General Information:
Choose My Plate is a great site for students to use because it has a lot to offer. Compared to other sites I looked at, this site offered more activities and resources overall. These included games, activity sheets, videos and songs just to name a few. The site also offered health resources for students’ families to explore. The site is easy to navigate, and is professionally presented with research-based information. Another benefit of the site is that it has translation options for several languages, which is great for students and families to access. I would use this site for students to play the games in their free time in the classroom, and I would link it on my classroom website for students to use at home and for their families to use as well.
Core Integration:
I could integrate the activities in this website into a writing lesson. I would have the students write an assignment about their favorite foods. Then I would have the students play a nutrition game on Choose My Plate, where they learn about healthy foods. After this they will do another short writing assignment where they write about foods or food groups they either want to try or want to eat more of, based on what they learned in the game. Because not all students can access healthy foods, I would set up a day where I brought in the foods they wrote about.
Standards:
Health Education Standards:
HE1.5.1 Name the food groups and variety of nutritious food choices for each food group.
HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group every day
HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each food group every day
HE1.5.15 Describe the benefits of healthy eating.
HBO 12: Follow an eating plan for healthy growth and development
HBO 13: Support others to eat healthy
HE1.5.3 Describe the benefits of eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.
HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group every day
HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each food group every day
HBO 3: Eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables every day
HBO 12: Follow an eating plan for healthy growth and development
HBO 13: Support others to eat healthy
Literacy Standard:
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.