Healthy vs. Unhealthy Cereals

	Fat	Salt	Sugar	Total
Special K Fruit & Yogurt	1 gram	135 milligrams	10 grams	146
Cinnamon Toast Crunch	3 grams	220 milligrams	10 grams	223
Whole Grain Cheerios	2 grams	160 milligrams	1 gram	163
Total	6	515	21	542

ASSURE LESSON PLAN

1. ANALYZE LEARNERS

The students are 4th grade, ages 10 and 11 years old.  The class consists of twenty (20) students, 10 girls and 10 boys.  The students are enthusiastic and eager individuals.  In addition, most of the students come from middle-income households and a mixture of races including Filipinos, Caucasians, Chamorros, and Mircronesians.  More importantly, one of the students has been diagnosed with autism.

2.  STATE OBJECTIVES

For the duration of this lesson, the students will:

• Gather data from three (3) different cereal boxes in order to determine the amount of fat, sugar, and salt intake by reading the nutritional label
• Input the data into a spreadsheet, by creating a chart depicting the information provided
• Explain the chart to the class

3.  SELECT METHODS, MEDIA, AND MATERIALS

Method:

• Teacher will lead a class discussion.  The purpose would be to find out what the students know about healthy and unhealthy food.  The main question throughout the discussion is: "What does it mean to be healthy?"
• Students will be asked to choose three (3) different cereal boxes .
• Each student will be required to read the nutritional label to find out the fat. sugar, and salt content.
• Students will use the information provided to create a spreadsheet, create a chart, and briefly explain their findings to the class.

*Note: To accomodate the student with austism, a one-to-one aid will be present to help assist the child

Media: Microsoft Excel (to create spreadsheet) and Moodle to submit assignment

Materials: Cereal boxes, computer

4. UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

• Teacher should be prepared to answer any questions pertaining to the assignment
• Prior to the lesson, the teacher should check if the materials are available
• Teacher should provide an example of the assignment

5. REQUIRE LEARNER PARTICIPATION

This lesson is designed so that students actively participate throughout the duration of the class activity.  The students are required to work individually; however, if help is needed, they are encouraged to collaborate amongst their peers for assistance.  In addition, participation is required as it is an integral part of the student's grade.

6. EVALUATE AND REVISE

Students were required to choose three different cereal boxes in order to determine the fat, sugar, and salt content.  Afterwards, the students were required to input the information onto a spreadsheet, create chart, and be prepared to explain the chart.  Moreover, although the one-to-one aide was present to assist with the student with autism, it was a challenging task to have the child focus on the task at hand.