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Being a teacher, we have the great ability to teach our students in an environment which gives them the opportunity to learn and develop through combining learning with practice. By giving the students an opportunity to make their own healthy menu plan, it allows them to put their research and knowledge into action. Also, with the research that the students will be undertaking, it could directly relate to their own lives in the future and students will gain greater understanding of the subject. Some examples of further activities that students could undertake would include cooking a meal they created with the healthy eating menu planner and sorting foods into the five food groups .So as seen by these examples, it is clear that this subject can be taught in more than one way, and the option we have chosen, we believe is both creative and imaginitve and therefore can be not just about learning but also interesting and fun for the students. Healthy eating is a subject that can be taught at different levels depending on year level, and the examples mentioned above can also be used by a variety of year levels.

__**Suggested Lesson Schedule: **__

This week is introducing students to the concept of healthy eating and what exactly healthy eating is aswell as developing knowledge on a variety of questions about this topic. This week is for the teacher to give a brief explanation to the students about what healthy eating is and the associated information which is related. **Lesson Time:** 1-1.5 hours per day **Resources:** A4 exercise book, KWL charts.
 * Week One: **



This week students will be researching a number of questions given by the teacher which will expand their knowledge on the subject. Students will be in groups of three or people people and will use both the internet and text books from the library or in the classroom to find the answers to all of the questions. The answers to these questions will be helpful when the students make their healthy menu plan. This research will be used later in a Powerpoint presentation, so students will need to keep it safe. **Lesson Time:** 2-2.5 hours per day **Resources:** A4 exercice book, computers, text books, research charts
 * Week 2: **



In these two weeks students will be using Taste.com to create a healthy menu plan using the menu planner application. Before students will be able to create a menu, they wil need to sign up to the website. Following this, students will put their research knowledge to work when choosing meals that include healthy foods and are overall a healthy meal. The students will need to make a seven day menu, which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once the menu is created students will need to print it off the computer and hand it in to the teacher for marking. Once this has been marked, all menu's created by students will be put onto the Student Website so that students can look at the varieties in menu's. **Lesson Time:** 1-.5 hours per day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Resources:** A4 exercice book, computers with internet access, Step by Step Guide On How To Use Taste.com
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will now have completed their research on the set of given questions and their individual seven day three-course meal menu. This week students will be gathering their research notes that they compiled in their groups and in the same groups, will prepare a interesting Powerpoint presenation of what they found out when researching the associated questions on healthy eating. This powerpoint will need to be finished completely by the end of this week so presentations to the class can commence at the start of next week, week six. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Lesson Time:** 1-1.5 hours per day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Resources:** A4 exercice book, computers with Powerpoint
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week 5: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This week, students will be presenting their Powerpoint presentations to the class, in the same groups in which they were to gather their research. While each group is presenting their Powerpoint, the teacher will mark them on their speaking ability, their knowledge gained from their research, and the creativity the students have put into making their Powerpoint. Once all groups have presented, time will be allocated for students to go onto the Student Website to look at everyones healthy menu plans. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Lesson Time:** 1 hour per day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Resources:** Computers with Powerpoint and Internet
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Teachers' Resources:** Helpful websites with information, images and activities on healthy eating. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Activity #1: Healthy Choices Food Diary- @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/food_diary.pdf <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Activity #2: Planning A Menu - @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/meal_planning.pdf Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Activity # 3: Food Fan- @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/food_diary.pdf Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Activity #4: 5 A Day @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/fruits_vegetables.pdf Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Activity #5: Healthy Snacks - @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/fruit_snacks.pdf <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Healthy Choices For Kids: Activity Kit. Ten Ways To Encourage Your Child's Healthy Eating Habits - @http://www.healthychoices.org/files/documents/10ways.pdf The Nutrition Source: Healthy Eating Plate and Healthy Eating Pyramid- @http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid/