Breaking Size Prejudice-WIN Wyoming

Teaching Resource (video + educator's guide) to
Promote Body-Size Acceptance

Important! Activities in the guide are coded for the
K-12 health education standards nationally as well as in Wyoming

The Video: Breaking Size Prejudice is a 23-minute educational video to promote body-size acceptance. The target audience is youth aged 11 to 17 years.

The program:

Examines how we send and receive messages about body-size diversity
Provides specific examples of ways to improve communication.

The video includes:

Introduction of size acceptance issues and societal influences.
Interviews with people of differing sizes.
Skits written and produced by 6th and 9th grade youth depicting situations they find themselves in and ways to promote more positive outcomes.
Thought Bullets for assignments and/or group discussions.

The Educator's Guide: The 21-page educator's guide describes additional activities and projects in order to further promote body-size acceptance. The guide includes several sections:

Classroom activities using the video.
Additional activities focus on improving self-esteem, enjoying food, increasing physical activity, utilizing media, and teaching others.
Samples of student assessments relating to these activities.
Resource list with curricula, teaching kits, magazines, books, videocassettes, organizations and web sites related to size acceptance.

Cost: $30.00 (includes shipping/ handling) for each set (video and guide)

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TO ORDER--Send requests to:

Twila Ortiz
Dept. of FCS/UW CES
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-5375
FAX: 307-766-5686
email: fcs-orders@uwyo.edu

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Make checks payable to: University of Wyoming Family & Consumer Sciences Department

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For more information about the video and guide contact:

Mary Kay Wardlaw
wardlaw@uwyo.edu
Food Stamp Nutrition Education Specialist
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-4147
FAX 307-766-5686

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