Healthy Role Modeling in Social Studies Classrooms
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Including Nutrition Education
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Nutrition Education in Social Studies - Preschool O Taste test
foods from different cultures/countries O Exploring the role food
plays in different cultures
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Social Studies and Geography O Prepare and taste a food from
another country O Compare cultural food trends to the United States
MyPlate model.
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Social Studies and Geography, cont. O Where does our food come
from? O Our global economy: food production O Write a report on a
country or culture, highlighting popular & traditional
foods.
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History O Research how foods were prepared, preserved and
stored in the past. O Look at changes in portion sizes of popular
foods in America.
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Portion Size Activity
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Including Physical Activity
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Physical Activity in Social Studies - Preschool O Dance to
cultural music and discuss what country that music is from. O Play
a game from another country.
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Lets Play! O Multicultural games teach children to respect
other lifestyles, cultures, and become curious about the places the
games are played. O Pet the Elephant a game for children from
India
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Physical Activity during Social Studies Class O Teach
historical dates O Human timeline O Before or After O Mix and match
O Reenact historical events and lifestyles O Cultural
celebrations
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More Physical Activity in Social Studies O When studying a
country or culture, play that countrys most popular sport. O Write
a report on a country or culture, highlighting favorite
recreational activities and sports.
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History & Geography Class O Talk about it O When studying a
country or culture, research the rules of a popular or traditional
sport and play that sport as a class. O Write a report on a country
or culture, highlighting favorite/traditional recreational
activities & sports. O Research how a sport/activity has
evolved through different stages of history.
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History & Geography, cont. O Then get moving! O Try
traditional dances/sports O Make Human Maps O Make Talking Human
Timelines O Play Before or After or This or That
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Lets Make a Human Map! O Includes Tornado Alley O One state in
this time zone produces nearly half of U.S. grown fruits, nuts and
vegetables! O Produces roughly 14% of all the oil produced in the
United States O Home to the region called New England O Contains
Grand Canyon National Park O Location of the CDC Headquarters O
Became a state in 1959