Nurture Elementary Program: Level 5

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Main focus areas

• Determine appropriate portion sizes when building a meal using MyPlate
• Understanding strategies used by food companies to sell their products and how it may affect eating habits.
• Reading nutrition labels and ingredient lists to select the most nutritious snack

Below are links to the materials you’ll need to provide Level 5 programming

• Level 5 Student Pre-program Questionnaire   English    Spanish
• Level 5 Student Post-program Questionnaire  English    Spanish
• Level 5 Student Questionnaire:  Answer Key
• Level 5 Learning Objectives
• Level 5 Summary Chart

Unit	Lesson	P.E. Activity	Supplemental Activity	Parent Handouts
5.1	Portion Distortion Define portion and serving size; portion control strategies; creating balanced meals at a buffet Lesson English Visuals Spanish Visuals Portion Distortion Food Cards	Four Square Switch Review energy balance and importance of portion control Lesson	Plates and Portions Read nutrition labels to calculate calories for meals with different sized portions Lesson English Worksheets Spanish Worksheets	Portion Distortion Tips for portion control English Spanish
5.2	Ad Smart Packaging and advertising strategies used to sell food; compare packaging to determine the advertising strategy and the nutrition of the food Lesson English  Visuals Spanish Visuals Advertisements Snack Bar Packages Crackers Packages Salty Snack Packages Fruit Packages Beverage Packages English Worksheets Spanish Worksheets	Bandwagon Tag Tag game that reinforces how advertising tries to influence our decision making Lesson	Radio Advertising Write advertising jingles for three foods using the advertising strategies discussed Lesson English Worksheets Spanish Worksheets	Advertising and Food Choices Homemade Fruit Leather English  Spanish
5.3	Knowledge is Power Teams compare packaging and nutrition information for several foods within a food category; Present which food they would choose and why. Lesson    English Visuals Spanish Visuals Snack Bar Packages Crackers Packages Salty Snack Packages Fruit Packages Beverage Packages English  Worksheets Spanish Worksheets	Knowledge Builds Power Review things we can do to build a healthy body Lesson English Visuals Spanish Visuals	Choosing Smart Choosing Healthy Write an essay about behaviors that will lead to good health Lesson English Worksheet Spanish Worksheet	Knowledge is Power Fiesta Casserole English  Spanish