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Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!

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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Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active!