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Introduction | Task
| Working Individually
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| Websites | Reflection
Introduction
Food and drinks are an important part of
celebrations in many cultures. Now after
thinking about breakfast and investigating
cultural breakfasts around the world, it
is time to celebrate the importance of breakfast
- a key to healthy living. In this Celebration
activity, you will be working both individually
as well as in small groups. It is important
to keep in the front of your mind the 5
Fun Ways Wheel and especially the EVERYDAY
theme and the different food groups when
planning your creative breakfast recipe.
Task
As a class, your task is to plan a breakfast
meal and a physical activity, which links
to a celebration or culture. See the EdNA
Online Australian Schools Calendar for
ideas
about special events and click on Calendar
for Australian Schools.
You will first need to work individually
to create a breakfast menu item and an everyday
physical activity. The class can then gather
the ideas and decide on a class breakfast
celebration. It would be nice to invite
a special guest to attend and celebrate
with you. It could be a parent or local
sporting representative or council member.
Remember, you will need to allow sufficient
time to invite your guest to attend. Also
you will need to decide what you will do
while the guest is visiting your class/school.
Steps in planning the breakfast celebration:
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Working as an individual:
Plan the breakfast meal and physical activity
that links to the celebration.
Hints:
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The breakfast
meal should involve both
food and drink |
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Use information from your
own family experience or
cultural background
if possible |
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Find out as much as you
can about the following |
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- Ingredients |
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- Preparation of your breakfast |
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- Nutrition value |
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- Special types of everyday
activities that relate to
the culture you have
chosen and write this down |
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Draw or find a picture
of your menu item to share
with
others |
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See if you can also find
a description of the physical
activity that you
have chosen |
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It is also important to
consider food safety when
planning your meal |
Make use of the nutrition information about
food groups and serve sizes from the previous
section. You don't have to create the menu,
just share your idea and explain why it should
be part of the class menu.
Extension activity
If you want to have a go at making your healthy
breakfast item, ask and see if you can make
it at home and then tell the class what your
family thought about it. Remember to consider
food safety when preparing your meal.
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Working as a class:
Share your ideas with other class members.
You could do this by group discussion, oral
presentations and or viewing the plans of
others.
Vote on the items you want in the class
breakfast celebration menu and on which
physical activity to include.
You may like to consider some of the following
when making your choice:
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Which part of the
5 Fun Ways Wheel does the breakfast
meal and physical activity fit
under? |
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Does the menu have representation
of 2 food groups? |
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Nutritional value of the breakfast
meal (think about the fat, carbohydrate,
protein etc.. content of the meal
- food labels should have this
information)? |
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Cost of ingredients? |
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Ease of preparation - are the
ingredients in or out of season? |
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Enjoyability of the meal like
taste and flavours? |
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Representation of Australia's
cultural mix/relevance to the celebration? |
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Is any equipment needed for the
physical activity? |
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Appropriate clothing for the
physical activity? |
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Space required for the physical
activity? |
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Physical activity level (easy
vs vigorous) and is the physical
activity inclusive (difficulty
level - will everyone in the class
be capable of participating in
the activity)? |
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Are there any safety considerations? |
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Is it an activity that you could
do everyday? |
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Food safety considerations? |
You now need to make some decisions as
a class. Consider the following when making
your choice:
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Will you make some
of the menu items in the classroom
or bring them from home? |
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Will you choose from a number of
breakfast cereals? |
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Will you involve parents and friends? |
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Will you create some special breakfast
fruit juice drinks using recipes
from the weblinks? |
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Will you use the classroom or a
special room for the celebration? |
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How will you involve the special
guest if you invite one? |
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Where will you do the physical
activity component? |
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Are there any safety considerations
for the physical activity and food
preparation? |
Decide how you are going to promote your
breakfast celebration event. Use the computer
to create an A4 menu poster to display in
your class and around the school to promote
a healthy breakfast.
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