Tony The Tiger, The HoneyComb Kid, The Nestle Quick Bunny. As part of a study of the methods advertisers use to sell foods and how this advertising effects their food choices, kids create their own spokescharacter and/or jingle for one of their favorite foods. 

Concepts

advertising, nutrition labels

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in several popular foods marketed to kids and show class members how to read the food labels for nutritional content

Classroom Considerations

• Prepare for the lesson by collecting food ads from magazines and taping TV food commercials

Pros

• The activities create an awareness of how media influences food preferences

Cons

• The lesson presumes class members have studied advertising and/or propaganda techniques

Common Core

RI.4.7 RI.5.7 RI.6.7 RI.7.7 RI.8.7