WE CD 134

PART 1-

ExperiencesDaily Health Checks-Your Experiences

Discussion Time!

After reading the chapter and viewing the DAILY HEALTH CHECK videos, let’s share your own experiences here.

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If you are working in a school setting, share your experiences.

If you are not working in a classroom, think about the procedures at your

own child’s school or your own experiences as a student.

1. Why is it important to send sick children home instead of letting them

stay in the classroom? Share 3 different reasons.

1. Share how the daily health check works, from your own experience.

Let us know if this is in your own classroom, or from other experiences

you have had. What does the teacher do or ask the parents during the

daily health check?

1. If you volunteer in a classroom, have you noticed teachers doing

daily health checks? (It is possible to conduct a daily health check

very casually, without it being obvious.) If you are volunteering or a

TA, you should ask the teachers about the health check and what they do.

1. Have you seen teachers send a child home after noticing a health

issue at check in time? If so, how did the parent seem to feel about being

asked to take the child home?

1. How can we make sure parents will not be surprised if they are

asked to take their child home after symptoms are noticed at the

health check? What should teachers and Directors do to prepare them?

WORD COUNT: 150-200 words required

Reply to two of your peers.

PART 2-

Post!Healthy Recipe in the Form of a Discussion Post!

Share a Healthy Recipe!

Every one of our learning community will be able to see and try out your recipe!

You will be sharing a healthy dinner recipe in this discussion for 20 possible points and to allow your learning community to see your recipe for their own use.

As parents we are always looking for easy, inexpensive, quick and NUTRITIOUS recipes that our families will actually LIKE! As a teacher we can help families provide nutritious meals by sharing simple recipes, printed out to give to our busy, on-the-go families. Parents appreciate it when we share printed recipes they can “grab and go” on the way out.

We all appreciate new ideas for healthy meals! Especially if they are kid-tested and family approved! I have used some of the recipe ideas posted by students and have appreciate the fresh inspiration!

What does a healthy recipe look like?

When we modify recipes to make them healthier we want to:

• start with whole foods-like fruit, veggies, proteins/eggs/nuts/beans, dairy foods and whole grains-REAL FOOD!
• eliminate or at least reduce processed sugars as much as possible
• reduce added salt-children have more sensitive taste receptors than adults
• used whole grains like wheat and brown rice, rather than highly processed grains like white flour or white rice
• use healthy fats like avocados, olive oil, grass-fed butter, some nutritionists consider coconut oil to be a healthy fat, though there is some debate about it because it is saturated fat

Be sure your recipe :

• Includes a list of all ingredients
• Includes step-by-step instructions
• is quick and easy-30 minutes preparation would be ideal
• is inexpensive
• is something families and most children will eat and enjoy
• follows the guidelines above for a healthier recipe
• is a recipe you have tried with success
• has suggestions for altering for common allergies to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs
• includes a nutrition information breakdown for the recipe
• how much does this recipe cost for a family of four?

Format:

Name of the recipe

List of all the ingredients

Cost of recipe for family of four

Step-by-step instructions

Oven temperature and baking time if appropriate

Any modifications you made to the original recipe

How you might modify for vegetarians, people with common allergies or gluten sensitivity

Detailed nutritional information

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did you choose this recipe?
2. Have you made this recipe for your family?
3. Did your family enjoy this meal?
4. What if anything would you change next time you make this recipe?

Please do not post recipes that have already been posted. If you do this I will let you know you need to post another recipe. Be sure to include the nutrition information!

Type your recipe into the post by the due date or before.

Reply to at least two recipes that you would like to try yourself