Lesson Plan

Title:The Earlier, The Better!

Audience
The audience for our nutrition lesson is going to be 5th graders at the Christ the
King. The majority of the 5th graders are 10-11 years old. According to the USA
School Info, the demographics are 1.3% Indian, 11.9% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 9.1%
African American, 60.2% American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, and 6.3% two or more
ethnicities. There is a larger female population of 56.1% to males of 43.9%.
Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children in the past 30 years. In the
United States, the percentage of obese children between the ages of 6-11 years old
has increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. With the lack of nutritious
meals, the children are being exposed to more junk food.In addition, schools have
reduced or eliminated physical education or recess.
In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.
The major causes are a result of poor nutrition and lack of physical activity.
Health Issue
Prevention of obesity amongst 5th graders
Specific Learning Objectives
Objective #1: Participants will be able to identify one healthy snack alternative.
Learning Domain: Cognitive & Affective
Objective #2: Participants will be able to state a benefit of a fruit or vegetable.
Learning Domain: Cognitive
Objective #3: Participants will be able to understand the importance of physical
activity.
Learning Domain: Cognitive & Affective
Duration:70 minutes
Procedure
1. Introduction: overview and gain attention. (10 minutes)
a. Greet the participants. Introduction of the class and a general
overview of the lesson. Gather the attention by announcing that the
participants will be playing games.
2. Body:

a. Classification game (10 minutes)

i. On a whiteboard, there will be two categories. One will be
labeled as healthy snack and the other will be junk food. My
partner and I will read out different snacks and the class will
categorize them. Ie: apples and peanut butter will be read, and
the class will answer either healthy snack or junk food.
b. Fruits and vegetable skits (15 minutes)
i. The participants will be divided into groups where they will be
performing skits. Each skit will include a participant acting as a
fruit or vegetable super hero. Each fruit and vegetable will
have a super power (benefit).
c. Freeze tag (17 minutes)
i. A brief lecture will be given on the importance of being active
and going out to play. Physical activities such, jump roping,
running, walking, and sports will be encouraged. After the brief
lecture (7 minutes), the children will engage in freeze tag.
3. Conclusion (8 minute)
a. Conclude the lesson by reviewing what was taught and providing
them with a handout to take home. Each handout will include
examples of healthy snacks, benefits of fruits and vegetables, and
encouragement of at least 60 minutes of activity a day.
Materials
White board
Dry erase marker/eraser
Skit sheets
Handouts
References

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains Website.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html. Accessed October 2,
2014.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://www.cdc.gov.
Accessed October 1st, 2014.
Medline Plus Web site.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html. Accessed
October 1st, 2014
USA School Info Web site. http://www.usaschoolinfo.com/school/christ-theking-catholic-school-jacksonville-florida.105655/enrollment. Accessed
October 1st, 2014
Obesity Society Web site. http://www.obesity.org/resources-for/childhoodoverweight.htm Accessed October 1st, 2014