February Tip of the Month
Drink Think!

Make a healthy SPLASH with a Drink Think. Choose water or low fat milk more often.

 
Activity Idea: Moove’n Up With Calcium
Tips for adding calcium to the day
Source: Healthy Kids Challenge, Food Museum booklet
Description: Kids come up with tips for adding calcium to the day and write a paragraph explaining the health needs
Grades: 4-5

Supplies:

 

 flipchart or blackboard, pencils and writing paper
Grissom Elementary kids “Drink Think” with low fat milk at the Dairy Dazzling Calcium Carnival

Directions:
  1.  Before class, list the following calcium tips on the blackboard.
• Drink calcium fortified juice
• Use skim milk rather than water in canned cream soups
• Try 1 cup low fat yogurt for 1 cup water in flavored gelatin
• Add nonfat dry milk to foods or beverages like mashed potatoes or smoothies
2.  Begin by talking with the class about the health benefits of calcium foods for strong bones and a healthy body.
3.  Discuss how the calcium tips on the board are examples of how to add calcium to the day.
4. 
Divide kids into groups of 3-4, and ask each group to:
a. come up with 3-5 tips of their own for adding calcium.
b. write a paragraph that explains the health needs for calcium and includes their group’s calcium tips.
5. 

Place the groups’ tips in a newsletter or create a tips sheet for distribution.

This activity is found on page 25 of the Food Museum booklet. For more activity ideas like the one above, check out HKC resource materials. See the order page for descriptors and to view the Table of Content and booklet sample pages.