Introduction
Learning about nutrition and food allergies can be exciting for third grade students, yet at the same time, scary too. The concepts and ideas presented in this unit, as well as most information on the role of the immune system in allergic reactions, are difficult for most people to understand, particularly young children. In preparing to organize this unit of study, it was important for me to gain as much content knowledge as I could to best facilitate the learning process to my students. I realize that there are going to be many challenges throughout this unit, the biggest one being the fact that it is essential that I am honest and upfront with the students at all times, even if the information may scare them. The goal of this unit is to deliver content information related to the area of food allergies so that the students can have a greater understanding of this topic.
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