How to Write Prompts for Students About Healthy Snacks

Reminding children to make healthy eating choices can often feel like a full-time job. Learning about how to snack in a healthy way is an important part of a child's development, and because many children consume at least half of their daily calories at school, this obligation is often placed on teachers, school administrators and other members of the educational system. One way to bring nutritional information to students effectively is to make the process of learning about healthy snacks interesting and enjoyable.

Things You'll Need

• Easel or Whiteboard or Blackboard
• Colored Pens
• Chalk
• Dry Erase Markers

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Instructions

Weekly Prompts Help Students Think About Healthy Snacks Regularly

• 1

  Clear a space on the whiteboard, blackboard or on a separate easel. Keep this space dedicated to your weekly healthy snack ideas.

• 2

  Write a slogan above this space that is related to healthy eating. Choose a quote or an image that brings nutrition to mind so students are aware what this space is meant for. For example, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Healthy snack tip of the week." Use colored chalk, markers or dry erase pens to decorate this section of the board or easel.

• 3

  Change the tip of the week every Monday. Choose snacks that are healthy, and include a bit of information about what the health benefits of this snack are. On the U.S Department of Health and Human Services website, in a section called "Small Step Kids," there is an example of a fun fact about a healthy food that children can relate to: " Bananas and other fruits packed with potassium can help your muscles work their best so you can 'monkey' around for hours." Adding some fun to your weekly prompts will help your students retain and relate to what they learn about the healthy snack.

• 4

  Ask a different student each Monday to talk about the healthy snack that is highlighted that week. Instruct him to read the healthy snack information written on the board or easel, and then discuss ways that he has enjoyed or not enjoyed that healthy snack or how he feels after eating it.

• 5

  As the routine of reading out loud and sharing the healthy snack of the week progresses, assign one student per week the task of researching and writing the prompt herself. Research has shown that social collaboration can boost student achievement, so asking a student to prepare and report to the class on the healthy snack of the week can also help to improve her academic performance.