MY PLATE & Nutrition

By: Miles Holland, Jane Horne &

Rory Hauser
Outline ideas
● Age group: 2nd -4th graders (6-9 years old)
○ Concrete, egocentric thought. Hard to conceptualize remote future
○ Kohlberg: Role Conformity, supposedly has desire to follow rules and please
○ Erickson: Industry vs Inferiority, Compete and cooperate with others and can complete tasks
○ Frued: Latency, characterized by sexual indifference: self esteem is linked to industry
● Presentation ideas (20-30 minutes)
○ Initial presentation of info with poster (12 min)
■ Describe food types, provide examples
■ Pictures & examples of foods
■ MyPlate diagram
■ Audience participation - “Who can name a protein source?”
○ Include activity: Coloring myplate in small groups, sorting of foods (10 min)
○ Q&A to complete presentation (5 min)
○ Provide materials to take home? Printed sheets outlining info, food pantry, and nutrition apps
● Need to buy/print/provide
○ 3-fold poster board
○ Markers or colored pencils
○ Blank Myplate sheets for activity
○ Take-home info sheets
● Topic
○ Nutrition and myPlate
● Objectives
○ Promote healthy food choices in school-aged children
○ Provide take-home resources for continued food choice and caregiver information
● Goals and outcomes
○ Identify foods in myPlate categories
○ Color in blank myPlate diagram with appropriate foods
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