| Find out more
about our
nutrition lessons: |
| Lesson 1: You Are
What You Eat! |
| This lesson
provides an opportunity for students to learn what's healthy to eat and
why. |
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| CASAS Competencies: |
| 1.3.8 Identify
common food items |
| 3.5.2 Select a
balanced diet |
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| Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Learn food
vocabulary. |
| 2. Learn about
the food pyramid. |
| 3. Analyze their
diet. |
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| Lesson 2: What
Should I Eat? |
| This lesson
provides information about healthy diets and teaches students how to ask
for and give advice. |
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| CASAS Competencies: |
| 1.3.8 Identify
common food items |
| 3.5.2 Select a
balanced diet |
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| Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Learn how to
ask for and give advice. |
| 2. Understand the
impact of diet on weight and health. |
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Lesson 3: Nutrition for Life |
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This lesson discusses how nutritional needs
change throughout our lives and the long-term health benefits of good
nutrition. |
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CASAS Competencies: |
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1.3.8 Identify common food items |
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3.5.2 Select a
balanced diet |
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Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Understand our
special nutritional needs through the life cycle. |
| 2. Become familiar
with brochures as a tool for health communication. |
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Lesson 4: What's in the Box? |
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This lesson teaches students how to
interpret nutrition labels. |
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CASAS Competencies: |
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1.6.1 Interpret food packaging labels |
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3.5.1 Interpret nutritional and related
information listed on food labels |
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7.2.3 Make comparisons, differentiating
among, sorting, and classifying items, information, or ideas |
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Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Learn how to
interpret nutrition labels. |
| 2. Learn how to
express what is needed from the store. |
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3. Learn how to make comparisons. |
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Lesson 5: Let's Go to the Store |
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This lesson teaches students about grocery
shopping. |
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CASAS Competencies: |
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1.1.6 Count, convert, and use coins and
currency, and recognize symbols such as ($) and (.) |
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1.2.1 Interpret advertisements, labels,
charts, and price tags in selecting goods and services |
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1.2.3 Compute discounts |
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1.3.5 Use coupons to purchase goods and
services |
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0.2.2 Complete a personal information form |
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Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Learn how to
save money at the store. |
| 2. Learn how to
make requests. |
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Lesson 6: The Market |
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This lesson shares additional information
about shopping for food, and provides information about public nutrition
programs. |
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CASAS Competencies: |
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1.6.4 Check sales receipts |
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7.2.3 Make comparisons, differentiating
among, sorting, and classifying items, information, or ideas |
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Learning Objectives: |
| Students will: |
| 1. Learn how to
communicate politely. |
| 2. Learn about
public nutrition programs. |
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3. Learn how to find information in the
phone book. |
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Lesson 7: Home Cooking |
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This lesson presents healthy recipes and
discusses preparing food at home. |
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CASAS Competencies: |
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1.1.1 Interpret recipes |
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1.1.5 Interpret temperatures |
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8.2.1 Recognize and/or demonstrate meal and
snack preparation activities |
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Learning Objectives: |
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Students will: |
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1. Learn how to follow and adapt recipes. |
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2. Learn how to have a healthy kitchen. |
