2012 Curriculum

Year 5 - My Olympic friends: "Healthy School?" (Nutrition)

Key Skills I can name all of the food groups; I understand all the components of a healthy diet; I can research & compare the diets of two specific Olympic athletes and ourselves (e.g. gymnast or body builder); I can investigate the school’s attitude to healthy living;

• Different foods and groupings;
  
• Looking at specific Olympians (gymnastics, power lifting etc);

Activities

• Food research – sorting and identifying the ‘roles’ of food groups;
  
• Investigate and analyse the school dinner menu and present findings to the kitchen staff, school council and SMT;
  
• Keep a food diary and use to analyse alongside the school dinner menu;
  
• Devise menus to add to the school menu that will make Olympians of the Future;
  

• An age appropriate healthy living plan that takes into account different food groups and physical activity that promotes well being;
  
• A presentation using data in a variety of ways and be able to interpret the data
  
• Facilitate a whole school assembly that gives an overview of findings gathered
  around healthy living;
  

- Olympic Athlete's diet |
- School Dinner menu: Menu 1 | Menu 2 | Menu 3 |