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Nutrition Education – Elementary - Grades 1 - 6

Activity Sheets

These single-sided 8.5 X 11-inch activity sheets promote physical activity and eating fruits and vegetables. They are available in English only.

These single-sided 8.5 X 11-inch activity sheets promote making healthier food choices and understanding label reading. They are available in English only.

Activity sheets with recipe, designed to supplement nutrition lessons, as a take-home to share with parents or care providers. Each 8.5 X 11 page has 2 of the same handout. They are available in English on one side and Spanish on the other.

Newsletters

Explore Massachusetts: Travels and Tastes Through Time is a newsletter for children in grades 4-6 and their families. This series features food, nutrition, and physical activity in the context of Massachusetts history and is a great supplement for teachers using the Massachusetts educational frameworks. Students will learn how children lived in different periods, how they ate, and what they did for work and play. Features include articles about children's lives in four different historical time periods, a timeline, "Ask Boston Bean," a recipe and some enrichment questions or activities to enhance student learning.

Explore Massachusetts: Travels and Tastes Through Time may be previewed below, download as pdf file or purchased in quantity at the UMass Extension Bookstore.

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25 of one issue for $18.00 (plus shipping and handling).

A sample set, one each of 4 for $4.00 (plus shipping and handling).

Poster and Handout Series

The Food Explorer Discovery poster series consists of 12 monthly, 11 X 17-inch full-color posters. They promote in-season fruits and vegetables for elementary school students. Each poster has a black/white companion handout for parents featuring tips for purchasing and storing the featured produce, fun facts, a recipe, and additional snack ideas for the featured fruits or vegetables. The color posters are available in English only, and the 8.5 X 11-inch parent handouts are in English and Spanish.

The series may be previewed in pdf format by clicking on the Food Explorer Discovery links below or purchased through the UMass Extension Bookstore.

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One set of 12, 11 X 17-inch color posters printed on glossy cover stock  - $12.00 (plus shipping and handling).

Food Explorer Discovery:

(supplied in pdf format below or can be purchased from the UMass Extension Bookstore by clicking on the "Buy Now" link above).

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