Facilitator's Guide Contents

Introduction and Overview (PDF 1.0 kb)

Pre-Curriculum Activity, part 1 (PDF 316 kb)

Pre-Curriculum Activity, part 2 (PDF 344 kb)

Pre-Curriculum Activity Answer Key (PDF 353 kb)

Lesson 1: Welcome to Media-Smart Youth (PDF 883 kb)

• Getting Started
• Activity A: What Is the Media-Smart Youth Workshop?
• Snack Break: It's Veggie Time!
• Activity B: Working Agreement
• Action Break: Red Light, Green Light
• Activity C: Focus on Fruits and Vegetables
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 2: Thinking About Media (PDF 847 kb)

• Activity A: What Are Media?
• Snack Break: Mix It Up!
• Activity B: Media & Health-What's the Connection?
• Action Break: It All Depends on Where You Sit
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Whose Point of View Is It?
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 3: Asking Questions (PDF 992 kb)

• Activity A: More Than One Kind of Kid
• Snack Break: Just Peachy!
• Activity B: The 6 Media Questions
• Action Break: The Director Says...
• Activity C: Mini-Production: And... Action!
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 4: Nutrition Know-How... Eat It Up! (PDF 1.15 mb)

• Activity A: Hurray for Whole Grains!
• Snack Break: Fruit and Krunch Kebabs
• Activity B: Cutting Back on Fat and Added Sugar
• Action Break: A Cool Wind Blows
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Creating a Nutrition Poster
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 5: Motion Commotion-- What Is Being Active? (PDF 945 kb)

• Activity A: What Is Physical Activity?
• Snack Break: Terrific Tortillas
• Activity B: Activities Fit To Be Tried
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Physical Activity Jingles
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 6: Visiting a Grocery Store (PDF 1.27 mb)

• Option 1: Going to the Grocery Store (field trip)
• Option 2: Bringing the Grocery Store to You
  • Activity A: What's on the Label?
  • Snack Break: Eating Right... Quick as a Flash!
  • Activity B: Mini-Production: Write a Song! or Internet Scavenger Hunt
  • Action Break: Playground Games
  • Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 7: The Power of Advertising (PDF 1.29 mb)

• Activity A: What Is Advertising?
• Snack Break: Food-Group Mania
• Activity B: Thinking About Body Image
• Action Break: Let's Do Yoga!
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Omission Mission
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 8: Super Snacks and Better Bones (PDF 1.01 mb)

• Activity A: Foods in the Media and Thinking About Packaging
• Snack Break: Bone-Building Sundaes and More
• Activity B: Building Better Bones
• Action Break: Weight-Bearing Fun
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Your Attention, Please!
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 9: Making Smart Choices Fun and Easy (PDF 946 kb)

• Activity A: Being Active: What Makes It Easy? What Makes It Hard?
• Snack Break: Pop It!
• Activity B: Get In the Action!
• Action Break: The Human Knot
• Activity C: Mini-Production: Get Out the Vote! Choose Your Big Production Media Format
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Lesson 10: Getting Into the Production Mode (PDF 846 kb)

• Activity A: This Message Brought to You By...
• Snack Break: Dip It!
• Activity B: 6 Media Questions from the Production Point of View
• Action Break: Walkin' in Style
• Activity C: 3 Ps in Production
• Finishing Up the Lesson

Post-Curriculum Activity (PDF 559 kb)

Appendices

A. Sample Permission Forms (PDF 83 kb)

• Workshop Permission Form
• Grocery Store Field Trip Permission Form

B. Additional Snack Break Options (PDF 119 kb)

C. Additional Action Break Options (PDF 217 kb)

• Action Break Options
• Adapting Activities for Youth with Disabilities

D. The Video/DVD At-A-Glance (PDF 70 kb)

E. Doing the Big Production (PDF 346 kb)

• The Big Production Glossary

F. The Big Production Toolbox (PDF 110 kb)

G. Media, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Resources (PDF 178 kb)

H. Promotion Kit (PDF 118 kb)

• Getting Noticed
• Message Points
• Template News Release
• Media-Smart Youth Fact Sheet

I. Educational Content Standards Linked to Lesson Activities (PDF 79 kb)

J. Sample Media-Smart Youth Certificate of Participation (PDF 72 kb)

K. Glossary (PDF 181 kb)

Take Home a New Idea! (PDF 1.42 mb)

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