HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION
School Nutrition Education
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HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTIONSchool Nutrition Education
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Title: 5 A Day Fruits and Veggies
Grade Level: 3-4
Format: VHS, teacher's guide
Details: 7 min., 1998, Maine 5 a Day for Better Health Coalition
Synopsis: Motivational, humorous video featuring school aged children enjoying fruits and vegetables in a variety of settings. Music reinforces the 5 A day message. Five assorted lessons on fruits and vegetables accompany the video and are linked to the Maine Learning Standards.(2005)Title: Digging for Data
Grade Level: 6-8
Format: VHS tape; *see note below
Details: 22 min. 1995, Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum, National Live Stock and Meat Board
Synopsis: Video program demonstrates the process of scientific inquiry by following 2 students who research the effects of genetics and diet on height. Includes activity sheets and teacher's guide. *Note- To be used with "Prehistoric v. Modern Diet" and "Growing to the Max" curriculum units, but could also be used separately.Title: Fit Kid Connection: A Nutrition Behavior Change Program for 7th and 8th Graders
Grade Level: 7 - 8
Format: VHS, guides
Details: 60 min., 1998, Ohio Department of Education, Division of Student Development, Nutrition Education and Training Program
Synopsis: A nutrition program developed to help kids learn they can make healthy food choices that fit their lifestyles and they can become more active in a fun way. The program was designed to compliment the nutrition subject area of Ohio's Competency-based Program in Health and Physical Education for grades 7 & 8. The activities are interdisciplinary and closely related to the 9th grade Ohio Proficiency Test learning outcomes for science, mathematics, reading, writing and citizenship.
Title: Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals: to help you plan, prepare, serve and market appealing meals.
Grade Level: Food Service Personnel
Format: Binder
Details: 270 pgs., 1998, United States Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Service
Synopsis: Provides information on the nutrition goals established by the "School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children". Includes information on alternative menu planning systems that can help achieve nutrition goals, offers practical suggestion for making simple changes to create healthy school meals, and address marketing healthy school meals.
CURRICULUM MATERIALS:
Title: Chow!
Grade Level: 7-12
Format: VHS, guides
Details: 29 min., 1996, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Synopsis: The activities in this curriculum are designed both to inform and to motivate kids to eat better. They provide useful nutrition information on which students can base their food choices, and they appeal to students interest, such as food advertising, weight control and the relationship between food and environment.(2005)Title: Count To 5... Count To 6
Grade Level: pre-K
Format: curriculum
Details: 1996, Vermont Dept. of Health
Synopsis: An activity-based curriculum to introduce preschoolers to eating fruits, vegetables, and grains. Designed especially for child care providers and educators. Activities, recipes, food preparation tips, and resources.(2005)Title: Food-Environment Connection
Grade Level: 6-8
Format: Curriculum
Details: 1995, Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Synopsis: Includes lessons in the impact of food choices, food packaging and food wastes on our environment. One of three multidisciplinary thematic units. Each unit includes lessons in Social Studies, Math, Science, Language Arts, Family and Consumer Science, and Health. Unit 3 of 3; may be used individually.Title: Food & Me: an integrated approach to Teaching Nutrition
Grade Level: Pre K-Kindergarten
Call Number: HERC 613.2 Fm7395
Format: Booklets, posters, teacher's guide
Details: 1995, Scholastic
Synopsis: Contains activities designed to cover broad nutrition issues and help lay a foundation for learning about healthy food choices.Title: Food And Technology
Grade Level: 5
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students explore the key role technology plays in expanding the number of foods available to consumers. They learn about the nutrient profiles of various foods within the same food group. They are introduced to the concepts of the "others" category.Title: Food Decisions
Grade Level: 6
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students look at the factors that affect personal food choices. They are introduced to the U.S.RDA as they read nutrition labels and use this information to select foods. They are also introduced to the concept of calories and how to use the 4 - 2 -4 - 4 guideline and variety to meet their bodies nutrient needs.Title: Food Gives Me Energy
Grade Level: 2
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students learn that all foods give them energy and that their bodies need energy to move. They learn that foods from plants and animals can be classified into four food groups and that foods in these four groups go through many stages to get from the farm to the home.Title: Food Helps Me Grow
Grade Level: 1
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students learn some specific concepts about the relationship between food and growth. They learn to categorize foods according to their source - plant or animal - and to classify foods by their taste - salty, sweet or tart. They learn about food safety as they prepare a snack in the classroom.Title: Food In America
Grade Level: 4
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students compare foods eaten by the Native American in the past with foods eaten today. They learn the concepts of nutrients, the names of five nutrients, the food groups these nutrients are associated with and why those nutrients are important for health.Title: Food Keeps Me Healthy
Grade Level: 3
Format: Kit
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: Students explore what it means to be healthy. They learn that each food group is important to their diet to maintain good health.Title: Food Time: an integrated approach to teaching nutrition: teacher's kit
Grade Level: 1-2
Call Number: HERC VIDEO 613.2 Ft7395
Format: Video, Booklets, teacher's guide, posters
Details: VHS, 1995, Scholastics
Synopsis: Integrated nutrition program materials designed to improve the health of children by empowering them to choose a variety of foods, eat more grains, vegetables and fruit and construct a diet lower in fatTitle: Food Works: an integrated approach to teaching nutrition: teacher's kit
Grade Level: 3-5
Call Number: HERC VIDEO 613.2 Fw7395
Format: Booklets, teacher's guide, posters
Details: 1995, Scholastics
Synopsis: Teaches students how to choose a variety of foods; add more grains, vegetables and fruit to the foods they already eat; and construct a diet lower in fat.Title: Food…Your Choice
Grade Level: 1-6
Format: Kits -
Details: posters, booklets, worksheets and flash cards along with a teacher's manual.
Synopsis: A comprehensive, developmentally sequential nutrition education learning system that fosters understanding of key nutrition concepts by introducing concepts at early levels and then develops and further expands these concepts with each grade level. Order by title:
Grade Level Title 1 Food Helps Me Grow 2 Food Gives Me Energy 3 Food Keeps Me Healthy 4 Food In America 5 Food And Technology 6 Food Decisions (2005)Title: Growing to the Max
Grade Level: 6-8
Format: Curriculum; *see note below
Details: 1995, Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Synopsis: Includes lessons in growing to one's genetic height potential. One of three multidisciplinary thematic units. Each unit includes lessons in Social Studies, Math, Science, Language Arts, Family and Consumer Science, and Health. Unit 2 of 3; may be used individually. *Note- also see VHS tape "Digging for Data"; order tape separately(2005)Title: Prehistoric vs. Modern Diet
Grade Level: 6-8
Format: Curriculum; *see note below
Details: 1995, Middle Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Synopsis: Includes lessons in evolution of variety in our diet. One of three multidisciplinary thematic units. Each unit includes lessons in Social Studies, Math, Science, Language Arts, Family and Consumer Science, and Health. Unit 1 of 3; may be used individually. *Note- also see VHS tape "Digging for Data"; order tape separately.Title: Pyramid Cafe
Grade Level: 1-3
Call Number: HERC 613.2 P998c
Format: Guide book, workbooks, posters
Details: 1998, National Dairy Council
Synopsis: Introduce students to Pyramid Pals-five friends who teach young students how to make wise food choices using the Food Guide Pyramid.Title: Pyramid Exploration
Grade Level: 4-5
Call Number: HERC 613.2 Fp7395
Format: Guide book, workbooks, posters
Details: 1998, National Dairy Council
Synopsis: Six activities that review and build on food pyramid information.(2005)Title: Serving it Safe: A Manager's Tool Kit
Grade Level: 9-12; see below
Format: Curriculum
Details: 1996, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Synopsis: Curriculum designed primarily for school food service managers. Chapters include foodborne illness, sanitation, food storage, cooking, and handling, and safety in the kitchen. Some information may be relevent for Disease Prevention and Safety/Accident Prevention purposes.(2005)Title: Take a Bite of Music, It's Yummy!
Grade Level: K-3
Format: cassette tape and songbook
Details: 20 songs, 1982, Mary Ann Hall, New England Association for the Education of Young Children
Synopsis: A rich combination of perspectives on growth, music, food, and learning for parents and teachers. Songs combine focus on nutrition and music. Songbook includes lyrics and musical scores (anybody with a piano in the classroom?!) for songs, and information on healthy food and nutrition. Although a bit dated, looks VERY fun and creative.Title: Take Control: Manage Your Weight to Look Good and Feel Great: a teaching resource in adolescent nutrition and weight management
Grade Level: 5-12, teachers and food service managers
Call Number: HERC 641.1 T139
Format: Curriculum
Details: 1991, NET: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Synopsis: Provides teachers, guidance counselors, and food service managers with a tool to aid students in the development of proper skills necessary for weight management.TEACHING KITS:
(2005)Title: Tickle Your Appetite
Grade Level: preschool
Format: Teacher's Kit: 1 curriculum book, 1 cassette tape, 1 VHS tape
Details: 1998, TEAM Nutrition, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Synopsis: Educator's kit contains activities and information that enable educators to improve nutrition experiences for preschool-age children where they live, learn, and play. The learning activities are the heart and soul of this kit. 2 copies.
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