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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