Little Nino's Pizzeria
Tony likes to help his father at their small family restaurant, but everything changes when Little Nino's Pizzeria becomes a fancier place.
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Our Five in a Row Adventures vol. 3
Highlights and suggestions from a mother who has used FIAR vol 3 in her homeschooling adventure. (Y)
Go-alongs about Cooking
Cook's Thesaurus - Teaching basic home skills is essential if you are to launch a successful adult into the world. If your child is ready to learn some basic cooking skills, the Cook's Thesaurus is a good place to look up unfamiliar terms and ingredients. And don't forget Menus4Moms is a great place to send them when they are ready to plan some of their first menus! (Y, M, O, T)
FamilyFun.com - This companion website to Family Fun magazine is full of great crafts, recipes, games, and more. My favorite recipes were the Fun Food Pranks for April Fool's Day - my kids would love them! The nice part about Family Fun is that they have incorporated vid (Y, M, O, T)
Spatulatta: Cooking 4 Kids - Spatulatta is the first stop you should make online before teaching your children to cook. Filled with videos featuring kids demonstrating both basic skills and simple recipes, this site is easy to navigate and use. The videos will arm your cooking studen (Y)
Washington Apples Just for kids - From the Washington Apple Commission. Offers incite into a Kids View, coloring book, Recipes for kids, and apple trivia. (Y)
Go-alongs about Nutrition
Apples - From atozteacherstuff.com (Y,M)
Body and Mind - Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hip site for kids includes information and games on Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Your Safety, Your Life, Your Body and Physical Activity. (Y, M, O, T)
Cereal grains - Students will learn the basics about cereal grains. They will learn the main seven types of grains, the nutritional value found in cereal, and they will cook with a grain. (Y,M)
Fitness Program - FREE Downloads:
-Work Your Body: Fitness chart
-Feed Your Body: Nutrition Chart
-Daily/Weekly Nutrition Goals: (Y, M, O, T)
Food Is Elementary - Food is Elementary© (FIE) is a unique and vibrant curriculum introduced into schools and communities that teach children about food, nutrition, culture, and healthy living. (Y)
Fruit and Begetable Publications - The Explore the World with Fruits and Vegetables campaign provides fun ideas for nutrition and education professionals to encourage schoolchildren and their parents to eat more fruits and vegetables by exploring new tastes provided by cuisines from around the world. From the CDC. (Y, M, O, T)
Healthfinder.gov kids - Know lots of ways to be healthy and have fun! Brought to you by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Y, M, O, T)
Healthy whole grains - huge selection of grain resources from the Kansas State Research and Extension Office (Y, M, O, T)
Kidnetic.com - Kidnetic.com is a cool site for kids like you — kids who like to play hard and have fun. Kidnetic.com lets you tap into your own energy so you can feel great all day long.
The Kidnetic.com Parents’ Guide provides lots of ideas and tips to get the whole family involved in making healthier food choices, managing portion size, and getting active together. (Y, M, O, T)
Learn to be Healthy.org - With LearntobeHealthy.org, students can play cool health science education games and activities, explore interactive webquests, and learn ways to make their body strong and healthy. LearntobeHealthy's web-based kits meet many National and State Education standards and make health education fun. (Y, M, O, T)
MyPyramid Blast Off Game - An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity. “Fuel” tanks for each food group help students keep track of how their choices fit into MyPyramid. (Y, M)
New Food Pyramid - You have probably heard that there is a new Food Pyramid out there that better represents healthy eating choices. MyPyramid.gov is an interactive guide to the new Food Pyramid and has lots of neat features. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and (Y, M, O, T)
Pass the Plate - From Disney - Explore the global world of recipes. (Y, M, O, T)
Smallstep Kids - Find out COOL stuff about FOOD and what it can do for YOU! Find out how eating healthy can be fun! (Y, M)
Smallstep Teachers - Calling all teachers and educators! Check out the new SmallSteps education program below. Developed in partnership with Scholastic™, materials have been designed to help 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students build Language Arts and Math skills as they learn about health and fitness.
We hope that you will share this valuable program with your class, and help young students build a healthy foundation for life! (Y)
Staying Healthy - Find out how to take care of your body, eat healthy, and stay fit! (Y, M)
The MyActivity Pyramid - The MyActivity Pyramid handout is based on the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid. The handout is designed to help children ages 6 to 11 include a variety of physical activities in their daily lives. The 8.5- by 11-inch handout was piloted with more than 250 students in both urban and rural settings. (Y, M)
The whole grain guide - lesson on what whole grains are and the health implications of avoiding them (Y, M, O, T)
Whole grains lesson plan - Scroll down to see the lessons; created for older adults but well-suited for use with children (Y, M, O, T)