Water
Water
Teacher notes
Recommended link: “Did Roy Royce make a healthy choice? Food choices”
Partner card: Lemonade.
Key language:
 Water is our healthiest drink
 We should drink water every day
to help our bodies grow healthy.
 Just like plants our bodies need
water to grow.
Where does water come from?
 Water comes from rain, rivers and
lakes, which means water is natural.
 Natural foods and drinks are the
healthiest choices for our bodies.
How much water should we drink?
 If you can drink at least 5-6 cups
of water every day, then you are
doing well.
 Refer to water component of
your Roy Royce: 5 Day Diary.
How do you like to drink your water?
 Cold with ice blocks
 With a squeeze of lemon or lime
 In your water bottle
 What about lemonade?
(refer to partner card).
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Water, Water, Water!
Why is it so important that we drink water every day? Discuss.
Example answers:
 Replaces our sweat (“we don’t sweat lemonade”)
 Keeps us hydrated (“so we can keep moving through our day”)
 Stops headaches (“so we can concentrate in class”)
 Cleans our teeth and our inside (“just like our outside”).
Extension:
Our bodies are made of water and we lose it every day in lots of
different ways – for example: sweating, breathing and toilet
time. So we need to keep drinking water every day to keep our
bodies hydrated and healthy!
Language note:
When our bodies are hydrated that means we have
enough water inside to be active and to stay healthy.
Lemonade
Lemonade
Teacher notes
Recommended link: “Did Roy Royce make a healthy choice? Food choices”
Partner card: Water.
Key language:
 Lemonade is a sometimes drink*
 Lemonade contains lots of sugar
 Too much sugar is unhealthy for
our bodies.
Does it ever rain lemonade?
 To make lemonade we pick our
healthy lemons from the tree,
squeeze the juice out and mix the
juice with sugar and other
ingredients like flavouring.
 The lemonade is poured into bottles
and sent to the shop.
How much lemonade is ok?
 A small cupful is enough, rarely
 A 600ml bottle is too much!
 Reinforce that ‘sometimes drinks’
are not for every day.
What are some other fizzy drinks?
 Cola
 Creamy soda
 Orange fizzy drink
 These are all sometimes drinks.
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How much sugar is mixed into lemonade?
Show a 600ml bottle of lemonade and a bowl of sugar with a
teaspoon. Then ask children to guess how many teaspoons of sugar
are contained inside the bottle of lemonade.
Answer:
15 teaspoons of sugar. Discuss.
Here’s the math...
 4.2 grams of sugar per teaspoon
 Leading brand of lemonade has 63.3 grams of sugar per 600mls
 63.3 grams ÷ 4.2 grams = 15 teaspoons of sugar.
Note:
As you spoon the sugar into a clear glass ask children to count.
Pour the contents of the glass on to a plate to reinforce visual.
Extension:
*
Let’s make our own lemonade in the classroom with soda
water, freshly squeezed lemon juice and less sugar. Discuss
how using less sugar is a healthier option for our bodies.
Why not make it at home with Mum or Dad?
Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) categorises soft drinks as “discretionary choice”.
Milk
Milk
Teacher notes
Recommended link: “Did Roy Royce make a healthy choice? Food choices”
Partner card: Chocolate milk.
Key language:
 Milk is a healthy drink
 We should drink milk every day to
help our bodies grow up strong.
 Milk strengthens bones and teeth.
Where does milk come from?
 Milk comes from cows so that
means that milk is a natural drink.
 Natural foods and drinks are
healthiest for our bodies.
How much milk should we drink
each day?
 If you can drink at least one or
two glasses every day, then you
are doing well!
How do you like to have your milk?
 Cold with ice blocks
 With muesli or cereal
 Or maybe in a banana smoothie
with honey and yoghurt
 What about chocolate milk?
(refer to partner card).
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Milk Rules
How good is milk! It’s important we are drinking our milk every day.
Where do you drink your milk? Discuss.
Let’s have a think about our classroom… to make it a healthy place we
should have a think about what foods and drinks we want to
encourage in our classroom every day.
Create your own “Healthy Rules” poster for your classroom:
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Water bottles on tables always
Milk breaks
Fruit or veg breaks
Active breaks to get bodies moving.
Note: This activity can be run in small groups or for individuals as a
suggested assessment task.
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk Teacher notes
Partner card: Milk.
Key language:
 Chocolate milk is a sometimes
drink.*
 Chocolate milk contains a lot of
sugar.
 Too much sugar is unhealthy for
our bodies.
Do we get chocolate milk from cows?
 To make chocolate milk we take
our healthy milk from cows, then
mix the milk with sugar and other
ingredients.
How much chocolate milk is ok?
 A small cup, rarely
 A 600ml carton is too much!
 Reinforce that sometimes drinks
are not for every day.
What are some other flavoured milk
drinks?
 Strawberry milk
 Caramel milk
 These are all sometimes drinks.
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How much sugar is in chocolate milk?
Show a 600ml carton of chocolate milk and a bowl of sugar with a
teaspoon. Ask children to guess how many teaspoons of sugar are
contained inside.
Answer:
14 teaspoons of sugar. Discuss.
Here’s the math...
 4.2 grams of sugar per teaspoon
 Leading brand of choc milk has 57 grams of sugar per 600mls
 63.3 grams ÷ 4.2 grams = 13.57 teaspoons of sugar
Note: As you spoon the sugar into a clear glass ask students to count.
Pour the contents of the glass on to a plate to reinforce visual.
Important:
*
The sugar content listed in the activity includes the natural
lactose found in milk. Many flavoured milks have about 6
teaspoons of added sugar per 600mls.
Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) categorises flavoured milk as “discretionary choice”.
Orange
Orange
Teacher notes
Partner card: Orange juice
Key language:
 An orange is a fruit
 We should eat our fruits everyday
to help our bodies grow up
healthy.
Where do oranges come from?
 Oranges are grown on trees so that
means they are natural
 Tip: Make a tree shape with your
body to support learning.
Where do oranges sit on our healthy
rainbow?
 Orange
 Red - blood orange (optional)
 Tip: Refer to rainbow poster to
support learning .
How do you like to eat your oranges?
 Orange slices
 Fruit salad
 Orange & tomato salad
 What about orange juice?
(refer to partner card).
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Welcome to the citrus family!
Can you name other fruits that are part of this family?
Answers:
Lemon, lime, grapefruit, cumquat or mandarine.
Discuss:
 There are so many different types of citrus fruits to try and they all have
different tastes – sweet and sour!
 Ask children to comment on their own experiences trying citrus fruits.
Extension:
 Does anyone grow their own citrus fruits in their backyard?
 Ask children to bring in fruit samples to show everyone.
 Ask children to describe the trees and when the fruits grow throughout
the year.
 Ask children to take photos of their citrus trees at home – with and
without fruit.
Orange juice
Orange juice
Teacher notes
Partner card: Orange
Key language:
 Orange juice is a sometimes
drink.*
 Orange juice often contains a lot
of sugar.
 Too much sugar is unhealthy for
our bodies.
How is orange juice made?
 To make orange juice we pick our
healthy oranges from the tree,
squeeze the juice out and then mix
the juice with lots of other
ingredients.
 The juice is then put into bottles and
sent to shops.
How much orange juice is ok?
 A small cupful, less often
 Reinforce that sometimes drinks
are not for every day.
What are some other fruit juices?
 Apple
 Pineapple
 Tropical
 These are all sometimes drinks.
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Let’s squeeze some juice!
Cut up oranges in the classroom and use a hand juicer to squeeze the juice
out of the oranges into a glass. Show the students all the left over rind and
pulp that gets thrown in the bin.
Discuss:
 The pulp is the healthiest part of the orange (containing lots of vitamins
and minerals) and often this part gets thrown out.
 What is healthier, eating the orange or drinking the juice?
Extension:
 Discuss the number of oranges it takes to fill a glass…
“we wouldn’t sit down and eat six oranges, yet when we choose to
drink the juice, we often find ourselves drinking the juice from six
oranges and missing out on the healthiest parts of the fruit.”
*
Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) categorises fruit juice as “discretionary choice”.