Positives

• This resource can easily be adapted to your own needs by making a copy and adding or removing any elements as needed.
• There are multiple opportunities for students to participate in the lesson through discussion.
• Statistics and data are presented in a way that is easy for even young students to understand.

Additional Prerequisites

• Some of the speaker notes are written as a script, with directions for speaker in parenthesis, but review speaker notes prior to teaching the lesson to assure you do not read directions out loud.
• Speaker notes mention that the cafeteria has a share basket, as well as other sorting stations indicated in slides 16-20. Make sure your cafeteria has these before mentioning them to students. 
• If you do not have stickers to give to students for sharing what they learned, remove the mention of stickers from slide 22.

Differentiation

• A shorter version of this slideshow is available here.
• This presentation would work well before or after a lesson on the effects of food waste on the planet.
• For students who are reluctant to share out, turn-and-talk or think-pair-share strategies can be used in the sections that require student participation.
• Students can create their own infographics or posters about food waste and how to stop it.