Kaylee Lamb Kassidy Lederer HEALTH 455 Nutrition-Food Groups Grade-2nd Find the best documentary film: General Information: Bill Nye the Science Guy: Nutrition, Simon Griffith, 1995, 22:57 I liked this documentary because it covered a lot of different things about nutrition. It included information about fats/proteins/carbs, calories, a balanced diet, nutrition facts, empty calories, and food … Continue reading Nutrition Media Resources
Kassidy Lederer and Kaylee Lamb 2nd grade: Basic Food groups Resource for Student This link is to a game that helps read the nutrition label. This is important for students to be able to know where to find things on the labels. It is also important to know what they mean. I think it could … Continue reading Internet Resources for Nutrition
Kassidy Lederer and Kaylee Lamb Nutrition: Food Groups 2nd Grade Fiction Resource: I included a youtube video of a reading of the book, “Gregory, the Terrible Eater,” which is a story about a goat who doesn’t like the regular goat’s diet. I think that this would be a good story to use because it … Continue reading Fiction and Nonfiction Resources for Nutrition
Kaylee Lamb and Kassidy Lerderer HEALTH 455 29 July 2019 FOOD GROUPS: 2nd Grade Food Group Sorting For Kids Food Group Sorting for Kids, goathairware, 2018, free The purpose of the application is for children to identify which foods go in which group/category. When the application is first opened up all the food groups are … Continue reading App for Nutrition: Food Groups!
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fit-kid.html?WT.ac=ctg#catfit This site is great for all students. There is a great list of why it is important to keep your body healthy and get familiar with how inside of you works. There is a great “how the body works” and if you click on the hyperlink it will bring you to the page where … Continue reading 8th Grade Internet Resources – Students
https://www.choosemyplate.gov/families A great resource for parents is the Choose MyPlate website. It provides fun and helpful resources and tips that work with all families. The articles provided within the page branch into information on local food grown in your area, eating on a budget and family-friendly recipes that you can do with your children. The … Continue reading 8th Grade Internet Resources – Parents
http://johnstalkerinstitute.org/blog/jsi-resource-center/lessons-for-elementary-middle-and-high-schools/ This is site is a great resource for teachers. John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition (JSI), is a major leader for training teachers about children nutrition in Massachusetts. Yet, the resources and information found on this website can be used in different states. The JSI is a resource hub for those who … Continue reading 8th Grade Internet Resources – Teachers
General Information: Name: Blast Off Game Publisher: USDA Publication Year: 2014 Price: Free Availability: Online (Flash 7 required), CD version available with the Serving Up MyPlate Teacher’s Guide. Summary: Blast Off is an interactive computer game that helps students better understand the basic food groups and the appropriate serving size for a standard day. The … Continue reading 8th Grade Interactive App
Fiction “Sad Perfect: A Novel” by Stephanie Elliot. Published by Farrar, Stratus and Giroux in 2017 General Information: Sad Perfect is a novel that is 320 pages and fiction. It’s about a sixteen-year-old girl “Pea “who has a secret, she has Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Having AFRID means you are afraid of nutritious food and … Continue reading 8th Grade Nutrition Fiction Literature
Non-Fiction “Fueling the Teen Machine” by Ellen Shanley and Colleen Thompson. Published in 2011 by Bull Publishing Company. General Information: “Fueling the Teen Machine” is the ultimate guide to navigating the world of nutrition. Used by both teens and parents, this book contains twelve detailed chapters from what your food is made of to managing … Continue reading 8th Grade Nutrition Non-Fiction Literature