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Increase their Appetite for Healthy Living!
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Teaching Moments on this Tour:
Explore the fundamentals of decision-making that contribute to staying healthy. Discuss how a variety of food colors benefit the body in different ways. Introduce the food groups and the importance of building a balanced meal. Learn to make healthy food choices by understanding nutrition labels.
Additional learning topics:
- Portion Size
- Organics
- Recycling
- Physical Activity
MyPlate
Created by the USDA, the MyPlate is a practical tool that shows guidelines for making better food choices – your trip has been updated with these guidelines. Download your own MyPlate here.
Every Bus for this Trip is FREE!
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Aligns with Your Local Learning Standards and STEM*
Contributes to Scout Related Awards
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Lessons come to life as children are active, engaged and challenged during this fun and educational Field Trip. Trained tour leaders will customize your trip to be age appropriate and meet the educational needs of your group. See the outline below for the many ways Be A Smart Shopper! benefits students and scouts.
Tour Highlights and Activity Sheets
Review the Tour Highlights for a detailed outline of the Field Trip content. Don’t forget to download the activity sheets designed to support your lessons! You can use them before the trip to get children excited, or after to continue the learning. (Both are located on the left sidebar)
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| Trip Learning Standards
Health
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- Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet.
- Knows how to maintain and promote personal health.
- Understands the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
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Life Work
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- Manages money effectively.
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Mathematics
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- Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation.
- Understands general nature and use of math.
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Working with Others
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- Contributes to an overall effort of a group.
- Displays effective interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrates leadership skills.
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Physical Education
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- Uses a variety of basic and advanced movement forms.
- Understands benefits associated with participation in physical activity.
- Understands how to monitor and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
- Understands the social and personal responsibility associated with participation in physical activity.
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| Scout Related Awards
Girl Scouts - Brownie
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- Eat Right, Stay Healthy
- Healthy Habits
- Penny Power
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girl scouts - junior
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- A Healthier You
- Consumer Power
- Food Power
- Highway to Health
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girl scouts - cadette
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- Dollars and Sense
- The Food Connection
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boy scouts
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Look at What Your Colleagues are Saying
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“Kids love anything hands on where they can participate. Eating from trays that were prepared, the lobster, etc - it was all great!”
-Michelle Diehl, 2nd Grade Teacher
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“We had just finished a unit on nutrition, and it was a hands-on experience to reinforce what we had just been learning.”
-Becky Guess, 5th Grade Teacher
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“The kids were very appreciative of the bags with the pedometer, water bottle and information. The students had a wonderful time. They couldn't stop talking about the field trip.”
-Lacretia Hawkins, 2nd Grade teacher
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About the Host
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Hen House has been making smart shopping easy since 1923 and now has 12 stores throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Being locally owned and operated for over 87 years, they are very proud of their community and show that support through the Buy Fresh Buy Local program, featuring local farmers and the best local products available. Hen House places an emphasis on smart shopping in terms of quality, fresh and local products. Hen House also encourages customers to “save labels for cash” and raise money for their school or non-profit organization through the Save-A-Label program.
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Bus Funding
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We know that while our trips are FREE, your busing situation may not be so cost-effective. We have three different options to help get you to the field trip for FREE too! Click the MORE BUS FUNDING INFO button below to find out your next steps!
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