Introduction

The "Letter People" are hungry. Come and join them as they visit their favorite "Letterland Cafe" and order a special meal for each "Letter Person".
 
 

Your teacher will choose a friend for you to work together.  Select a "Letter Person" and plan a healthy meal using at least 3 foods in the meal that start with the letter selected. You will use Kid Pix to help make the "Letter People ABC Cafe Book". 

1.  Click here to visit a website on the Food Pyramid.

2.  Interview the school cooks and learn how they plan school lunches.  Use this interview form.

3.  Look at books and magazines to find food from each food group. The books and magazines can be found in the classroom.

4.  Use Kid Pix to draw food that you and your partner have selected for your "Letter Person's" meal. Your meal should include food from at least 3 food groups and at least 3 examples should start with your given letter.

5.  Your pictures will be put together with your classmates'  pictures to make an ABC Book, "Letter People ABC Cafe".

At the end of the project you and your teacher will grade your project together.  You will be graded on how well you worked with your partner, did you follow directions, and did you complete your project meeting the given requirements.

	Not very good 1pt.	Good 2pts.	Excellent 3pts.	Score
Following directions	I did not listen,so I didn't know what to do	I followed directions but had to be reminded to keep busy	I followed directions and helped other students
Cooperated with partner	I played around instead of working on project	We used only my ideas or only my partner's ideas	I worked together using some of my ideas and some my partner's ideas
Selected foods for our meal that started with selected letter	I included 1 food that started with my selected letter	I included 2 foods that started with my selected letter	I included 3 or more foods that started with my selected letter
Drew pictures on Kid Pix	I played around and didn't get any pictures drawn	I drew pictures but didn't do my best	I did my best at drawing pictures
Planned a meal for my "Letter Person" using several food groups	I used food from 1 food group	I used food from 2 food groups	I used food from 3 or more food groups
			Total score	___/18pts.

Congratulations!!  You have learned about the Food Pyramid and have planned a healthy meal.  Enjoy your meal with your "Letter Person".

Images from Abrams & Co. Inc.
                   Land of the Letter People
                   New Dimensions in Education
                   Waterbury,CT
                   1-800-227-9120
                www.letterpeople.com
 
 

Website: developed by the National Dairy Council

Special thanks to: Judith Griffin, AEA13 technology consultant
                          Gail Maxwell, Griswold technology strategist
                          Rich Mortensen,Griswold technology 
                                                coordinator