What Is it All About?
Students write a blog post or zine-style article reporting on the topic of healthy eating in a fun and creative way.
Why Do It?
Participating in a creative endeavour related to healthy eating helps make it fun and relatable for students to learn about and promote healthy eating.
How Do We Do It?
Students write a blog post or zine-style article on a concept related to food literacy and healthy eating that interests them, such as mindful eating.
Students create a final copy of their work and display it around the room or on a school or class website.
What Else Do We Need?
- Credible sources of information regarding food literacy and healthy eating
- Internet access
- Paper
- Technology and word processing program
- Writing utensils
How Do We Get Creative?
Students post responses to 1–2 other students in the format of a letter to the editor.
Invite a community member from a local newspaper or blog to speak to the class about publishing for various platforms (e.g., digital versus online).