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Become a Smarter Shopper
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Teaching Moments on this Tour:
Explore the healthy food choices available in each department of the grocery store. Analyze nutrition labels and how different foods provide the vitamins and minerals the body needs. Discover the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats. Learn how the food groups and portion size contribute to a balanced meal. Understand consumer responsibility, store operations and how the grocery store plays a role in your local community.
Additional learning topics:
- Recycling
- Personal Care
- Value/Savings
- 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.
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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 Explore The Store! 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 help 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. function
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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
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boy scouts
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Look at What Your Colleagues are Saying
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“The food was delicious of course, but the way we went over all the produce really engaged the interest of the students.”
-Laura Soucek, Teacher
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“It's great for my students to get a chance to tour a grocery store as part of their life skills curriculum. This will help them in their future to know the grocery store and to better utilize it.”
-Jennifer Bisig, Middle School Teacher
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“As an educator, I liked the talk about how to make healthy choices. “
-Linda Blaize, Teacher.
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About the Host
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Strack & Van Til, Town & Country and Ultra Foods provide their customers with exceptional service and demonstrate commitment to their communities through over 30 stores in Illinois and Indiana. From charitable donations to community involvement Strack & Van Til, Town & Country and Ultra Foods stores support the communities that they serve.
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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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