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AAV: Pages 92-96 of the Nutr. Edu. Resource Guide

Accessible Alternative Version (AAV) of pages 92-96 of the Nutrition Education Resource Guide.

This is an Accessible Alternative Version of pages 92-96 of the Nutrition Education Resource Guide (PDF). The Adobe Acrobat Portable Document should be the preferred version for downloading.

Recommended Instructional Resources, by Grade Level and Icon

The key below identifies each icon used to indicate characteristics and nutrition strategies included in the resource. See page 97 in the Nutrition Education Resource Guide for the criteria used to determine the icons assigned.

  • The symbol (C) indicates a Curriculum.

  • The symbol (AS) indicates an Activity Set.

  • The symbol for an After School resource is a small, informal group of children listening to a teacher with the wall clock registering 4 p.m.

  • The symbol for a resource that includes Cafeteria Connections is a loaded cafeteria tray with a figure of a person in the background.

  • The symbol for a resource with Food Literacy and Cooking activities is a salad bowl and cutting board full of vegetables.

  • The symbol for a Garden-Based resource is a spoon and fork in an X shape with some leaves sprouting from the crossing point.

  • The symbol for a resource that includes a Healthy School Environment focus is an old-fashioned school with trees in the front and clouds in the sky.

  • The symbol for a resource that integrates various Subject Areas is an open book with an apple tree growing out of it and children playing.

  • The symbol for a resource that addresses Media Literacy is four electronic screens varying in size.

  • The symbol for a resource that addresses MyPlate is a plate divided into four sections, representing four food groups, with a circle to the upper right, representing dairy foods, and fork and spoon on the left of the plate.

  • The symbol for a resource that includes Parent and Family Involvement is a shopping cart with several people standing next to it.

  • The symbol for a resource that includes Physical Activity is a jump rope, a water bottle, a running shoe and an apple.

  • The symbol of a bar graph with a magnifying lenses after the name of the resource indicates the resource is validated by research (please see the glossary for a definition).

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Title of Resource C AS After School Cafeteria Connections Food Literacy Cooking Garden-Based Healthy School Environment Integrates Subject Areas Media Literacy MyPlate Parent & Family Involvement Physical Activity
Activity + Eating
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Balance My Day!
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Building a Healthy Me
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
CATCH Breaking through Barriers
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
CATCH Celebrate Health
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
CATCH Everyday Foods for Health (research validated)
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
CATCH Hearty Heartland Friends (research validated)
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
CATCH Jump into Health (research validated)
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
CATCH Taking Off
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
-
-
Y
Y
Children's Power Play! Community Youth Empowerment Kit
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Children's Power Play! School Idea & Resource Kit
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Choice, Control, & Change
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Cooking with Kids
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Dig In! Standards-Based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Discover MyPlate
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Do More, Watch Less!
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
EatFit
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Eat Well & Keep Moving
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Eating Healthy from Farm to Fork
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Exercise Your Options
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Farm to Table and Beyond
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Finding Solutions to Hunger
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Food Safety from Farm to Fork
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Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Fruits and Vegetables for Health
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Growing Food
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
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N
The Great Garden Detective
Y
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N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
The Growing Classroom
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Y
Y
Y
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Y
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Y
Y
N
Growing Healthy Kids
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Harvest of the Month
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Healthy Smart for Middle School
Y
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N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Healthalicious Cooking
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Healthy Bodies: Teaching Kids What They Need to Know
Y
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Healthy Choices, Healthy Me!
Y
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N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Health Classrooms, Healthy Schools
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
How to Teach Nutrition to Kids
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N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Integrating Concepts About Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity into Middle School Curriculum
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
Jump Start Teens
N
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Kids Cook Farm-Fresh Food
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Linking English Language Arts and Nutrition
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Linking Mathematics and Nutrition
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Linking Science and Nutrition
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Nourish: Food + Community
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
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N
Nutrition Pathfinders
Y
N
Y
Y
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N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Nutrition to Grow On
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
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Y
Y
N
Nutrition Voyage: The Quest to Be Our Best
Y
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Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Planet Health
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N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
ReThink Your Drink
Y
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Y
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N
Y
Y
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Y
Y
Y
Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum
Y
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Y
Y
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N
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Shaping Up my Choices
Y
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Y
Y
Y
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N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
S.M.A.R.T. (A Curriculum for Youth)
Y
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N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
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Y
Y
SuperTracker Lesson Plans for High School Students
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Y
Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Last Reviewed: Monday, August 07, 2023