Nutrition Pathfinder

Introduction and Summary

“A part of the web of life, we need food to give us energy, keep us healthy, and help us grow. Learning about what we eat provides us with important knowledge for lifelong habits and can be lots of fun- especially when we get to devour our knowledge.” This pathfinder is filled with new and exciting ideas to get your students cooking up the greatest cuisine of education.

The growing classroom

Curr/Ref Health H432 1989	Head Start Nutrition Education Curriculum By The U.S Department of Health and Human Services- Grades K-3 This book contains hundreds of new and exciting activities that can be implemented across the curriculum to teach kids about healthy eating. It is divided into four different sections, which makes the material easy to reference.	Curr/Ref Health K77 1995	Health and Nutrition Pyramid This is a great resource to teach about foods, where they came from, and how to choose the foods that will give the most energy. Includes many hands on activities that will keep students interested in nutrition.
Curr/Ref Health S769 1988	Let’s Learn about Good Health By Kay Wright Springate Grades Preschool-2 This book is filled with fun ideas, including recipes,and games that students will enjoy as they learn about the food pyramid and Nutrition.	Curr/Ref Health S572 1994	Keeping Healthy There are a variety of ideas to introduce the students to good nutrition and encourage them to eat well-balanced diets. Recipes included
Curr/Ref ActBks K19p 1994	Pretend Soup and other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson Extensively classroom and home-tested, the recipes in this book are designed to inspire an early appreciation for creative, wholesome food. Kids learn about making food choices as they cook. Includes picture recipes for the little ones that can’t read.	Curr/Ref Science F154t 1991	Through the Seasons Hands-on Cooking With the great variety of foods to choose from, this book can be used in helping students make the best and most nutritious food decisions. Contains simple recipes that teachers and students will love.
Curr/Ref LangArts C389 1991	Cook-A-Book by Leslie Cefali This book is a cross curricular approach to learning about nutrition through reading literature and making foods that go along with the books.These activities help students “live” the story.	Curr/Ref Science C865j 1995	Jaw Breakers and Heart Thumpers This book is filled with fun science projects that will help students become aware of the important role that healthy eating plays in their lives.
Curr/Ref PsysEd W443 1986	Kids in Motion Let your students explore foods through movement.” Tummy Tango” teaches children the importance of good-eating habits while they move like their favorite and not-so favorite foods.

Mailbox Primary Feb/March 1996 p. 50-53	Enhance your study of food and nutrition with this appetizing assortment of notable picture books. Each book is served with a delectable activity that should satisfy the taste of even the pickiest primary-aged youngster.	The New Good Apple Newspaper March/April 2000	Here is a taste of the delicious books that children can read and some activities to wet their appetite for reading and learning about foods.
Mailbox Primary February/March 1998 p.40-47	Hands on activities to teach about the food pyramid. They’re the perfect recipe to make your youngsters sizzle with nutritional information and beg for seconds.	Teacher’s Helper February/March 1998 p. 3-43	It’s amazing all the ways that food and nutrition can be taught to children. Discover for yourself in this resource overflowing with ideas.
Challenge March/April 2000 p.53-58	Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Find out in this section, which includes worksheets about nutrition and how to tell the difference.

Curr/TA Poster Science 210	Food Guide Pyramid Use this as a visual aid during a class discussion on nutrition		Curr/TA Poster Science 202	Minerals This chart shows the nine inorganic minerals and describes the importance of each in the body.
Curr/TA Poster Science 130	The Six Nutrients Use this to teach about the nutrients that are essential in a healthy diet. Includes worksheets on the back.		Curr/TA Poster Science 198	Vitamins A and C, D,E and K Teach students the value of vitamins in their diets.

http://www.healthyeating.org/kids This site is full of games and information that kids can understand. Also includes a few healthy recipes.	http://www.educationworld.com/a-curr/curr061.shtml A feast of nutrition ideas on the net. This is a jackpot that will keep teachers, parents, and students exploring and learning about eating healthy.
	http://www.dole5aday.com/ This site is a treasure waiting to be explored by kids and teachers all about nutrition.It contains lesson plans,fruits and vegetable encyclopedia, songs about foods and much more to be discovered by the curious explorer.

* Food literacy (an openness to trying new foods; familiarity with fruits, vegetables, other ingredients, techniques, processes- plus a new awareness and appreciation about the foods we eat, what they are, where they came from...ect.)

* A blossoming of creativity and aesthetics

* Confidence and Self-esteem; a feeling of accomplishment

*Early Math skills(counting, measuring, sequencing of events, an understanding of time)

*Prereading and beginning reading skills(numeral, symbol, and word recognition; left to right cueing)

* Small motor skills; hand eye coordination

* Strength and endurance

*Science Skills (chemistry, temperature, cause and effect

* Patience and self-control

* Language skills (observing, describing, predicting outcomes)

* Ability to follow directions

* A sense of teamwork

* Increased interest and curiosity about all of the above

Curr/TA Science 122	Fruit Puzzle Teach your class about fruits		Curr/TA Math 58	Measuring cups and spoons Use these in your cooking adventures- fractions
Curr/TA Science 62	Vegetable Puzzle Teach your class the importance of eating vegetables		Curr/TA Science 144	Food This is a collection of plastic fruits and vegetables that can be cut in half.