Healthy Eating and Diet-KS3-PSHRE

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint, with 60 minutes worth of material. The lesson covers the topic of healthy eating and dieting in a safe and controlled manner. It teaches students about moderation and how to be more aware of the foods that they eat. It also encourages debate about whether there should be calorie counts on menus in restaurants, in response to the new Government Law in the UK.

Learning Intentions:
• I can sort food into the food groups
• I can match and recall keywords
• I can evaluate arguments for and against using calorie labels on food menus

A fun lesson that encourages students to challenge what they know about food, health and dieting. Students learn about crash dieting and how to dispel myth from fact. Students learn about balance and are challenged to form their own opinion on how harmful calorie counting can be to society.

The Lesson includes:
• PowerPoint- 15 slides
• Resources-Food sort DIN task, Mindmap slips, keyword match up tables, food plate, pro and con statements, I think, I know, I wonder plenary slips. (Made using Publisher)

PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that are scaffolded and sequenced throughout the lesson to encouraging the development of critical thinking. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills throughout. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly and helpful for ECT.
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