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National Nutrition Month: Best Web Resources for Teachers
Matt DavisMarch 1, 2013
Tags Current Events, Curriculum, Health, Nutrition, Open Education Resources

Along with Women's History Month, March is also National Nutrition Month. If you're planning on incorporating nutrition, we've compiled a few of our favorite resources here. You'll find lesson plans that cover the science of cooking and digestion, as well as links to a variety of helpful source materials on the Web.

Of course, we just touched on a few, but we'd love to hear if you have plans for incorporating National Nutrition Month into your lesson plans. What resources are you planning to use?

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Celebrating School Lunch
Anne OBrienOctober 16, 2012
Tags Nutrition, All Grades

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, just over 20 percent of households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity in 2011. This means that at some point during the year, the household had difficulty providing enough food for all its members due to a lack of resources.

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Using Technology to Teach Health and Wellness
Mary Beth HertzMay 17, 2012
Tags Classroom Technology, Health, Nutrition, Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), Physical Education, Science

We often see applications of digital technologies in the core subject areas like literacy, math, science and social studies, but how can digital technologies be applied in other areas? Since the days are getting warmer and swimsuit season is upon us, I figured that I'd share some resources for teaching health and wellness in the classroom.

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Five-Minute Film Festival: School Gardens
Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy)April 6, 2012
Tags Community Partnerships, Environmental Education, Integrated Studies, Nutrition, International

Spring has sprung, and it's time to start thinking about getting outside and planting green things! School gardens are a great way to teach kids hands-on science. Whether you have a full garden where the kids produce their own cafeteria food, or you're just getting started and egg-crate seedlings are more your pace, you can pull valuable lessons in ecology, sustainability, healthy food habits, and teamwork out of the dirt.

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Reflecting on Video Games, Learning and Nutrition
Pamela C HowardJanuary 6, 2012
Tags Game-Based Learning, Health, Nutrition, Primary (K-2), Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Physical Education, Science

Last May, my school started using an "educational" video game to teach our disadvantaged, overweight, and obese students about nutrition. I put "educational" in quotes, as I was pretty skeptical at first.

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