The Best Fiction Book: General Information: Title: Open Wide: Tooth School Inside Author: Laurie Keller Publication date: May 1st 2000 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Description of book: This book takes dental health and hygiene and makes a story out of it that children can relate too. This clever book takes teeth and re-imagines them as … Continue reading Dental Health Fiction Literature Resource K-2nd Grade
Healthy Food Choices, K-2 Charlotte Pendlebury and Julia Jones Awesome Eats Awesome Eats is a healthy-eating app that combines gardening and nutrition. This app teaches young kids about the benefits of a colorful diet of fruits and vegetables, including recycling tips at the conclusion of each “meal”. Awesome Eats allows kids to learn their … Continue reading Fun Learning App for Students in K-2 on Healthy Eating: Awesome Eats!
General Information: Grade: K-2nd App: Chomper Chums Rights Holder: United Concordia Companies Inc. Published: Version 1.0 2013 Cost: Free URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chomper-chums/id579421399?mt=8 Summary: The purpose of the Chomper Chums app is to help children learn about and develop healthy oral habits. These brushing habits include demonstrations for how long to brush, how many times a day, and … Continue reading Dental Health App for K-2nd Grade
Documentary: Title: Dentist Video (Sesame Street) Producer: Carnegie Foundation Year: August 16th, 2012 Length: 8:19 Rating: G Description: We felt this was the best short film to use because it used multiple different perspectives for practicing dental health. The film begins by allowing Elmo to describe the importance of brushing. Secondly, a young boy shares … Continue reading Media Perspective on Dental Health: Documentary for K-2nd Grade
Nutrition, Grade: 3-5 General Information: Title: Keeping your body alive and well: A children’s book about physical needs Author: Joy Wilt Berry Publication Date: 10/28/1980 Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc. Brief Description: This book talks about all of the different aspects of what is needed in order to keep/maintain a healthy body. The book includes chapters … Continue reading Nonfiction Book Physical Needs for Grades 3-5
Nutrition, Grade: 3-5 General Information: Title: How Did that Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food Author: Christine Butterworth Publication: 02/12/2013 Publisher: Candlewick Press Brief Description: This book talks about how our food gets into our lunchbox. It lists the different stages our food goes through in order for it to make it to … Continue reading Fictional Lunchbox Book for Grades 3-5
Topic: Nutrition: Grade: 3-5 Popular Film General Information: ○ Title: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ○ Producer: Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Imageworks ○ Year: 2009 ○ Length: 9 minutes ○ Rating: PG ○ Review: ■ This movie is pretty entertaining and fun for all who watch. In this movie, a scientist … Continue reading Popular Nutrition Movie for Grades 3-5
Topic: Nutrition: Grade: 3-5 Documentary General Information: ○ Title: Forks over Knives ○ Producer: John Corry ○ Year: 2011 ○ Length: 96 minutes ○ Rating: PG ○ Review: ■ This film provided me with a lot of new information that I had never heard before. It provided facts about nutrition and how it varies across … Continue reading Plant-Based Foods Nutrition Documentary for grades 3-5
Nutrition Grades 3-5 General Information: Eat and Move-O-Matic New Mexico State University 2012 Version 2.2 Free Eat and Move-O-Matic This app teaches kids about calories in food and the physical activities they can do to burn off a certain number of calories. The user chooses a certain food or meal, and the app says how … Continue reading Calories and Exercise Interactive App
General Information: Nourish Interactive: I thought this site would be beneficial for parents due to it’s variety of resources for both parents and their children. The site included several resources on educating parents about nutrition, and how they can educate their children. A unique aspect of this site is that is has a variety of … Continue reading Educational and Interactive Nutrition Website for Parents