Example: 10 Week WOW!

Plan

Cooking Apprenticeship

WEEK LESSON LEARNING OBJECTIVES 21ST ACTIVITIES

TOPIC CENTURY
What will the students learn today? SKILLS

1 Food IQ  Apprentices will build Teamwork  Introduction

community within their teams
Learn new
and get excited about the
 Brainstorm/Did You
skills Know Activity
creation of nutritious and
MODEL delicious foods  Opening Ritual
 Creation of Power
 Apprentices will investigate
Snack
nutritious and delicious foods
within each food group  Application of Skill:
Food IQ Analysis
 Apprentices will analyze their  Math Extension
Food IQ and differentiate facts
from fallacies about the
nutritional value of foods

 Apprentices will develop basic

math skills

2 The Power  Apprentices will recognize the Oral  Opening Ritual

of Food benefit of eating foods from a Communicatio
Learn new
variety of food groups and will n  Discussion
skills  Literacy Activity
examine the recommended
Teamwork
MODEL portion size of identified foods  Mini-Presentations
(understanding the relationship
between their body, nutrition
 Creation of Power
Snack
and energy)
 Application of
 Apprentices will begin to Skill/Extension
develop their oral Activity
communication skills through
their mini-presentation

3 Serving Size Teamwork 

and Food
 Apprentices will examine portion Opening Ritual
Learn new Labels size and food labels to further  Quiz Show Review
skills develop their smart eating skills  Brainstorm/
SCAFFOLD
Discussion
 Literacy Activity
 Food Labels Activity
 Creation of Power
Snack
 Application of Skill:
Quiz Game II

4 Smart  Students will work cooperatively Teamwork  Opening Ritual

Eating to solve problems
Produce Tactics  Quiz Game Review
 Apprentices will  Brainstorm/
develop/improve basic math Discussion
SCAFFOLD skills
 Literacy Activity:
School Cuisine
 Creation of Power
Snack
 Application of Skills:
 Making Smart Food
 Choices at Fast Food
Restaurants Activity

5 Grocery  Apprentices will identify serving Teamwork  Introduction

Store size, fat, and daily percentages
Produce Scavenger on nutrition labels
 Explanation Time
Hunt  Scavenger Hunt
 Apprentices will apply nutrition  Power Snack
COACH
information to food choices  Wrap-Up Discussion

6 The  Apprentices will demonstrate an Oral  Opening Ritual

Importance understanding of the Communicatio
Practice of Activity importance of being active n  Brainstorm/
Discussion
 Students develop oral Teamwork  Top Ten Lists
COACH communication skills Activity
 Apprentices will develop/  Physical Activity
improve basic math skills Recommendations
Game
 Brainstorm/
Discussion/Math Tie
in
 Creation of Power
Snack
 Guest Speaker

7 Media’s  Apprentices will explore how the Oral  Opening Ritual

Influence on media influences food and Communicatio
Practice Food Choice activity choices n  Quiz Show Team
Review
 Apprentices will develop/ Teamwork  Media and Math
COACH improve basic math skills Activity
 Discussion
 Creation of Power
Snack
 Brainstorm for
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8 Prepping for  Students will review the content Oral  Preparing Food and
WOW! and skills, which they have Communicatio Presentations
Practice n
learned in weeks 1-7
FA D E
Teamwork

9 Final  Students will review the content Teamwork  Dress Rehearsal for
Preparation and skills, which they have WOW!
Practice for WOW! Oral
learned in weeks 1-7
Communicatio
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n

10 WOW! Time  Students will apply the content WOW! WOW!

and skills that they have learned
Perform
throughout the apprenticeship
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