plates, forks, computers, student journals


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(DrFuhrman, 2012. Eating Healthy and Learning about Nutrition. http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/children-inspired-by-dr-fuhrmans-nutrition-message-food-for-life-teaches-children-and-families-how-to-enjoy-healthy-foods.html. image)