Nutrition Education: School Year at a Glance

(Planned for 2007-2008 School Year)

All downloadable items below are in Microsoft Word unless otherwise noted.

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Table of Contents

September

National 5 A Day Month

1. Where Does Food Come From? - Grade 4, Adapted from Team Nutrition's Food Time Kit
   • Lesson Plan
   • Handout - Where Does Food Come From
   • Handout - Watch a Plant Grow
   • Handout - Gardening Together
2. There's a Rainbow on My Plate - Primary/Intermediate Grades, Produce for Better Health Foundation
3. Focus on Fruits and Vegetables - Middle School/Junior High
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 59-66 for this lesson.

October

Children's Health Month

1. Whose Point of View Is It? - Middle/High School
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 83-91 for this lesson.
2. It's Up to You!- Pre-teen/Middle School, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource Power of Choice
3. Are you Label Able? - Pre-teen/Middle School, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource Power of Choice

National School Lunch Week - October 15-19, 2007

Check out the Vote for School Lunch School Nutrition Association's promotion with resources to download. Get your school excited about School Lunch!

November

American Diabetes Month

1. Move It! - Elementary through High School, National Diabetes Education Program
2. Calculating Sugar Facts - Grades 7 and 8, Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Nutrition
3. Get Up and Move - Middle school and High School, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource: Power of Choice

December

Hand Washing Awareness - (Awareness Week: December 2-8, 2007)

1. Happy Birthday - Pre-kindergarten - Grade 1, Utah Hygiene Education Coalition
   • Lesson Plan
   • Handout - Color me
2. Cinnamon Wash Activity - Grades 4-6, Utah Dairy Council
3. Bacteria? Not in My House - Middle School, Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension

January

Healthy Weight Week - (January 20-26, 2008)

1. Media and Health: What's the Connection, Grade 5 - High School
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 77-82 for this lesson.
2. Get Up and Move! - Grades 5-8, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource: Power of Choice
3. Food and Fitness - Grades 6-12, WI DPI Health Literacy Performance Assessments Manual, 2005

February

National Snack Food Month

1. Helpings versus Servings - Grades 4-7, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource Power of Choice
2. Super Snacks and Better Bones, Grade 6-8
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 257-288 for this lesson.

March

National Nutrition Month

1. B/M/R/S Chant and Move - Pre-kindergarten - Grade 1, Healthy Hearts Curriculum, Milwaukee Public Schools
2. Going to the Grocery Store, Grade 6-8
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 177-225 for this lesson.
3. American Dietetics Association Website an excellent source for promotional and educational materials for National Nutrition Month

National School Breakfast Week - March 3-7, 2008

1. School Nutrition Association Website an excellent source for promotional and educational materials for this special week
2. Breakfast lesson plans, Campbell's Soup Company
   • Who Eats Breakfast - Grade 2
   • Best Breakfast Authors - Grade 3
3. Hey Mom! What's for Breakfast? - Grades 3-5, National Council on Economic Education

April

What's Cookin' Month

1. Create a Combo - Grade 5, Wisconsin DPI Team Nutrition
2. Your Fast Food Order? Grades 6-8, USDA's Team Nutrition Resource: Power of Choice
3. Become a Food Guru - Grades 9-12, Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Nutrition

May

Hot Topics in Nutrition

1. Motion Commotion - What is Being Active?, Grade 6-9
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 149-175 for this lesson.
2. The Power of Advertising - Grade 6 through High School
   • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and be Active See pages 227-256 for this lesson.
3. Genetic Engineering of Food - Grades 6 - High School, Kidz Online, Inc.(www.kidzonline.org)

For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206

Last updated on 2/25/2008 11:52:52 AM