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Pick a better snack^TM & ACT LESSONS

Monthly Pick a better snack^TM & Act lessons are available for teachers in kindergarten through 5th grades. Each month has three core lessons: Focus on Fruits, Vary your Vegetables and Physical Activity. A fourth lesson was developed around three supporting topics: MyPyramid for Kids, Eat Smart. Play Hard^TM. and colorful fruits and vegetables.

Lessons encourage the use of monthly Pick a better snack^TM & Act BINGO cards (score cards for older children) that encourage experiential learning and engage parents and families. Reproducible masters of classroom activities are provided along with suggestions for education activities relating to specific curricular areas.

Monthly bilingual parent newsletters, to be sent home with parents, empower families to eat more fruits and vegetables and to be active.

Monthly Pick a Better Snack Lessons for grades Kindergarten through 5th

• September
• October
• November
• December
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May

Youth BINGO Cards (K-3rd grade)

Youth Scorecards (4th-5th grade)

Parent Newsletters (K-5th grade)

Milk Lessons

Milk lessons were developed in partnership with Midwest Dairy Association  . These lessons enhance and supplement the Pick a better snack^TM. The lessons focus on choosing three cups of fat-free or low-fat milk products everyday.

• Milk Lessons by Grade

Additional Teacher Resources

Pick a better snack^TM Classroom Support Materials

• Schedule of Fruits and Vegetables Featured in Classroom Lessons & Bingo Cards  
• Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheets
• Bingo and Scorecard Summary  

Other Online Resources

Online Database of Nutrition Education Curriculum  

Sports Nutrition Information  

Growing in the Garden, ISU Extension 4-H Youth  

ISU Extension 4-H Youth, Connecting Learning and Living  

 

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