NUTRITION & FITNESS

My Body, My Buddy

Grades 2-4

This highly interactive program will get kids moving. During this presentation students will learn the fundamentals of exercise and the importance of healthy eating. Students will get a real workout to high impact music. The importance of daily activity and the effects of exercise on multiple systems of the body will be explored. (Sneakers Recommended)

Florida Sunshine Standards: HE.A.1.1, HE.A.2.1, HE.B.1.1, HE.B.3.1, HE.C.1.1, HE.C.2.1, HE.A.1.2, HE.B.1.1, HE.B.3.2, HE.C.1.2, HE.C.2.2, SC.F.1.2, LA.C. 1.1,  LA.C. 2.1, LA.C. 3.1, LA.C. 1.2,  LA.C. 2.2, LA.C. 3.2

OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of the program, the student will:

1. Name two benefits of daily exercise
2. Listtwo dangers of being physically unfit
3. IName four activities that will increase heart rate
4. Discuss three appropriate safety precautions when exercising

Mission Nutrition

Grades 3-5

Learn how to make healthy food choices in today’s fast food/snack orientated world. Dietary and caloric needs and how to best meet them through the use of our interactive food pyramid and energy expenditure activities will be explored. In addition, students will identify nutrition and food label information and participate in food trivia game which teaches how to make healthy food choices.

Florida Sunshine Standards: HE.A.1.2, HE.A.2.2, HE.B.1.2, HE.B.2.2, HE.C.2.2; NHES: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.3, 3.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.3, SC.F. 1.2, LA.C. 1.2,  LA.C. 2.2, LA.C. 3.2, LA.A. 1.2

OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of the program, the student will:

1. Define "calorie’
2. List three key nutrients
3. Identify the six food groups on the food pyramid
4. Name two benefits of exercise