FCS Lesson Plan

Name: Julia Brandt

Date 11/15/2014

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: Mary Beth Ohlms

Organization: Gateway180

Grade/Age Level: Adults

Length of Lesson: 45 min.

Title of Lesson: Encouraging Mindfulness with Mindful Eating (Macro teaching)

1. Goal(s)
12.2.2 Analyze the impact of social, economic, and technological forces on individual growth and development.
14.1 Analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness practices across the lifespan.
14.1.1 Explain physical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual components of individual and family wellness.
14.1.2 Analyze the effects of psychological, cultural, and social influences on food choices and other nutrition practices.
2. Prior Knowledge
Prior knowledge will be assessed by:
Beginning the class with by Im stressed on the board, and asking each person to write on a scrap piece of paper 3-5 things that are
stressing them out right now. Ask the participants to look at their list and reflect upon it, and then rip it up. Instructor will then ask the
class if they have ever heard of mindful eating before or if they think they know what it is.
3. Learner Outcomes: In the
space below, enter your outcomes
(two or more) that attend to the
following:

Prior to the lesson, all

students will be able to list 3-5
things that stress them out
(affective-disclose
information).
Prior to the lesson, all
students will report whether or
not they have tried mindful
eating before (affectivedisclose information)
Following the lesson, students
will be able to explain what
mindful eating is (cognitive)

4. Assessment of Learner
Outcomes: In the space below,
describe your assessment
procedures that attend to the
following:
Ask the students to list 3-5
stressors in their life on a
piece of scrap paper at their
seat. Once they have reflected
upon their current stressors,
ask them to rip the paper up.
Open discussion about what
students think mindful eating
is and whether or not they
have tried it before.
Following the PowerPoint
presentation, ask the class to
explain to the instructor what
mindful eating is

5. Procedures: In the space

below, describe what you, the
teacher, will do to ensure student
learning:

I will pull up the PowerPoint

presentation and have it ready
on the computer
I will write Im stressed and
Possible benefits of breathing
activities for my stress on the
board prior to students
entering the classroom.
I will then ask each student to
list 3-5 things that stress them
out on a piece of paper
provided.
I will then tell the students to

6. Questions: In the space

below, identify questions that you
can ask that will reflect and
promote the stated outcomes:
What stresses you out?
(Knowledge)
How does stress make you
feel? (Evaluation)
What do you know about
mindful eating? (Knowledge)
What did you learn about
mindful eating? (Knowledge)
What mindful eating strategies
do you feel you want to work
on?

FCS Lesson Plan

Name: Julia Brandt

Date 11/15/2014

Cooperating Teacher/Mentor: Mary Beth Ohlms

Organization: Gateway180

Grade/Age Level: Adults

Length of Lesson: 45 min.

Title of Lesson: Encouraging Mindfulness with Mindful Eating (Macro teaching)

Following the lesson, students

will be able to recall at least
one of the mindful eating rules
from the lesson (cognitive)

Following the PowerPoint

presentation, ask each
member in the class to write
down at least one mindful
eating strategy discussed that
they feel they will follow

reflect upon how these

stressors make them feel, how
they affect their daily activities,
mental health, physical health,
emotional health.
I will then instruct the students
to rip up the piece of paper.
I will ask for students to
explain to me and the class
what they think mindful eating
is.
After discussion, I will begin
the PowerPoint presentation.
I will then ask each student to
give a brief overview of
mindful eating.
I will instruct the class to write
down one or more mindful
eating strategies we
discussed that they will work
on
I will then hand out the mindful
eating plan guidelines.

Lesson Materials: PowerPoint presentation: (slides attached)

Video: http://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes#t-351178