Set up:
What's in My Brown Bag?
Help students communicate effectively and provide detailed nutrition information.
Purpose:
Help students communicate effectively and provide detailed nutrition information.
Equipment Needed:
• Brown paper lunch bags
• FIVE FOR LIFE® InfoCube and Nutrition Cards
Directions:
- Give each student a brown paper bag.
- Scatter the nutrition cards on the floor.
- Tell students to grab 4-6 nutrition cards and place them inside their brown bag.
- Challenge students to meet as many people as they can.
- When students meet up, tell them to select one of their nutrition cards inside their paper bag without showing their partner.
- Partners will take turns giving clues one at a time describing what is on their nutrition card. Possible clue stems: I taste like… I feel like…I smell like…I belong to _______ food group.
- When both partners guessed what is on each other’s food card, tell them to give a fist bump/high five, find a new partner and repeat.
- Remind students to listen attentively, make eye contact and use appropriate body language to communicate effectively.