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Books and Games Building Healthy Beginnings
Get Kids Involved in Active Learning about Nutrition with Our Teaching Guide!
Now you can get kids moving, singing, talking, coloring, cutting, and exploring with “All About Farmers’ Markets: A Teaching Guide for Classrooms, Camps, and Community Programs.”
Filled with activities for children in PreK through Second Grade, this companion to “A Visit to the Farmers’ Market” incorporates nutrition education with language arts, social studies, science, music, physical activities, and more. Many activities are adaptable for older children as well.
Ten units include topics such as “Thinking About What We Eat,” “Making Good Food Choices,” “From Farm to Market,” and “Tastes and Textures of the Market.” Each unit has clearly stated main concepts and learning objectives that address current health education standards and cross curricular approaches. All of the 40+ activities are original and were developed specifically for the book by the author.
Activities include games, songs, reproducibles, ideas for parent involvement and suggestions for field trips.
“All About Farmers’ Markets:
A Teaching Guide for Classrooms, Camps, and Community Programs.”
Peggy Sissel-Phelan, Ed.D.
Author and Illustrator
Copyright 2007
ISBN # 0-9771010-2-9
8.5 x 11, 106 pages
Soft cover
Retail Price: $32.95
This page was last updated: November 20, 2015
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Table of Contents
and the Introduction
Program Uses:
- Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Classrooms
- Obesity prevention programs
- Coop Extension family life, nutrition, and 4H programs
- Food stamp outreach programs
Asparagus
Bell peppers
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Chili peppers
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Green beans
Lettuce
Onion
Peas
Potatoes
Radishes
Spinach
Tomato
Yellow squash
Zucchini
Apple
Banana
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Lemon
Lime
Mango
Orange
Peach
Papaya
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Raspberries
Strawberries
Watermelon
Match Up Games
Our themed matching games reinforce content while building memory and recognition skills. Each version of this classic "concentration" game can also be used like playing cards for games such as "go fish," and what used to be called "old maid." Cards are 1.5 x 2.5", full color, and each set features 20 different images of items to learn about. for a total of 40 heavy duty cards. Each set includes instructions and four sets of suggestions for their use.
Fruit Cup
Fruit Pop
Trail Mix
Yogurt
Banana
Granola Bar
Veggie Sticks
Graham Crackers
Pretzels
Smoothie
Grapes
Apples
Oranges
String Cheese
Fruit Juice
Rice Cakes
Low Fat Milk
Low Fat Pudding
Low Fat Popcorn
Raisins
$6.00 each, or $15.00 for 3