An elementary school teacher promoting good nutrition will only get so far with lectures and quizzes.
Children learn best when they actively participate in what they are learning.
Stay physically active. It's an active way to show children how the foods they choose affect their health. Before entering Body Walk's giant mouth, students put on food tags designating them as different food items, from a carrot to a hamburger. From the mouth, where lessons focus on the first step of digestion and the importance of good dental health, students proceed down the esophagus to the stomach. From there, they travel to the small intestine and on to the heart, muscles, bones, lungs, skin and brain.