“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”
— George Bernard Shaw
It's obvious I like apples, but what I really like are ideas. Everyone is better at their job and their purpose when they contribute. Open Source Curriculum is a forum to share. Write to me and share your health-related resource with others on this site.
by Hanna
by Hanna
Come Add Color In Schools (CACIS)
I created and ran CACIS, which merges
art + nutrition
My longterm goal is that others will run this straightforward and affordable project. Email hannarifkin@gmail.com to get the lesson plan, and in return share photos of what your group creates.
Working in schools in the Ukiah School District, I noticed cafeteria walls were vacant, then realized it wasn't anyone’s job to decorate them. Why not cover the walls with something pleasing to the eye and relevant to the cafeteria made by the students? I saw a need, and created CACIS. The five day lesson plan includes art + nutrition education and execution.
The giant art piece hangs in the cafeteria wall of the students who painted it.
Their peers see it every day in the cafeteria.
I call this ethical marketing.
Process of CACIS : Each day of the 5 day plan, fruits and vegetables of one color are brought to the classroom for the students to use as models to make their own 1’ x 1’ painting. The facilitator teaches a nutrition and art lesson, and the students then paint their fruit or vegetable.
Day 1
Red --> radishes, strawberries, raspberries, apples--> each student paints one item
Day 2
Orange --> tangerine, pumpkin, carrots, peaches--> each student paints one item
Day 3
Yellow --> bananas, lemons, onions, potatoes --> each student paints one item
Day 4
Green --> kale, broccoli, kiwi, limes, peppers --> each student paints one item
Day 5
Purple --> cabbage, beets, figs, grapes, plums --> each student paints one item
The 1’ x 1’ paintings are collected and later glued together by the teacher to be displayed in the school cafeteria.
Students ate apples covered in lemon juice and cinnamon while they worked, and took home bags of leftover vegetables. They fought over broccoli, because it was used in a fun activity.
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Socioeconomic reasoning for food deserts, which contribute to chronic disease.
audience: general public
3 minutes
Video produced and created by Megan Lardner
Music composed by Chris Child
Using food as a vehicle, this PSA engages discourse around the myriad of interconnected themes influencing community health. While the issues have deep roots, the calls-to-action are dynamic and innumerable. Whatever your cause or solution for strengthening communities, "Imagine a Child" will bring visual support to the communication of your important mission.