Nutrition Education

Team Nutrition Curriculum

Training Webinars Designed for the Classroom

 

Discover MyPlate Part I Module

Discover MyPlate is fun and inquiry-based nutrition education curriculum that fosters the development of healthy food choices and physically active lifestyles during a critical developmental and learning period for young children.

Kindergarten teachers can meet education standards for Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health using the 6 ready-to-go and interactive lessons. Children become food-smart as they practice counting, reading, writing, and more

 

Discover MyPlate Part II Module

Discover MyPlate incorporates fun characters and developmentally appropriate activities throughout the 6 lessons to engage children in: Exploring healthy choices from each of the MyPlate food groups, discovering the colorful variety of fruits and vegetables and how they grow, identifying feelings of hunger and fullness, Selecting balanced meals and healthy snacks, Experiencing the fun and importance of being physically active

 

Discover MyPlate Part III Module

This webinar will focus on the purpose and goals that Team Nutrition strives to meet. We will discuss the topic of Childhood Obesity and the need to implement strategies like these curriculums to help combat the rising obesity rates in children. A big part of Team Nutrition is implementing Smarter Lunchrooms in schools – which allow for students to get more nutrient rich meals and be more intrigued to want to eat the meals.

 

Serving up MyPlate Level 1

Serving up MyPlate introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the new MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students will also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.

Three inquiry–driven lessons help 1st & 2nd graders discover nutrition, explain their understandings, and reflect upon their experiences — all of which encourage a lasting awareness of what it means to be healthy. In addition to subject-driven learning, each lesson offers valuable and easy-to-implement cafeteria activities and home connections.

 

Serving up MyPlate Level 2

Serving up MyPlate introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the new MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students will also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.

Three inquiry–driven lessons help 3rd & 4th graders discover nutrition, explain their understandings, and reflect upon their experiences — all of which encourage a lasting awareness of what it means to be healthy. In addition to subject-driven learning, each lesson offers valuable and easy-to-implement cafeteria activities and home connections.

 

Serving up MyPlate Level 3

Serving up MyPlate introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the new MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students will also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy. Three inquiry–driven lessons help 5th & 6th graders discover nutrition, explain their understandings, and reflect upon their experiences — all of which encourage a lasting awareness of what it means to be healthy. In addition to subject-driven learning, each lesson offers valuable and easy-to-implement cafeteria activities and home connections.

 


Nutrition Education Resources

Preschool


PowerPanther

Power Panther Preschool Implementation Manual
Eight child care lessons that encourage fruit and vegetable consumption and increased physical activity.

 

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Healthy Snacks and Physical Activities for Early Childhood Program
Healthy snack ideas, fun physical activities, and suggested books to incorporate into lessons in the early childhood setting.

 

Mini Poster

Preschooler MyPlate Mini-Poster
An at-a-glance guide to healthy eating for preschoolers.

 

Model Health

MODEL Health! Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity in Children
Lessons for early childhood educators on nutrition and physical activity, with an emphasis on role modeling.

 

Color Me Healthy

Color Me Healthy:Preschoolers Moving and Eating Healthy
Healthy eating and exercise program for 4 and 5 year-olds in the preschool classroom. Recipes, songs, and parent.

 


Elementary School


DiscoverMyPlate

Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten
Discover MyPlate is fun and inquiry-based nutrition education that fosters the development of healthy food choices and physically active lifestyles during a critical developmental and learning period for children — kindergarten.

 

ServingUpMyPlate

Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum Grades 1-6
Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.

 

 

Great Garden

The Great Garden Detective Adventure
A Standards-Based Gardening Nutrition Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4 is an eleven-lesson curriculum guide that includes bulletin board materials, veggie dice, fruit and vegetable flash cards, and ten issues of Garden Detective News for parents/caregivers

 

 

Dig In

Dig In! Standards-Based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up
Dig in is a curriculum guide that uses ten inquiry-based lessons that engage 5th and 6th graders in growing, harvesting, tasting, and learning about fruits and vegetables

 

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Nutrition Education Program (NEP School Enrichment Kit for Elementary Schools
NEp Promotional Flyer.pdf
Due to special grant funding, this FREE program is only available to elementary schools where 50% or more of the students participate in the free and reduced price school lunch program. Please click on the following link for a short video explaining the school enrichment kits

 

BookList

Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist
An annotated list of over 400 books with positive food, nutrition and physical activity messages for children in grades K-2

 

NETX

Nutrition Education of Texas
Multidisciplinary nutrition lesson plans for grades pre-Kindergarten through High School that align with Texas education standards

 


Middle and High School


 

SuperTrackerLessons

SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans for High School Students
Help students in grades 9-12 learn how to build a healthy diet using SuperTracker. The lesson plans include a variety of topics such as selecting healthy snacks, finding personal recommendations for what and how much to eat, evaluating food selections, and building healthy meals. Each lesson plan includes learning objectives, detailed instructions, and accompanying resources and handouts.

 

 

 

 

Intregating

Integrating Concepts about Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity into Middle School Curriculum
Curriculum designed for educators to integrate into regular lesson plans. Topics include food, food production, gardening and nutrition organized into six nutrient content areas – carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water.

 

 

 

 

HECAT Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)

Tool for schools to analyze their health education curricula based on the National Health Education Standards and CDC’s Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Curriculum.

 

 

Media Smart

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!
Interactive after-school education program for youth ages 11 to 13. The curriculum is designed to empower young people to be aware of and think critically about media’s role in influencing their nutrition and physical activity choices.

 

 

 

 

Updated January 25, 2023 4:46pm