Playdoh+Plates

This PLAYDOH PLATES activity is a project I assigned to my students before the week of the OAA's. I wanted my students to use the information that they had learned during our Nutrition Unit to enhance their performance during the testing week.

I intoduced the assignments to my students by reminding them that the food we consume on a daily basis affects the performance of our body. Our daily nutrient intake influences the way the brain works, as well as our mood, motivation and our mental energy and performance.

I then had my students read an article on brain performance. This article provided them with information on various foods and the various research that has been done to prove that the right food and the natural neurochemicals that they contain can enhance their mental capabilities.

After reading the article my students were to plan a breakfast that would be ideal to consume on the morning of the tests. They were expected to use the information they obtained from our Nutrition Unit as well as from the article that they read on brain performance to create a breakfast that would promote motivation, enhance their focus, magnify memory, tune their sensorimotor skills, aid their concentration, and diffuse stress.

Once they had planned their breakfast, they needed to write a brief explanation as to why they choose the foods that they did.

The final step of the project was for the students to use playdoh to create their plate of foods. I took pictures of each of their playdoh plates and as the students presented their justifications as to why they chose the breakfast foods that they did, I had their playdoh plates up on the smartboard.

This was a great activity to do and it really helped the students see how much a well-balanced diet and the foods they eat affect the way they feel, think and perform on a daily basis. It allowed me to accurately assess the amount of information that they learned during the Nutrition Unit.

Not only were the students reviewing the information that was taught, they were also learning while having a blast making their Playdoh Plate Creations!

Check out my project instructions and the link below of playdoh plates that were created in my class!!

[|Playdoh Plates Slideshow]