Spring 08
Boston University – School of Education
LESSON PLAN
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Your Name |
Julie Leifer |
Supervising Teacher |
Mrs. Scioli |
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Grade/School |
1st, 2nd,
3rd Special Ed, Gardner Elementary |
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Lesson title |
Nutrition |
Content area |
Health/Science |
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Time of activities |
40 min |
Duration of Lesson/Unit |
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1. Content Area: My lesson will be about proper nutrition, which falls into the health/science content area.
2. Topic: My lesson will be explaining the food pyramid and nutritious foods within each category. Students will learn the proper amount of each food group to eat each day.
3. Goals: I would like my students to come away with an understanding of nutritious foods, the food pyramid and the servings that are appropriate for each.
4. Objectives:
5. Technology, materials and aids: In an ideal classroom or the computer lab, each child will have their own computer (five). If we are in the main classroom, two or three computers will be sufficient and students can be in partners. I will already have set up the website on the computers either visible or as a bookmark so it is quick and easy for the students to access. I will allow the students to explore the website themselves. Also, the lesson will need an easel with paper or a white board or something to make the list on.
6. Procedures/methods:
a. Overview: Briefly describe the activity(ies) that will take place during the lesson. Make mention of how, exactly, the website will be used.
b.
Introduction: The
students will gather on the rug. I will ask the students what types of food they
eat at home or have eaten for the past few days. We will make a list of these.
The list will be separated into the different categories of nutrition,
following the food pyramid: grains, proteins, fats, vegetables, fruits, dairy.
c. c. Activities: The class will get back together on the rug in front of the list we have made.
Lesson
1. Foods
A.) Grains
1. Which of these on the list are good?
2. What is bad and should be taken off of the list?
3. Additions to the list.
B.) Vegetables
1. Which of these on the list are good?
2. What is bad and should be taken off of the list?
3. Additions to the list.
C.) Fruits
1. Which of these on the list are good?
2. What is bad and should be taken off of the list?
3. Additions to the list.
D.) Proteins
1. Which of these on the list are good?
2. What is bad and should be taken off of the list?
3. Additions to the list.
E.) Dairy
1. Which of these on the list are good?
2. What is bad and should be taken off of the list?
3. Additions to the list.
2. Breakfast / Evaluation
A.) Ask a student to choose good foods to make up a breakfast meal.
3. Lunch / Evaluation
A.) Ask anotherr student to choose good foods to make up a lunch meal.
4. Dinner / Evaluation
A.) Ask a different student to choose good foods to make up a dinner.
Follow-up: The follow up activity or homework will be to write down what they have for dinner that night and what snacks they have. The next day they will share with the class, as well as tell what could have been better within the meal or snacks.
7. Technology Frameworks:
1.7 Collaborate with classmates to use teacher-selected Web
sites.
2.1 Follow classroom rules for responsible use of computers.
2.4 Develop understanding of how the computer is a tool for learning.
8. Assessment:
(See objectives above in #4)
Because these are special education students, I would hope that they would come out of the activity with knowledge of different foods and nutrition as a whole. After this activity, all of the students should be able to recognize and recall foods and which categories they fit in to within the food pyramid and which foods should be eaten more than others. They should receive the information and actively participate in discussion as well as actively investigate the website. Ideally I would like the students to get to the Application aspect and have them put these nutritional facts into play in their own lives; however, this may only be obtainable for the older special education students.
The quiz on the website is identifying which food is in which category. The teacher/supervisor may need to read the directions to the students.
1. Which is a fruit?
Picture of: banana, ham, and pasta
2. Which is in the grain category?
Picture of: egg, carrots, rice
3. Which picture is a sweet and should not be eaten regularly?
Picture of: grapes, cake, cheese
4. Which picture is a vegetable?
Picture of: cookies, milk, tomato
5. Which picture is a protein?
Pictures of: chicken, bread, apple
The group activity questions can be a more general assessment as to how well the students responded to the overall lesson and how much they got out of it. Depending on their understanding and recollection, the lesson may have to be brought into more depth.
Answer Key:
Adapted from an assignment by Prof. T. Soefijanto