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The Rainbow Snack Architect!
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The Rainbow Snack Architect!

Life Skills
30 Min
activity

This challenge empowers young learners to create their own delicious and nutritious snack. They'll practice following instructions, identifying healthy ingredients, and using kitchen tools safely. Get ready to build a colorful masterpiece!

The lesson goal is in this spark, your learner will identify and select healthy ingredients for a snack, follow a simple sequence of steps to prepare food and practice basic kitchen hygiene and safety while preparing food.

What You Need

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Fruit
Yogurt
Clear Cup
Spoon
Fruit (cut up)

Learning Guide

Step-by-step guidance. No preparation required.

  1. 1

    Introduction5 Min

    • Talk about favorite snacks and healthy choices.
    • Move on when Student shares their favorite snacks and offers an idea of what makes a snack healthy.
  2. 2

    Explore & Plan8 Min

    • Identify all snack ingredients.
    • Name necessary kitchen tools.
    • Discuss kitchen safety steps.
    • Move on when Student has identified all materials, discussed basic safety, and can generally describe what they will do.
    Explore & Plan
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  3. 3

    Discussion6 Min

    • Discuss healthy food choices and design.
    • Move on when Student can explain the health benefits of their ingredients and why they chose them.
  4. 4

    Activity9 Min

    • Wash hands with soap and water.
    • Get the clear cup ready.
    • Layer yogurt and fruit.
    • Admire your creation.
    • Move on when Student has completed the physical activity of assembling their rainbow parfait.
    Activity
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  5. 5

    Summary2 Min

    • Reflect on making your snack.
    • Move on when Student shares one key takeaway or feeling about the activity.

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