Unit Plan that Incorporates the Use of Thinking Tools
Subject Areas – Reading, Writing, Health, Computer Literacy
Grade Level(s) – Adult Education: Family Literacy
Unit Title - Healthy Living
Unit Summary
Life is more hectic than ever. Very few have the time to think about what to eat. We often wonder whether we eat to live or live to eat. The answer to this question decides our eating habits. However, the lifestyle of many people suggests that we live to eat. Our modern lifestyle has brought a dramatic change in eating disorders. There has been an alarming increase in obesity worldwide. Earlier, obesity was just linked to adults but now it has engulfed children. The number of overweight children and adolescents ages 6-19 has nearly tripled since forty years ago. In this unit, students investigate the eating habits of themselves and their children. As a culminating activity, the students will plan a balanced diet for their family and prepare a grocery list based upon their current income as a guideline.
Habits of Learning Taxonomy
Compare & Contrast, Select, Discriminate, Evaluate, Information Gathering, Analyzing, Examine, Decision-making, Research, Concept formation, Comprehending
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question - How can I lead a nutritionally healthy life?
Unit Questions
1- How do I plan a healthy, nutritious balanced diet for my children?
2- How does my daily diet affect my health?
3- How does being overweight affect my child’s emotional health?
4- How does being overweight affect my child’s physical health?
5- What is the relationship between healthy living and diabetes in children and adults?
6- How can I create an adequate menu based upon my income?
7- How do I read and evaluate nutritional labels?
Content Questions
Sample Questions … there will be more within the actual content of the unit
1-What is a food pyramid?
2-What are the classes of food?
3-What is the difference between overweight vs obese?
4-What is BMI and how do I calculate it?
5-What is my average, acceptable weight?
6-What should my calorie intake be? …my children?
Student Assessment Plan
Assessment Summary & Timeline
Before Project Work Begins
•KWL Chart: To assess prior knowledge – pre-assessment … and as an on-going assessment tool.
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/GaugingStudentNeeds/ap_kwl.htm
•InformalQuestion – What are your two favorite foods?
Create visual ranking based upon students’
responses
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/GaugingStudentNeeds/ap_prioritized_lists.htm
Askstudents to rank list according to nutritional value – high to low
•Can do this individually or in small groups – pairing as discussed in Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction section of this unit
Compare and discuss results as a large group
While Students Work on Projects
•KWL Chart: To assess prior knowledge – pre-assessment … and as an on-going assessment tool.
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/GaugingStudentNeeds/ap_kwl.htm
•HealthQuiz
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/23722/23788/335056.html?d=dmtContent•Physical Activity Quiz
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/7165/24439/335060.html?d=dmtContent•Informal Questioning: On-going
assessment
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/CheckingUnderstanding/ap_informal_question_examples.htm
•Journal/ Essay Writing: On-going
assessment
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/CheckingUnderstanding/ap_written_journals.htm
•AssessingYour Diet: Parent &
Child
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/24127/34037.html?d=dmtContent•Food Tracking
Worksheets
http://www.mypyramid.gov/professionals/results_downld.html
http://www.mypyramid.gov/professionals/food_tracking_wksht.html•Seeing Reasoning Project
http://www.intel.com/education/seeingreason/index.htm
After Project Work Ends
•KWL Chart: To assess prior knowledge – pre-assessment … and as an on-going assessment tool.
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/GaugingStudentNeeds/ap_kwl.htm
•CreateSample Menu for a Week & Create Shopping List
Visual Ranking Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)
Visual Ranking Project Name (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
Favorite Foods
Project Description (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
Students investigate their eating habits in relation to nutritional value.
Prompt (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
•Informal Question – What are your two favorite foods?
Create visual ranking based upon students’
responses
http://www97.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/AssessmentStrategies/GaugingStudentNeeds/ap_prioritized_lists.htm
Askstudents to rank list according to nutritional value – high to low
•Can do this individually or in small groups – pairing as discussed in Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction section of this unit
Compare and discuss results as a large group
Sorting List (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
Seeing Reason Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)
Seeing Reason Project Name (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
You are what you eat?
Project Description (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
You are what you eat.
Research Question (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
What are some health consequences of being overweight or obese?
http://www.healthiergeneration.org/about.aspx?id=316
Unit Details
Approximate Time Needed
Completion time will vary. This will depend on which activity, or activities, you choose to complete with your students. Due to the dynamics of the ABE classroom, it may not be feasible to complete the entire unit with the same students.
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Resource Student: Depending upon the reading and computer literacy level of the individual ABE students completing the activities included in this unit, variations may need to be made. For example, students may need to work in teams to complete the activities (i.e. pairing lower level readers with upper level readers; pairing computer literate students with those who are as comfortable with using the computer).
Technology – Hardware Individual computer work-stations, preferably with DSL or T1 Internet access
Projector – if completed as a large group
Technology - Software Internet
Internet Resources: Listed throughout the unit
