Facilitator's Guide Contents
Introduction and Overview (PDF 0.99 MB)
Pre-Curriculum Activity, part 1 (PDF 0.32 MB)
Pre-Curriculum Activity, part 2 (PDF 0.34 MB)
Pre-Curriculum Activity Answer Key (PDF 0.35 MB)
Lesson 1: Welcome to Media-Smart Youth (PDF 0.88 MB)
- Getting Started
- Activity A: What Is the Media-Smart Youth Workshop?
- Snack Break: It's Veggie Time!
- Activity B: Working Agreement
- Action Break: Red Light, Green Light
- Activity C: Focus on Fruits and Vegetables
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 2: Thinking About Media (PDF 0.85 MB)
- Activity A: What Are Media?
- Snack Break: Mix It Up!
- Activity B: Media & Health-What's the Connection?
- Action Break: It All Depends on Where You Sit
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Whose Point of View Is It?
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 3: Asking Questions (PDF 0.99 MB)
- Activity A: More Than One Kind of Kid
- Snack Break: Just Peachy!
- Activity B: The 6 Media Questions
- Action Break: The Director Says...
- Activity C: Mini-Production: And... Action!
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 4: Nutrition Know-How... Eat It Up! (PDF 1.15 MB)
- Activity A: Hurray for Whole Grains!
- Snack Break: Fruit and Krunch Kebabs
- Activity B: Cutting Back on Fat and Added Sugar
- Action Break: A Cool Wind Blows
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Creating a Nutrition Poster
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 5: Motion Commotion-- What Is Being Active? (PDF 0.95 MB)
- Activity A: What Is Physical Activity?
- Snack Break: Terrific Tortillas
- Activity B: Activities Fit To Be Tried
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Physical Activity Jingles
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 6: Visiting a Grocery Store (PDF 1.27 MB)
- Option 1: Going to the Grocery Store (field trip)
- Option 2: Bringing the Grocery Store to You
- Activity A: What's on the Label?
- Snack Break: Eating Right... Quick as a Flash!
- Activity B: Mini-Production: Write a Song! or Internet Scavenger Hunt
- Action Break: Playground Games
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 7: The Power of Advertising (PDF 1.29 MB)
- Activity A: What Is Advertising?
- Snack Break: Food-Group Mania
- Activity B: Thinking About Body Image
- Action Break: Let's Do Yoga!
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Omission Mission
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 8: Super Snacks and Better Bones (PDF 1.00 MB)
- Activity A: Foods in the Media and Thinking About Packaging
- Snack Break: Bone-Building Sundaes and More
- Activity B: Building Better Bones
- Action Break: Weight-Bearing Fun
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Your Attention, Please!
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 9: Making Smart Choices Fun and Easy (PDF 0.95 MB)
- Activity A: Being Active: What Makes It Easy? What Makes It Hard?
- Snack Break: Pop It!
- Activity B: Get In the Action!
- Action Break: The Human Knot
- Activity C: Mini-Production: Get Out the Vote! Choose Your Big Production Media Format
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Lesson 10: Getting Into the Production Mode (PDF 0.85 MB)
- Activity A: This Message Brought to You By...
- Snack Break: Dip It!
- Activity B: 6 Media Questions from the Production Point of View
- Action Break: Walkin' in Style
- Activity C: 3 Ps in Production
- Finishing Up the Lesson
Post-Curriculum Activity (PDF 0.56 MB)
Appendices
A. Sample Permission Forms (PDF 0.10 MB)
- Workshop Permission Form
- Grocery Store Field Trip Permission Form
B. Additional Snack Break Options (PDF 0.12 MB)
C. Additional Action Break Options (PDF 0.22 MB)
- Action Break Options
- Adapting Activities for Youth with Disabilities
D. The Video/DVD At-A-Glance (PDF 0.07 MB)
E. Doing the Big Production (PDF 0.35 MB)
- The Big Production Glossary
F. The Big Production Toolbox (PDF 0.11 MB)
G. Media, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Resources (PDF 0.18 MB)
H. Promotion Kit (PDF 0.12 MB)
- Getting Noticed
- Message Points
- Template News Release
- Media-Smart Youth Fact Sheet
I. Educational Content Standards Linked to Lesson Activities (PDF 0.08 MB)
J. Sample Media-Smart Youth Certificate of Participation (PDF 0.07 MB)
K. Glossary (PDF 0.13 MB)
Take Home a New Idea! (PDF 1.42 MB)
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