McDonald's Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 5, 2007
History
The founder of McDonalds was born on this day in 1902. Read more about it here: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/mcd_history_pg1.html


Just For Fun
"What did the frog order at McDonald's?"

French flies and a diet croak!


Writing Prompt

Read the this article about McDonald’s packaging: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/does-food-taste-better-from-mcdonalds.html

Choose one of the following topic to write about:

1. Could you eat fast food every day? Why/not?
2. If you ate fast food every day for one month, what would happen to you? Why do you think so?
3. Why do kids love McDonalds so much?


Send what you wrote to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html


Vocabulary

Try this fun McDonald’s Word Search: http://www.mcfun.com/kids.shtml

Geography

Draw a map from your house to the closest McDonald’s.
Science
In Search of the Perfect Fry. Read this article: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20030723/Feature1.asp
And answer questions on this worksheet:
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20030723/TZWorksheet.asp


Math
The math challenge today uses percentages. Practice here: http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/percent_wks.html
Practice your addition facts with this French Fry math game: http://www.mrnussbaumgames.com/fries/

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-5.html


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Does Food Taste Better From McDonald's

Here's some news that probably won't surprise you: Kids love McDonalds. If you ask any child if he wants to go there for dinner, he'll probably jump up and down with joy. But here's some news that might surprise you: according to a recent study, if any kind of food is wrapped in McDonald’s packaging, even carrots, kids think that it tastes better than the SAME food not wrapped in McDonald’s packaging.Sixty-three children between the ages of three and five were offered five pairs of food -- two sets of burgers, two sets of fries, and so on. One burger, for example, was placed in McDonald's packaging. The other burger was placed in plain packaging. The children were then asked if the food tasted the same, or if one tasted better than the other. 48% liked the hamburgers and 70% liked the fries better when they thought the food had come from McDonalds.

Kids were also given carrots and milk in McDonald’s packaging, and they thought that the carrots and milk tasted better when they came from the McDonald’s.

Math Challenge October 5

A McDonald’s Big Mac has 560 calories. 270 of these are fat calories. What percentage of the Big Mac’s total calories is made up of fat?

Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

Good Luck!

Kelly