PICK TWO OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR DAY AT THE PARK!
NOTE: YOUR CLASS HAS THIRTY- FIVE STUDENTS, AND THE PARK IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
REMEMBER THAT PLANNING INVOLVES GROUP DISCUSSION!
TALK ABOUT THE KINDS
OF FOOD THAT MIGHT BE APPEALING, EASY TO SERVE, AND NUTRITIOUS. A GOOD WAY TO
BEGIN WOULD BE TO DRAFT A SURVEY AND POLL A RANDOM GROUP OF STUDENTS.
DISCUSS WHAT OTHER THINGS THEY
MIGHT CONSIDER IN PLANNING FOODS FOR A PICNIC, SUCH AS CALORIE COUNT, EASE OF
PREPARATION, AND EASE OF TRANSPORTATION.
CHAT ABOUT WHAT OTHER MATERIALS
WILL BE NEEDED, PLASTIC UTENSILS, A BAG FOR EACH STUDENT, NAPKINS, CUPS, ETC.
TALK ABOUT WHERE
STUDENTS MIGHT GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD PREPARATION AND NUTRITION, SUCH
AS COOKBOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND THE INTERNET.
DECIDE ON A DATE FOR
THE PICNIC
DISCUSS WHAT ACTIVITIES
YOU THINK THE STUDENTS WOULD ENJOY, BEFORE OR AFTER EATING.
CHAT ABOUT HOW LONG
YOU WANT TO STAY AT THE PARK? INCLUDE TRAVEL TIME.
DECIDE WHO WANTS TO
DO WHAT JOB: FOOD
PLANNER, ACTIVITY PLANNER,AND MONEY MANIGER