http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.htmlMyPyramid.gov is a great website that provides loads of information about nutrition and the new food guide pyramid. I think future teachers would be interested in this website because it has a lot of resources for teachers to use in the classroom. For example, there are posters, worksheets, bookmarks, coloring sheets, etc. My favorite part of the website is the section for kids because it has fun, interactive games that will capture the attention of students while teaching them healthy eating habits. I think it is extremely important for students to start learning about nutrition at a young age because they will use the knowledge and skills they learn for the rest of their lives. It is also very important for parents to know about nutrition in order to teach their children and this website is great because it also has resources and tips for parents.
How could you incorporate this website into your own future classroom?
I think this website would be very beneficial to not only our students but to ourselves! If we are not modeling the healthy lifestyles we are promoting, then our students are less likely to follow our advice. It would be a great tool to use in the classroom, and all the handouts would be helpful for the students as well as the parents. We could send information home and encourage families to talk about health and food so that we are surrounding our students with healthy lifestyles in all aspects of their life.
ReplyDeleteThis website would also be helpful in integrating health into different curriculum. For example, if we want to incorporate health into math, then we could have the students keep a food log for a day, then add up all the calories, fats, proteins, etc. that they are intaking. Percentages could also be incorporated.
My Pyramid is a great resource for teachers and parents alike. I was first introduced to this site in a freshman year nutrition class, and have found myself going back to it as a reference many times since. I think it will be a great resource in the future to teach kids the ways to stay healthy!
ReplyDeletegreat resource. I think it is a great way to teach kids about a healthy lifestyle. It is also a great tool for teachers. It is so important that children learn how to be healthy from a young age, and it is important that we as teachers and adults model this type of lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteWow this was a really cool website. I really enjoyed the children games. It was a great way for them to learn about the food pyramid. I also liked the link that showed classroom materials and different activities to use in the classroom. I think it is really important to have the education at home and in the classroom. Students need to know that their health is very important. I would definitely use this website as a reference for my future class.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great website for both parents and students. often times if students learn about this in class they forget about it and nothing changes. By possibly creating an assignment that requires both the parents and the students to use this website and learn about the food pyramid together. By creating awareness in the parents and children, I think that more of a change is likely to occur. This was a great tool to look at, and is something that I can see myself using in my own classroom.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a wonderful website and classroom resource. I first heard about this website a few years ago, and have referenced it a good number of times (especially for my research project on childhood obesity). All students should know the food pyramid and be aware of ways to live a healthy lifestyle, and this site definitely helps in reaching that goal. I would absolutely use this in my classroom to teach students the food pyramid. I could even print out a copy of the food pyramid for my students and have them keep track daily of the food groups they are eating/not eating to teach them about balanced meals and healthy eating.
ReplyDeleteI have used mypyramid.gov to write multiple health lesson plans and it is very useful! The resources for teachers, parents, and students are great. It should definitely be utilized when teaching students about incorporating healthy eating and exercise as a part of their daily lives.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great resource to have available for teachers. I personally love the newer pyramid. It just looks more clean cut, plus it adds in exercise. This site can also give teachers ideas about what they can do to teach their students about nutrition.
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