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Audiences

 Youth (Ages 5-11)

Curriculum Materials

Instructor guide, Activity supplies, Physical representations

Lesson Plan Timing

 6-week lessons (With optional add-on's), 30, 45, 60-minute class options, Lessons include activites, materials, and recipes

Activity Highlights

 Nutrition-based physical activity, Applying nutrition concepts to daily life, Sensory activities and explorations

Settings

 In-person, and community spaces

Show Me Nutrition

Show Me Nutrition (SMN) is a nutrition curriculum that provides youth, kindergarten through 5th grade, with education for a healthy lifestyle. Show Me Nutrition supports the Montana educational standards for health enhancement and physical education.

Participant Goals

Youth will engage with the following themes through age-appropriate content, activites, and handouts.

Educating Youth in:

  • Nutrition
  • Food Safety
  • Physical Activity
  • Proper Hygiene
  • Media Comprehension

Lesson Topic Overview

Lessons

Topic

Fruit and Vegetables
  • MyPlate basics
  • Eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables
  • Cooking and preparing fruits and vegetables
  • Understanding food groups

Dairy
  • Identifying dairy products
  • Benefits of consuming dairy

Protein & Activity
  • Understanding protein and fats
  • Benefits of regular physical activity

Grains and Energy
  • Indentifying grains and carbohydrates and origins
  • How food provides energy
  • How to stay active

Body Systems
  • What happens inside the body
  • Why the body needs food

Healthy Habits
  • Making healthy food choices
  • Practicing hygiene and germ-free habits
  • Understanding media messages/nutrition facts

Montana Health Enhancement Standards Met

Health Education

Physical Education
  • H.E. #1: K-5th
  • H.E. #2: K-5th
  • H.E. #3: 2nd & 4th
  • H.E. #4: K
  • H.E. #5: K-5th
  • H.E. #7: K-5th
  • H.E. #8: K, 1st, 3rd, 5th
  • P.E. #1: K-5th
  • P.E. #2: K, 3rd, 4th
  • P.E. #3: 3rd & 5th
  • P.E. #4: 5th
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