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Internet Resources for Nutrition

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

App for Nutrition: Food Groups!

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!

8th Grade Nutrition Fiction Literature

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

8th Grade Nutrition Media Resource Popular Film/TV

  Popular Film/TV General Information: Title: That’s So Raven “Food for Thought” Writer: Marc Warren Director: Rich Correll Year: 2005 Length: 25 minutes Rating: TV-G   Description: In this episode of That’s so Raven, Raven and Chelsea fight back when the cafeteria is taken over by an exploitative fast food corporation. The school introduces a … Continue reading 8th Grade Nutrition Media Resource Popular Film/TV

8th Grade Nutrition Media Resource Documentary

Documentary General Information: Title: Bite Size Producer(s) Andrew Galdi, Lanre Idewu, Josh Lipton, Greta McAnany, Eric Gallegos, Year: 2014 Length: 90 min Rating: NR   Description: Bite Size is a documentary about the Untied States childhood obesity epidemic. It follows four overweight children, their families, nutritional and medical providers who are trying to help them. … Continue reading 8th Grade Nutrition Media Resource Documentary

3rd Grade Healthy Eating – Nonfiction Video

General Information: Title: “Bill Nye the Science Guy: Nutrition” – Season 4, Episode 2 Producers: Erren Gottlieb, James McKenna, Elizabeth Brock Year: 1995 Length: 22 minutes, 57 seconds Rating: G Brief Description: This is a great video that students can watch to deepen their understanding of what healthy eating looks like and why getting nutrients … Continue reading 3rd Grade Healthy Eating – Nonfiction Video

Grades 3-5 Nutrition Parent Resource – MyPlate

Internet Resource for Parents: MyPlate and Healthy Eating Unit General Information: Internet Website: KidsHealth from Nemours – For Parents – MyPlate Food Guide Description: This website provides a very simple and short overview of what MyPlate is all about and will help parents understand what their children are going to be learning about in terms … Continue reading Grades 3-5 Nutrition Parent Resource – MyPlate

3rd Grade Healthy Eating – Nonfiction Literature

General Information: Title: “The Monster Health Book: A Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active and Feeling Great for Monsters and Kids!” Author: Edward Miller Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Holiday House, New York Brief Description: This is the best book to share with kids because it’s a fun and informative way to learn about the importance of … Continue reading 3rd Grade Healthy Eating – Nonfiction Literature

K-2 Nutrition: Teacher Internet Resource

General Information: Title: United States Department of Agriculture- Food and Nutrition Service: Discover MyPlate: Teachers Guide Description: This site is helpful because it has various lesson to teach, teacher instructions, worksheets, workbooks, quizzes, recipes, and common core standards. Core Integration: I could integrate these lesson plans through english (reading and writing), math, science, etc. Through … Continue reading K-2 Nutrition: Teacher Internet Resource

K-2 Nutrition: Student Internet Resource

General Information: Title: Kids Corner: Choose My Plate- Kids Food Critic Activity Description: Kids Corner is a section of Nutrition.gov that specializes in children’s nutrition and learning. The activity for the kids food critic is great because it lets children practice choosing recipes and then cooking them. They also get a chance to judge their … Continue reading K-2 Nutrition: Student Internet Resource