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Training | Grade 8

Cost

FREE*

Dates

VIRTUAL workshops available to Manitoba residents ONLY. (Register below):

  • Friday, January 22, 2021
  • Friday, February 19, 2021

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

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Time

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Location

VIRTUAL (via Zoom or Microsoft Team Meeting)

* Please be reminded that this is NOT a student field trip. These workshops are meant for educators to attend only. Workshops available to Manitoba residents ONLY.

Testimonials

  • “The free materials are easy to implement and are useful for a variety of different learning styles.”

  • “Very hands-on and interactive with helpful resources that are ready to go. Excellent workshop!”

  • “I’m excited to share with my students how to better follow the food guide and eat healthier.”

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What is Power to Be? Power To Be explores the complex issues related to body image in a manner relevant to younger teens.

Power to Be is a nutrition education program designed to help explore the complex issues related to body image in a manner relevant to young teens. Register for this interactive teacher workshop to help you guide students through a variety of engaging individual and group activities addressing food intake, fitness, weight, shape and size.  This program can be used to meet curriculum outcomes in home economics, physical education or English language arts programming.

This interactive teacher workshop will include:

  • Teacher’s Guide – lesson plans, teaching ideas, student activities, and assessment tools
  • USB - Contains student activity sheets (French and English), one video, a series of eight vignettes and ready to use lesson files.
  • 2 posters

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

What about Canada's new food guide?

Read more on how to use Power to Be with Canada's new food guide.

Dialogue with a Dietitian

  • Did you know? If you are a Grade 8 teacher using Power to Be, you and your classroom can submit your food or nutrition related questions to support your contribution to your class’ Health Promotion project. Your personal information will be kept private, only your school’s name will be identified along with your question. A registered dietitian will respond to your question. For more information on how to ask your questions, visit here.

 

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

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Program Resources

What comes with the program

The following resources are provided at no cost to workshop participants

  • Teacher guide

    Teacher guide

    Teacher guide with 5 lessons, three student presentation lessons, teaching ideas, and student activities

  • Feeding with Love and Good Sense: 12 through 18 Years

    Feeding with Love and Good Sense: 12 through 18 Years

  • USB

    USB

    Contains student activity sheets (English and French) in standard pdf format as well as pdf with fillable form fields, nine videos and vignettes, ready to use lesson files (PowerPoint & Smartboard)

  • Healthy Bodies poster

    Healthy Bodies poster

    A teen body image poster with discussion questions and teaching ideas on the back.

  • Web of Influences Poster

    Web of Influences Poster

    Supports visual learning and concept comprehension ss students explore the many influences on food, drink and activity choices.

OPTIONAL MATERIALS

Materials available for purchase

  • Food Picture Cards (Bilingual)

    Food Picture Cards (Bilingual)

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

    $ 20.00

Other Materials

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Home Connections

Helpful Resources for Parents:

Jessie's Legacy - Eating Disorders Prevention and Awareness