2000 Supplement - Elementary (K-6)

1992

Over 20 apple projects for children ages 4-10 years. Kids can make apple clowns, dried apple wreaths, apple prints, apple bread and more.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Everything from apple traditions, growing apples, grafting apples, types of apples and two kid-friendly apple recipes for cooking.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

With whimsical, bright illustrations and a strong dose of humor, this book written by Jacqueline Farmer and Page Eastburn O'Rourke will show you how bananas grow (not on a tree), what animals eat bananas (not just monkeys) how bananas make the long journey from the plantation to your breakfast table (very carefully) and much more. Banana recipes, jokes, silly song titles and even a limerick are included.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary

Kids will follow along with "Charles" broccoli to learn the nutrition benefits, parts of plants we eat, how it is grown and harvested and taste broccoli through stories and hands-on activities. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1945

This classic story for 3-7 year old children. Kids are entertained by the little boy that plants a carrot seed that becomes a carrot.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1997

Tour a restaurant with Chef Ki. Children will discover how food is prepared in a restaurant with easy to read facts and actual photos.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1996

The American Dietetic Association along with the Kellogg Company and the National Dairy Council developed this campaign to increase awareness of nutrition's effects on a child's ability to learn, develop and stay healthy.

AUDIENCE: Elementary Middle School Food Service Parents

1981

Over 150 step-by-step recipes with multi-ethnic selections that make cooking with young chefs exciting and educational. Includes teacher's guide.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

Young readers ages 7-9 years learn all about how corn is grown, the different types of corn and the wide variety of food products made from corn. The book uses fantastic full color photos and easy to read facts.

AUDIENCE: Early Elementary

1985

A funny, easy to read story for 3-7 year old children. Kids are entertained by the little girl and how she eats her peas.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Kids will discover the joy and nutrition benefits of eating carrots through stories, snacks and activities. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1998

The California Department of Education developed this publication that offers easy-to-understand descriptions of many of health conditions and provides nutrition intervention strategies to assist caregivers and families in helping children with special needs have successful and enjoyable mealtimes. Tip sheets offer useful solutions to common feeding and nutrition challenges affecting children's health.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary Parents Food Service

Beautiful illustrations and easy-to-read text about a child's day helping her family load the pickup with baskets of vegetables they have grown to sell at the weekly farmer's market. Together the family works side by side at the market.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

The Partnership for Food Safety Education and the Food Marketing Institute Foundation developed this program to address the serious issue of foodborne illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 800,000 foodborne illnesses occur each year in children under the age of 10. There are many things children and families can do to help ensure food is safe at home, at school and when eating out. This program helps teach food safety in a way that is both easy for teachers and fun for students. Using a inquiry approach to learning. It inspires children to discover the science behind food safety as they experiment, investigate and explore.

AUDIENCE: Elementary

1998

An indispensable book to help children understand the importance of food safety through full color photos and easy to read facts for young readers ages 7-9 years.

AUDIENCE: Early Elementary

1998

This book guides readers through the food groups with full color photos and easy to read facts for young readers ages 7-9 years.

AUDIENCE: Early Elementary

1997

This book details the astounding changes that occur to milk as it becomes ice cream and more. Clear and detailed photographs illustrate the changes at each step and fun and lively text further clarifies the process.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1997

Clear and detailed photographs illustrate the changes as wheat is harvested and made into pasta at each step and fun and lively text further clarifies the process.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Children will enjoy learning about the nutrition benefits of fruits with the Fruit Hero characters - Shakes Pear, Awesome, Blammo Banana, Outrageous Orange, Strawsome Strawberry and Power Prune. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

The California Nutrition Education and Training Program developed this information packet which provides schools with start-up information and resources for developing garden-enhanced nutrition education projects. It includes "how-to" materials and ideas for nutrition education materials, garden start-up resources, funding and partnerships.

AUDIENCE: Elementary Middle School Food Service

1999

A kid's guide to food and nutrition. This book offers all the basic nutrition facts found in adult nutrition guides in a format designed specifically for kids. Designed to satisfy kids' love of food and their curiosity about how their bodies work. You will finds hands-on activities and recipes.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

This book written by Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond is a delightfully clever smorgasbord of hands-on lessons about the crucial role that diet and exercise play in the development of heart, blood, bones, muscles, skin, teeth and the nervous and digestive systems. All activities are kid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of tools and skills and nutritional values of each recipe.

AUDIENCE: Elementary

1998

Developed by a Eating Disorder Treatment Specialist, this curriculum encourages boys and girls to embrace a balanced sense of the whole self, rather than identification with an external image. It stresses critical thinking skills and challenges common unrealistic attitudes about body size and shape. Through the use of stories, activities and discussion, these lessons aim to inspire the personal dignity and integrity necessary to resist the unhealthy status quo.

AUDIENCE: Elementary School: 4^th - 6^th grades

1994

Straight from the Totline Testing Kitchens come more than 90 new recipes designed to be healthy alternatives. Each recipe is low in fat, sugar and sodium. Great for home or school, these snacks will make your job easier, whether you're a parent, teacher or child care provider. Many recipes meet the requirement of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary Parents

1995

As Vivian waits for the pizza delivery man, she imagines a whole cast of characters from a duck to a dinosaur delivering the pizza.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Have you ever eaten part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from bud to flower to fruit - ready to be picked!

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1992

Over 20 pumpkin projects for children ages 4-10 years. Kids can make pumpkin pillows, design seed jewelry, create musical instruments, bake pumpkin cookies, serve pumpkin soup in a pumpkin bowl and more.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1995

A Rookie Reader About Science book that explains how pumpkins are grown, harvested, prepared and used for celebrations with full color photos and easy to read text.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary