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Suggested Reading List of Nutrition and Physical Activity Themed Books for Grades K-3
Use this convenient list to find books related to nutrition and physical activity. Books are divided into categories which include fruits and…
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Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood, Health & Well-Being | |||
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Websites and Hand-outs for School Wellness
Congratulations on getting your School Wellness Policy updated. The following websites will help with some of your requirements. It is a great way to…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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Free Curricula
If your school has at least 50 % of its students receiving free and reduced meals, Nutrition Connections staff can come into your classroom to teach…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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Healthy Celebrations , Healthy Rewards and Fundraisers
Many school wellness policies encourage healthy celebrations and fundraisers. While this may seem like a difficult task, there are many good ideas…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Resources
Overweight and obesity have greatly increased during recent decades. Contributing factors include physical inactivity, excessive food consumption,…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition Connections | |||
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Local School Wellness Policy Checklist
Did you know The Final Rule: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was passed in July 2016? …
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Healthy Schools NH, Health & Well-Being | |||
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Technology Resources
Here are some interactive games and videos that can be used with Smartboards and/ or tablets.
General Nutrition - Interactive Games
Recipes to…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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The Triennial Assessment Tracking Form
Did you know The Final Rule: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was passed in July 2016? …
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Healthy Schools NH, Health & Well-Being | |||
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CACFP Training Tools
CACFP has resources and publications that will help you put together great tasting, nutritious meals and snacks that children will enjoy.
CACFP…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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Team Nutrition Materials
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinars
Join Team Nutrition for monthly training webinars on hot topics related to the CACFP Meal Pattern requirements. Webinars are presented on the third…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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Smarter Lunchroom Movement
The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement is dedicated to providing schools with the knowledge, motivation, and resources needed to build a lunchroom…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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Nutrition Topics
MyPlate
MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are building blocks for a healthy plate using a familiar image- a place setting for a meal.…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Overweight and obesity have greatly increased during recent decades. Contributing factors include physical inactivity, excessive food consumption,…
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Health & Well-Being, Healthy Schools NH | |||
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Sink Those Germs - Wash Your Hands [activity]
What to do
Youth try to “sink germs” by tossing beanbag “germs” into a container. The game uses 6 beanbags to correspond with the 6 times it is…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | Activity | ||
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Fruit/Vegetable Group Picture Cards [activity]
What to do
Click on Download resource in upper right hand corner for cards. Give each child one of the Fruit or Vegetable Group picture cards…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | Activity | ||
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From a Grain of Wheat [activity]
What to say
Begin this lesson with a discussion of favorite breads. Which group on the MyPlate has bread in it? What other food is in that group?…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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The Apple Says [activity]
What to do
Play this game like “Simon Says.” With small children, have them all participate. Explain to only do the exercise if “The Apple Says”…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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Hot Potato [activity]
What to say
There are many good vegetables to eat. We need to eat vegetables every day. What are some of your favorites? What do you like about…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood | |||
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Follow the Red Pepper [activity]
What to do
This is an adapted version of “Follow the Leader.”
Ask a volunteer to be the “Red Pepper” leader. Give the “Red Pepper” the…
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Health & Well-Being, Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood |
