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Classroom Resources

GENERAL EDUCATION RESOURCES

Agriculture in the Classroom
Everything about agriculture, including awards and science fair projects, plus a National Resource Directory (online database with hundreds of educational materials about agriculture).
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/index.htm

MyPyramid
Published by the United States Department of Agriculture, MyPyramid offers a personal eating plan with the foods and amounts that are right for you
www.MyPyramid.gov

Discovery Education unitedstreaming
A digital video-based learning resource “scientifically proven to increase academic achievement,” featuring more than 5,000 full-length videos segmented into 50,000 content-specific video segments, including health videos. More than half of US schools are already licensed to use the site.
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com

KidsHealth in the Classroom
Web site offers free health (and some nutrition) curriculum materials for all subject areas, with discussion questions, activities, and reproducible handouts and quizzes. Plus info about childhood health problems, health-related news, and resources to improve the health of students/schools.
http://classroom.kidshealth.org/classroom

PBS Teacher Source: Health and Fitness
Lesson plans and online activities with original activities and professional development opportunities tied to PBS programming.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/healthfitness

Nutrition Education for Texas
This site updates Texas's previous nutrition education manual, Education for Self-Responsibility IV, to align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the latest nutrition information.
http://netx.squaremeals.org

USDA-FNS Child Nutrition Materials Database
This is a large comprehensive site with links to free and other materials from a huge variety of sources. Search function possible using a number of parameters, target audience, format of material, and publication dates.
http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/schoolmeals/Resource_Cafe/Resource_Search.php

K-12 CURRICULUM RESOURCES

CO School Nutrition and Physical Education Marketing
Comprehensive 2005 resource with lesson plans, newsletter articles, posters, references, and PowerPoint slides on nutrition guidelines, plus a plan for measuring implementation of a local wellness policy from the CO Dept. of Education and CO Nutrition Association.
http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=14&tax_level=1&tax_subject=411

Family Nutrition Nights: Nutrition through Core Content
Louisiana Dept. of Education resource for Family Nutrition Nights. Lessons (grades K-4 and 5-8) form an intergenerational educational program composed of nutrition-related mathematics, science, and health activities.
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/nutrition/2398.html

National Dairy Council
Variety of kits, all-updated to MyPyramid, available on at no charge. The newest kits, Little D's Nutrition Expedition™ for 2nd grade and Arianna's Nutrition Expedition™ for 4th grade, have online connections, updates, and are integrated into curriculum standards.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/lessons-main.asp

K-6 CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Cooking with Kids New Mexico
Hands-on curriculum from Santa Fe (NM) using fresh, affordable foods from diverse cultures. Students use all senses, with math, science, social studies, language arts, music and art lesson in Spanish and English.
http://www.cookingwithkids.net

DOLE Company Teacher Resources
Nutrition Education Program offers free materials to US elementary schools. Site provides lesson plans with cross-curricular activities in math, social studies, science, music and language arts.
http://www.dole5aday.com/Teachers/T_Home.jsp

Kidnetic.com Leader’s Guide: Healthy Eating & Active Living Ideas & Activities for Kids & Families
International Food Information Council (IFIC) presents content from Kidnetic.com in a curriculum resource for classrooms, after-school programs, community programs, etc.
http://ific.org/kidnetic/leadersguide.cfm

MyPyramid Lessons from University of Missouri Extension
Intro lesson plans on MyPyramid for grades PreK/K, 1-3, 4 -5 and 6-8. Also includes MyPyramid handouts for adults and youth.
http://extension.missouri.edu/fnep/teaching.htm

Pick a Better SnackTM & Act
Iowa Department of Public Health lessons (about 10 minutes each) include MyPyramid, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and physical activity. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/pickabettersnack/teachers.asp

Power of 3: Get Healthy with Whole Grain Foods
Curriculum to increase intake of whole grains by elementary students includes five-lessons, newsletters, and information for foodservice.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/Nutrition/power3.pdf

Ready, Set, FIT!
American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) provides curriculum on balancing activity, healthy eating, and emotional well-being, with skills-based lessons and activities for the classroom, along with ways to involve family physicians, parents, and caregivers.
http://www.readysetfit.org

USDA – Team Nutrition
USDA materials to help children learn the lessons of MyPyramid. Lesson plans and reproducible work sheets for Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, and Grades 5-6.
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mypyramidclassroom.html

What's Cookin' in the Classroom Curriculum
Interdisciplinary from New Jersey Extension curriculum focusing on nutrition while encompassing language arts and heritage storytelling. It promotes literacy, creativity, and health and social skills.
http://www.njfsnep.org/edu_materials

WIN the Rockies Kids Lessons (Ages 10-13)
Nutrition, physical activity, and body image lessons (13 total) for classroom and other settings aligned to national health education standards.
http://www.uwyo.edu/wintherockies_edur/winkidslessons.asp

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Discovering the Food System: An Experiential Learning Program for Young and Inquiring Minds
An on-line curriculum from Cornell University designed for teachers and leaders of middle and high school students, to reach youth who are curious about food, how it gets from farm to fork, and how we, as eaters, are involved in that system.
http://foodsys.cce.cornell.edu/

Jump Start Teens
Complete, easy-to-follow lessons (8 total) and worksheets, with creative, stand-alone activities integrate nutrition and physical activity with language arts, math, science, and social studies..
http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/resourcelibrary

USDA Nutrition Essentials: Teaching Tools for Healthy Choices
This 2007 resource from USDA’s Team Nutrition contains lesson plans, student worksheets, and informational handouts to help students make food and physical activity choices that support healthy living.
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/nutritionessentials.html

RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES

School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country.
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Index.aspx?id=35

School Nutrition Association: Local School Wellness Policies
Background information and tools from the School Nutrition Association to help assist the school community in dealing with requirements associated with local school wellness policies
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Index.aspx?id=1075

CDC Summary of Adolescent & School Health Tools
This site provides a variety of resources promoting healthy schools, from food safety to physical activity and school wellness policies.
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/SchoolHealth/tools.htm

Food-Safe Schools
The Food-Safe Schools Action Guide from the National Coalition of Food-Safe Schools, an alliance of representatives from a variety of national organizations, professional associations, and government agencies that have interest or active involvement in reducing foodborne illness in the U.S. by improving food safety in schools.
http://www.foodsafeschools.org/AboutNCFSS.php

School Wellness Resources

School Nutrition Resources

Power of 3: Get Healthy with Whole Grain Foods
Curriculum to increase intake of whole grains by elementary students includes five-lessons,newsletters, and information for foodservice.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/Nutrition/power3.pdf