FOOD SAFETY/HANDWASHING |
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BOOK IN A BAG BOOKS
Reading and food education activities for young children and their families.
Oh, the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You! by Tish Rabe
Germs! Germs! Germs! by Bobi Katz |
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Handy says "Wash your hands..."(pdf) - Pre K-1st grade |
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Hand Washing at Home - Spanish (pdfs)) - Pre K-1st grade |
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A Visit to Hand Washing Hamlet(pdf) - 2nd-3rd grade |
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Fight BAC! Food Safety Education Program for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Classrooms - 2nd-3rd grade |
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Food Safety Lessons for Middle School Students from Penn State University - 2nd-3rd grade |
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Lather Up for Good Health |
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Hand Washing - Pre K-1st English |
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Hand Washing - 2nd-3rd English |
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Hand Washing - 2nd-3rd Spanish |
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| GENERAL NUTRITION |
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Access to nutrition and health Web sites from across the Federal Govertnment |
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Food and Nutrition Information Center - USDA/National Agricultural Library |
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Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion/USDA |
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (food labeling information) |
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| Food and Nutrition Service/USDA |
| Team Nutrition |
Team Up At Home Activity Booklet (pdf)
Hands-on nutrition education activities for parents to use with school-age children. |
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Nutrition Fact Cards
Nutrition label information for 170 common foods and beverages. |
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| Eat Smart. Play Hard |
Power Panthers Picnic Spanish (pdf)
Find the healthy snacks in the picture. Ages 4-7. |
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Let’s Go on a Snack Hunt Spanish (pdfs)
Match the inside with the outside of tasty snacks. Ages 4-7. |
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Enter the Fun Zone Spanish (pdfs)
Crack the code to reveal four nutrition and physical activity statements. Ages 8-10. |
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“What Foods Do You Need?”
American Heart Association worksheet. Kindergarten-Grades 2. |
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Produce for Better Health Foundation
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Food Equivalent Activity Pages - fruit and veggies more matters
Students visualize cup equivalents and help motivate them to increase the number of fruits and vegetables they eat each day. Topics include “Chopped, Mashed or Sliced Cup Equivalents”, “Dried Cup Equivalents”, “Fruit Cup Equivalents”, and “Vegetable Cup Equivalents”. |
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| MYPYRAMID |
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Healthy Eating with MyPyramid by Mari C. Schuh
Includes the following titles:
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Grain Group
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Vegetable Group
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Fruit Group
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Milk Group
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Meat and Beans Group
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: Healthy Snacks
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: Drinking Water
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: Being Active
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Why Should I Eat Well? by Clair Llewellyn and Illustrated by Mike Gordon |
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| MyPyramid.gov - General My Pyramid information |
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MyPyramid for Kids
Contains a variety of activities, including online activities and worksheets. |
MyPyramid Go Fish Card Game - Instructions included
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MyPyramid lesson from Junior Master Gardener program
Free download of lesson. Objective is to use MyPyramid to plan balanced meals.
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MyPyramid poster for kids (simplified version) - from USDA “MyPyramid for Kids” site |
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MyPyramid poster for kids (advanced version) - from USDA “MyPyramid for Kids” site
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MyPyramid Online Game
Drag and match activities from Fruit and Veggies More Matters website. Ages 6-8. |
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Team Nutrition
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MyPyramid for Kids Teachers Guide - Order
Classroom materials include CD with game, lesson plans, worksheets, posters, etc. Lessons in pdf format can also be downloaded. Grades 1-6.
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yourSELF Middle Education Kit
Nutrition and physical activity information written specifically for 7th and 8th graders. How to make smart choices. Emphasizes adolescetns’ power of choice and increasing control over their own health. Workbook, Teachers Guide, video, posters.
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Power of Choice—Middle/High School Students
The Power of Choice was developed by HHS' Food and Drug Administration and USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. It is intended for after-school program leaders working with young adolescents. Everything you need to know is in the Leaders' Guide, including most activity materials. It's full of quick, simple things to do with kids; many activities take little or no pre-planning. A CD containing 10 interactive sessions based on six posters. Included in the Leader's Guide are a recipe booklet, parent letter, and Nutrition Facts cards. Also pdf downloads. |
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| FRUITS |
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Handa's Surpriseby Eileen Brown
Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings
A Visit to the Farmers' Market by Peggy Sissel-Phelan, Ed.D. |
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| FRUITS - GENERAL INTEREST |
www.foodchamps.org |
Fruit and Vegetable Online Games
Drag and match activities from Fruit and Veggies More Matters website. Ages 2-5.
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Fruit and Vegetable Online Games
Drag and match activities from Fruit and Veggies More Matters website. Ages 6-8.
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Fruit and Veggie Activity Pages
Color Champions Sticker and Calendar pages; “Eater Meter” check-off sheet; and
Supermarket Scavenger Hunt |
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Fruit Flash Cards - pdf downloads |
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Word Find Game
Finds foods high in vitamin C, low in sodium, etc. |
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Early Childhood “Butterflies” Nutrition Activity Booklet - Pennsylvania State University |
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Food Equivalent Activity Pages
Students visualize cup equivalents and help motivate them to increase the number of fruits and vegetables they eat each day. Topics include “Chopped, Mashed or Sliced Cup Equivalents”, “Dried Cup Equivalents”, “Fruit Cup Equivalents”, and “Vegetable Cup Equivalents”. |
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| FRUITS/RAINBOW OF COLORS |
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Color the fruits and vegetables
Worksheet from the American Heart Association. Kindergarten through Grade 2. |
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“Counting Colors” - activity sheet |
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| VEGETABLES |
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The Enormous Potatoby Aubrey Davis
Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings
A Visit to the Farmers' Market by Peggy Sissel-Phelan, Ed.D.
Healthy Eating with MyPyramid: The Vegetable Group by Mari C. Schuh |
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| VEGETABLES - GENERAL INTEREST |
| www.foodchamps.org |
Fruit and Vegetable Online Games
Drag and match activities from Fruit and Veggies More Matters website. |
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Fruit and Vegetable Online Games
Drag and match activities from Fruit and Veggies More Matters website. Ages 6-8. |
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Fruit and Veggie Activity Pages
Color Champions Sticker and Calendar pages; “Eater Meter” check-off sheet;
and Supermarket Scavenger Hunt |
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Vegetable Flash Cards - downloadable pdfs |
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| VEGETABLES/GARDENING AT HOME |
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National Junior Master Gardener
Online activities for students (Level 1: grades 3-5; Level 2: grades 6-8). Click on "Kid Zone." For teacher resources click on "Teachers/Leaders". |
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Kids Gardening.org (part of the National Gardening Association)
Subscribe to free online newsletter. Monthly “Teachers’Room” feature includes gardening related lesson plans. Website includes classroom project ideas. |
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California School Gardening Network
Lots of ideas on school gardens, lesson plans, how to link gardening project to subject matter areas, etc. |
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| VEGETABLES/RAINBOW OF COLORS |
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“Counting Colors” Activity Sheet
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Fruits and Vegetables
Color sheet from the American Heart Association. Kindergarten-Grade 2. |
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| VEGETABLES/FIBER/SERVING SIZE |
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Food Equivalent Activity Pages
Students visualize cup equivalents and help motivate them to increase the number of fruits and vegetables they eat each day. Topics include “Chopped, Mashed or Sliced Cup Equivalents”, “Dried Cup Equivalents”, “Fruit Cup Equivalents”, and “Vegetable Cup Equivalents”. |
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| VEGETABLES/PLANT PARTS WE EAT |
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Plant Parts we Eat
Lesson from Oklahoma Extension. Includes science, art, language arts and math activities. |
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“The Great Plant Escape”
University of Illinois. Six units or “cases” on plant topics. Topics include plant processes and plant parts; soils; how seeds grow; flowers and plant reproduction; and bulbs, rhizomes and tubers. Educational material is presented followed by online quiz activities, downloadable activity pages and ideas for hands-on activities. Also available in Spanish. |
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Edible Plant Parts Activity Sheet |
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Science/Plants Lesson Plan - Grades 3-4 |
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Science/Plant Parts We Eat Lesson Plan - Grades 3-4 |
