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NSG4028 / Concepts of Teaching and Learning
Simple Lesson Plan Example
1. Introduction • This lesson will help young children, who happen to be hospitalized
elementary-school students, review information about the food
pyramid.
2. Purpose / Rationale for the Lesson
• This lesson is important because it will help students learn more about
healthy eating habits.
• This lesson will provide the student with information that can be used
after he/she has been discharged from the hospital.
• The lesson will raise students’ awareness about the food pyramid.
• The lesson will help students develop skills in using the Internet to find
information.
3. Goals and Objectives
Instructional Goals • The goal of this lesson is to raise students’ awareness about healthy
eating and to provide printed material as well as Internet information for
future reference.
Learning Objectives
Cognitive
• As a result of this lesson, students will be able to identify specific foods
in each category with 90% accuracy.
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Affective
• During a class discussion, students should be able to express their
opinions about what constitutes healthy eating habits. Every student
will participate in the discussion.
Psychomotor
• After a demonstration, students will able to search the Internet to find
information about the food pyramid and complete a worksheet with
90% accuracy.
4. Instructional Methods and Evaluation of Learning
Objective Content Instructional
Method
Time
Allotted
Resources Method of
Assessment/Evaluation
Cognitive
Domain:
Identify
specific foods
in each
category
Give a brief lecture
about the food
pyramid and its
purpose.
Use a lecture guide
(handout) with
pictures to guide
students through the
food groups.
Invite students to
participate in the
discussion by asking
them to identify
foods in each
category and check
Lecture,
Discussion
10 min.
Handout
For Learners:
Group-Discussion
Complete lecture
guide/handout.
For Instructor:
Reflective Thoughts
about Lesson
Suggestions for
Revision
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Objective Content Instructional
Method
Time
Allotted
Resources Method of
Assessment/Evaluation
them off on the
handout.
Affective
Domain:
Express an
opinion about
what
constitutes
healthy
eating habits
Ask students to
consider their normal
eating habits and the
foods they like to eat
most often.
Brainstorm a list of
what students
consider to be
healthy eating
habits.
Ask students to give
the reasons for their
responses.
Evaluate the list as a
group. Agree on a
list of healthy eating
habits.
Whole-group
discussion
Brainstorming
10 min.
Chalk board
or white
board
For Learners:
Group-Discussion
For Instructor:
Reflective Thoughts
about Lesson
Suggestions for
Revision
Psychomotor
Domain:
Search the
Internet to
find
information
about the
food pyramid
Demonstrate how
students can visit the
Web site below.
Ask them to read
information provided
for specific food
groups.
Demonstration
Computer
assisted
instruction
20 min.
PC or
McIntosh
Access to the
Internet
Web sites:
Food
Pyramid-
For Learners:
Worksheet
For Instructor:
Reflective Thoughts
about Lesson
Suggestions
For Revision
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Objective Content Instructional
Method
Time
Allotted
Resources Method of
Assessment/Evaluation
Have students
identify suggested
serving sizes and
vitamin content,
which they will use to
complete the
worksheet.
Food Label
Connection
http://fda.gov/
fdac/special
/foodlabel/pyr
amid.html
Dietary
Guidelines
for
Americans
http://www.na
l.usda.gov/
fnic/Dietary/9
dietgui.htm
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