Access Microscholarship Program
A Full-Day English Cultural Seminar
Rationale:
The results of recent studies both in the U.S.A. and in Israel have shown an alarming increase in
childhood obesity. Even the First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama, has decided to promote a healthy
lifestyle campaign through diet and exercise. Her mission is to engage, educate and empower all
Americans across the lifespan to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
The Ministry of Education also recognized the importance of this subject and has chosen
Encouraging a Healthy Lifestyle as the central theme of the current school year.
The Ministry recommends teachers address the issue in order to raise awareness, expand
students' knowledge, and encourage them to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Teaching the subject in English lessons will also improve students' language skills.
Therefore, every school in the Access program will devote Tuesday, January 17, 2012, to this
theme.
Planning:
1. The students will read relevant materials on the subject. Texts can be found in students' course
books, newspapers, Internet sites, or taken from the links given below.
2. The class will be divided into pairs or small groups and will plan their projects.
3. The students will devote 3-4 hours to designing their projects.
4. The students will present their projects in class.
We recommend carrying out the preliminary stage (1) in advance.
Plan for the Day:
 08:30-09:00 Introduction of the topic
 09:00-12:00 Working stage
 12:00-13:00 Presentation
 13:00-13:30 Lunch
 14:00-16:00 Performance only for 11th grade students
List of Suggested Topics
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Eating habits
Exercise
Nutrition
Sleeping habits
Green living
Stress management
Positive thinking
Efficient use of free time e.g. sports, exercise, volunteer work, hobbies
Danger of exposure to sun
Dangers of radiation of cell phones
Ergonomics
Substance abuse
Sites and Topics Suggested by the English Inspectorate:
Junior Hig h School
Topic
Site
Healthy food and fitness
Many online activities about healthy food and fitness
(BBC Northern Ireland Learning)
Interactive game about the food pyramid
Explore the Food Guide Pyramid (Interactive)
KidsHealth.org
Online tool to help you find out the amount of
each food group you need daily
USDA's Myplate.gov
Find the calories and food groups for a food, or
compare two foods
MyFood-a-pedia
Food pyramid poster to print
USDA's MyPlate.
An online quiz checking how healthy you are
How Healthy Are you?
Games on the topic of healthy food
Educational Children Healthy Food Games
Quiz on healthy eating
Healthy Eating
Activities about health (from page 8(
National4-hheadquarters.org
Boards games to print on diet and health
Food a Fact of Life
An online food pyramid game
My Pyramid Game
High Scho ol
Topic
Site
Healthy eating
Video and lesson plan about healthy eating
Transcript of the video
A quiz about healthy lifestyle
The Whiteboard Quiz Game
Many short texts about food and health that can
be listened to
KidsHealth.org
Online tool to help you find out the amount of
each food group you need daily
USDA's Myplate.gov
Find the calories and food groups for a food, or
compare two foods
MyFood-a-pedia
Short text on the topic of exercise
FactMonster
Online unit about healthy food
Healthy Eating
A short text on healthy life with questions
Healthy Life
Interactive activity that teaches healthy eating
Food a Fact of Life
Different video podcasts on healthy food with
worksheets
Food a Fact of Life
Boards games to print on diet and health
Food a Fact of Life
The eatwell plate tutorial – online tutorial about
healthy eating
Food a Fact of Life
8 tips for eating well tutorial
Food a Fact of Life
Fitness self-assessment
Fitness Test
Check if you are a healthy weight for your height
BMI Healthy Weight Calculator
An article which can be listened to about washing
hands
Staying Healthy by Washing your Hands
An article that can be listened to about drinking
How Much Water Should People Drink?
An article that can be listened to about the
benefits of walking
Walking to Better Health
An article that can be listened to about the
benefits of eating fish
Fish and a Healthy Heart
An article that can be listened to about food and
health
Foods and Health
Additional Sites:
www.fitness.gov/
http://blog.optimum7.com
http://www.pta.org/topic_nutrition.asp
http://www.living-a-healthy-lifestyle.com/lets-move.html
Please complete the following form and send it to Rachel Tal (Rachel_T@amalnet.k12.il) by
December6, 2011.
Name of the school: ______________________________________________
Name of the teachers: ______________________________________________
No. of Access students: 10th grade: __________
11th grade:______________
Additional teachers at school who will assist you: ____________________________________________
Description of day plan:
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Products planned:
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Materials needed to carry out the activity:
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Additional information/comments:
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