Power to Grow

Power to Grow
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Teacher Training | Grade 5

Cost

FREE*

Dates

(Choose one)

Friday, January 25, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019

Or contact us to book an alternate date with your team.

Time

9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
(4055 Portage Avenue)

* Please be reminded that this is NOT a school field trip. These workshops are meant for educators to attend only.

Testimonials

“I’m excited to share with my students how to better follow the food guide and eat healthier.”
“Very hands-on and interactive with helpful resources that are ready to go. Excellent workshop!”
“The ready to use lessons and Smartboard activities are fabulous. Best of all, it’s all free!”

Power to Grow helps students understand how the body uses food and offers tools for making informed food choices.

This interactive teacher workshop will help you guide students through a wide variety of nutrition topics including digestion, label reading, and media influences on food choices. Program resources help students apply nutrition knowledge and learn skills through personal assessment.

**This interactive teacher workshop will include:**

Teacher’s Guide – lesson plans, teaching ideas, student activities, and assessment tools
2 posters
USB – with student activity sheets (French and English), 4 videos to support teaching, and Smartboard ready lessons

* Program materials are only available to teachers who have taken a workshop.

Nutrition is a cross-curricular topic. Meet outcomes in many other subjects while teaching nutrition.

Program Resources

What comes with the program

The following resources are provided at no cost to workshop participants

Teacher Guide

Includes lesson plans, teaching ideas, student activities and assessment tools
2 posters

Healthy Bodies poster

Sizing Up Food Guide Servings Poster
USB with student activity sheets

(English and French), Smartboard ready lessons

OPTIONAL MATERIALS

Materials available for purchase

Food Picture Cards (Bilingual)

A set of 103 food pictures with a food group legend on the back (5”x7”cards).

$ 20.00
Food Guide Rainbow

This re-useable fabric rainbow (approx. 24”x40”) can be incorporated into many nutrition activities at any grade level.

$ 15.00
Food Guide Serving Size Poster

This two sided poster shows a food guide rainbow on one side and several meals and snacks on the other; both include life-size food guide servings.

$ 8.00