Fiction Book: Daniel Visits the Doctor General Info: Author: Beck Friedman & Jason Fruchter / Publication Date: 2014 / Publisher: The Fred Rogers Company This book is about Daniel Tiger’s experience going to the doctor for a check up. He is supported by his mom and is reassured that the doctor is going to take … Continue reading Going to the Doctor Literature Resource – 1st Grade
By Olivia Hunt and Caitlin DeWeirdt Fiction Book: Tooth Trouble by Jane E. Clarke This book was published by Scholastic in 2005. Tooth Trouble is a story about a walrus named Wilbur who is having oral hygiene issues. Wilbur is nervous to go to the dentist, but his friends continue to encourage him to go. I … Continue reading Integrated Literature Resources: Oral Hygiene 5th Grade
General Information: Title: Good Enough to Eat Author: Lizzy Rockwell Publication Date: June 30, 2009 Publisher: Harpercollins Children’s Books Description: This book is a excellent mix of storybook, information resource, and cookbook! It explores nutrient groups (like carbohydrates, protein, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals), nutrients functions, what foods contain which nutrients, how much of each … Continue reading K-2: Non-Fiction Book
General Information: Title: How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food Author: Chris Butterworth Publication Date: February 12, 2013 Publisher: Candlewick Description: This book explores where foods come from. Going beyond the grocery story, this book enlightens young readers about where foods originated from and the whole process they go through to … Continue reading K-2: Fiction Book
Fiction book: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Published in 2015 by New York : Delacorte Press The content is having allergies, and the grade level suggested is middle school. This book is about a girl who is 18 and has extreme allergies and is stuck inside her house with her mom and nurse. Madi … Continue reading Food Allergies/Intolerances Literature Resources for Students Grade 6-8
Here are some stories that can be read in the classroom in order to supplement the health lessons. Both stories meet the Common Core Standards of: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea andCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific … Continue reading Literature