Lesson Plan
Mindful Eating: Remembering Our Interconnections
In this lesson, students will discuss "interconnections," practice mindful eating and gratitude for the food we eat, and put together poems that illustrate interconnections and gratitude.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to define "interconnections," reflect on our reliance on nature and each other, and practice mindful eating.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Join students together in a circle, either seated or standing.
- Write the word "interconnections" on the board.
- Ask students, two to three at a time, to come up silently and write words, questions, or statements connected to the word.
- Explain that they may also circle or underline parts of the word, as well.
- Ask, "What are we connected to? Who and what do we rely on to live and survive?"
- Ask, "How can we remember these things each day?"