Food I Eat Writing Activity
Created by Teacher(s): Elizabeth Ward, Dena James|Published on: December 21, 2023
Grades: K, 1, 2
Type: Worksheets
Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 30 minutes
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
In this writing activity, students explore the foods they eat and where those foods come from. For example, a student might write that the ingredients in their hamburger come from a farm. This activity is a great companion to a study on food, food production, and food waste. Some key points to teach may include the following:
- impact of food waste on climate change
- emissions from food production
- inequality in access to food, (i.e., food deserts)
- native vs. imported foods
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Elizabeth Ward
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Elizabeth Ward holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Oklahoma State University. She has more than 12 years of teaching experience in Early Childhood Education, English as a Foreign Language, Science, Social Studies, and interdisciplinary education, working with kindergarten, third-grade, and multi-age learners. She holds an Oklahoma Elementary and Early Childhood Certification and is TEFL certified
Dena James
Dena has been working in education for over 25 years as a teacher, college instructor, librarian, and in early childhood. Her education and passions have always been tied to the multiple narratives of history and cultures in our country and around the world. She strives to have a strong voice for equity and systemic change in education and teaching. Dena completed her PhD in Educational Leadership while raising her 4 multi-racial children on her own and while serving as a guest teacher in K-12, a special education teacher, a Kindergarten teacher, and a 2nd grade teacher. Her current school district is in Eugene, and she has also taught and worked in Portland, Oregon and South Bend, Indiana. Her interests include backpacking, hiking, water activities, cooking, home DIY projects, traveling, making new friends, and learning outdoor and crafting skills.
Dena has facilitated the Planting the Seeds for Equity K-2 book study.
Biography from: https://grow.oregoned.org/facilitators/dena-james
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