You Too Can be Healthy

Nutritional Life Styles

President Obama and his wife

promote heathy eating habits fo
children all around the world.
Samul Jackson
swore off drugs
and alcohol to
better further his
career as an
entertainer.

Rick Ross
After experiencing many
seizures Rick decided on a
lifestyle change and began
losing weight and changing
his lifestyle for the better.

Russell
Simmons is
known as a
health guru who
practices
meditation
,yoga, and
juicing.

Classroom Description

6th Grade Health Class

Classroom Consist of 20 Students

10% of students are African American

5% of students are Asian

85% of students are Caucasian or other..

*The underrepresented group is African American*

Standards

National Standard 2- Students will analyze the influence of family,

peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health
behaviors.

HE.6.2.04 Describe the influence of persona. Values, beliefs and

culture on health practices ad behaviors.

For this lesson, students will do research on African American

celebrities who have decided to change their nutritional life style and
adapt healthier lifestyle habits. Students will write a small review on
their findings and how the changes they have made have positively
impacted their lives. Students will evaluate their eating habits and
decide what they could change in their lives to be healthier.

Culturally Competent Teacher

These images will help students to see that famous people can
shed a light of positivism on being healthy and changing your life
style to a healthy one.

Children who see people in the same culture as themselves are

more likely to feel comfortable with positive change.

Showing a positive image of our President with healthy foods

sends a positive image to children that our leader is on board
with healthy choices.

Resources

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/post/president-barack-obamas-favo
rite-food-is-broccoli
/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/12/04/samuel-ljackson-michelle-obama-superwoman
/

http://theurbandaily.com/2014/10/19/rick-ross-weight-loss/

http://www.theroot.com/photos/2014/04/_
10_famous_black_men_who_took_drastic_measures_to_improve_th
eir_health.html