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NASAFACS 14.2 Examine the Students will know what makes a Given the discussion of healthy
nutritional needs of individuals and food healthy vs unhealthy by the vs. unhealthy foods, as an
families in relation to health and origin/source of food, if its informal assessment, students
wellness across the life span fresh/fast food, how it makes them will list 2/3 indicators of each
feel after consumption. (Halloween source of healthy/unhealthy
candy examples.) foods.
NASAFACS 14.3.1 Apply current After reading The Gulps, the Given the story on the pros of
dietary guidelines in planning to preschoolers will be able to identify eating healthy and the cons of
meet nutrition and wellness needs. the difference between healthy foods eating poorly, the preschoolers
and non-healthy foods. will recall 3-5 examples of
healthy and non-healthy foods
provided by the book.
NASAFACS 9.3.6 After identifying food source and Categorize and sort 8/10 food
Critique the selection of foods to overall feeling after consumption, as examples correctly into a healthy
promote a healthy lifestyle. well as, recalling examples given basket and non-healthy basket.
from the book, the preschoolers will
pair up to complete a sorting activity
References/Resources/Technology
Literature, photo cards, white board
Lesson Procedures
Opening
After introducing the topic of Halloween candy, the instructor will explain the negative side effects of
consuming excess amounts of candy/sugar. Then introduce other foods that will also present negative side
effects to the human body. Afterwards, the instructor will explain that healthy foods help our bodies feel
strong and energetic. Then, discuss that healthy foods come from farms, a certain section of the grocery store,
and restaurants that dont involve a drive-thru.
Middle
The preschoolers will be read The Gulps which describes a family who Multiple intelligence
only consumed unhealthy foods and eventually learned how to eat Interpersonal: pairing up
healthy. The instructor will discuss the story with the preschoolers and to categorize foods
answer any questions. Pictures in the book will be utilized to help the Intrapersonal: identifying
preschoolers make connections to what is healthy and unhealthy and why. examples as instructor
The instructor will randomly call on the students and have each student makes a list
recall an example of what is healthy and unhealthy from the story (the Visual
instructor will list it on the white board so that students may see the Kinesthetic
written word.) Auditory
Verbal
Closure
After completing a list of healthy and non-healthy foods related to the story The Gulps, the preschoolers will
pair up to categorize examples of photographed foods and understand the difference between the two. The
preschoolers will be able to choose to eat more wisely because it will make them feel strong, happy, and
energetic but eating unhealthy foods will possibly cause negative effects like tummy aches. So, the
preschoolers will understand that the benefits of eating healthy outweighs the unhealthy choices.