Healthy Eating Habits for Elementary Students

 

Lynette Spence

Saint Charles Borromeo

lmspence205@gmail.com

 

 

Introduction:

Encouraging young children to develop healthy eating habits at home and in school can be very challenging. Many young children today are exposed to eating “Fast Food” at such young ages and by doing this they are not as eager to eat healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, grains, and protein, which are important to ensure a child’s healthy growth and development.  

 

 

Task:

• You will browse the internet for images and/or draw illustrations of various healthy foods.
• You will print out the images or cut out the illustrations.
• You will sort each healthy food into its correct category (Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, and Protein).
• You will write two to three sentences explaining why the food choices you listed are healthy in your science journal.
• You will create a Healthy Foods Plate using images and/or illustrations.

 

 

Process/Resources:

 

• You are investigators working for your school Principal, exploring effective ways to develop healthy eating habits.
• You will be divided by the teacher into groups of four.
• Within your group you will encourage each other to think of ways to develop and maintain healthy eating habits as a school community.
• You will create a Healthy Food Plate as a group.

 

The 6 Steps of the Public Policy Analyst (PPA)

1. Define the Problem
2. Gather the Evidence
3. Identify the Causes
4. Evaluate an Existing Policy
5. Develop Solutions
6. Select the Best Solution  (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)

 

You can find information about this topic on these websites.

Resources:

·         www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/healthy-food-for-kids.htm

·         www.pbs.org/parents/food

·         https://www.parents.com/recipes/nutrition/kids/fun-healthy-food/

·         http://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/articles/nutrition/5-fun-ways-to-teach-your-kids-about-healthy-food-choices

 

 

Evaluation:

You will be graded on the content of the Healthy Plate rubric below.

 

 

 

Conclusion:

You should be able to follow the steps of the PPA to identify healthy food choices and maintain healthy eating habits.

 

 

Standards:

The standards are:

 

1.   Research and evidence based.

2.   Clear, understandable, and consistent.

3.   Based on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills.

4.   Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards.