Teacher+Resources

1. United States Department of Agriculture. (2010, September 18). //MyPyramid.gov//. Retrieved December 06, 2010, from MyPyramid.gov: http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html MyPyramid.gov is an excellent website for finding educational games, videos, and activities for your class.

2. Nemours. (2010). //The Food Guide Pyramid//. Retrieved December 06, 2010, from Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html The Food Guide Pyramidhas a lot of information about how the body works and many tips for staying healthy

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//Free Printables//. (2010). Retrieved December 06, 2010, from Nourish Interactive: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/hco/free_printables

Nourish Interactivehas many free nutrition worksheets that your class will enjoy.

4. //Nutrition Pyramid//. (2010). Retrieved December 2010, 2010, from NutritionExplorations.org: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/nutrition-pyramid.asp NutriousExplorations.org has an interactive food pyramid that your kids will love.

5. //Food Pyramid for Kids//. (2010). Retrieved December 06, 2010, from MomsWhoThink.com: http://www.momswhothink.com/childrens-health/food-pyramid-for-kids.html Moms Who Think.org has updated information for kids about the newest updates to the food pyramid.

6. Schuna, C. (2010). //Food Pyramid for kids//. Retrieved December 06, 2010, from LiveStrong.com: http://www.livestrong.com/article/93101-pyramid-kids/ Live Strong.com breaks down the food pyramid according to the ages of children. This website gives detailed information about what each age group needs at a given point in time.

7. Evers, C. L. (2010). //Kid Activities//. Retrieved December 06, 2010, from Nutrion fun for Kids: http://nutritionforkids.com/kidactivities.htm Nutrion Fun for Kids has free handouts for downloads along with greath recipes that you can share with your class to learn about nutrition.

8. //Nutrition for kids//. (2010). Retrieved December 06, 2010, from Sheppard's Software.com: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/index.htm SheppardsSoftware offers software that can be purchased that will assist your class in learning about nutrition.