Tag Archives: Nutrition

Food Safety – 2nd Grade Internet Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Students

Personal Health, , , , , , , , ,

Resources for Students: Site Name: Kids Health Reason for choosing this site: This site provides many useful links to articles about why food safety is important which is valuable for students to know so they can protect themselves from bacteria that cause food poisoning. The website also is a great resource to find articles about … Continue reading Food Safety – 2nd Grade Internet Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Students →

Fiction Literature Resource: The Peanut Free Cafe

Healthy Eating, , , , , , , ,

Title: The Peanut-Free Cafe Author: Gloria Koster Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, Morton Grove, Illinois Description: The Peanut-Free Cafe is about a school that gains a student who is allergic to peanuts, needs to solve the lunch room dilema, and a young boy having to come to terms with compromising on his … Continue reading Fiction Literature Resource: The Peanut Free Cafe →

Non-fiction Literature Resource: Sam Stern’s Real Food Real Fast

Healthy Eating, , , , , , , ,

Title: Sam Stern’s Real Food Real Fast Author:Sam Stern & Susan Stern Published in U.S. in 2008 Copyright Date: 2006 Publisher: Candlewick Press Health Topic: Food Allergies Grade Levels: Grades 3 – 5 Citation: Stern, S., & Stern, S. (2008). Real food, real fast. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Description: Sam Stern’s Real Food Real Fast … Continue reading Non-fiction Literature Resource: Sam Stern’s Real Food Real Fast →

Nutrition: Non-Fiction Literature

Healthy Eating, , ,

How Did That Get In My Lunchbox Author: Chris Butterworth Date of Publication: January 2011 Publisher: Candlewick Press Summary The book is aimed towards children and educating them on the food they are eating. It mentions that food is not grown in the grocery store and then explains the different places that the food they … Continue reading Nutrition: Non-Fiction Literature →

Nutrition: Fiction Literature

Healthy Eating, , ,

I Will Never Not Eat A Tomato Author: Lauren Child Date of Publication: September 2003 Publisher: Candlewick Press Summary  This book is here for students to begin to see that trying new foods can be an interesting experience. The story walks through someone being convinced into trying foods they initially thought were going to taste … Continue reading Nutrition: Fiction Literature →

K-3 Nonfiction/Fiction Physical Activity Literature

Physical Activity, Uncategorized, , , ,

                                                  Fiction Resource: “Giraffes Can’t Dance” – written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, published in 2001 by Gardeners Books. The book is a story about Gerrald the giraffe … Continue reading K-3 Nonfiction/Fiction Physical Activity Literature →