Food+and+nutrition+education+for+primary+schools

[|Healthy Kids]

'Health Kids- eat well, get active' is a website designed for most age groups- early childhood, primary school and high school students aswell as a fantastic resource for teachers. It includes a section for teachers which has many useful links and information such as the National Dietary Guidelines for each age group, information on campaigns and programs, and nutrition policies in schools, For students it includes a wide range of information on nutrition and healthy foods, tips on how to eat healthy, RDI of fruit and veg, fun and interesting facts and stats about nutritious foods, quizes, and plenty of activities for kids. This is a great interactive and easy to you website with an abundance of resources, activities, links, and information on nutritous foods for kids and teens.

@http://www.healthy-active-classroom.com.au/ By Lorraine Beriman

The //Healthy Active Classroom// teacher's resource provides 13 units of work. They can be taught individually or in a sequence. It is an outcome-based approach to student learning. The resource promotes healthy eating, good nutrition, physical activity and personal values for children.

This resource is aimed at primary school and fits within the Health and Physical Education curriculums of all states and territories. It is a credible teaching resource and is in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sport. The resource also features Blooms Taxonomy and has many extension activities to provide students a comprehensive learning experience.

You will need to register to be able to view the 13 units of work, however it’s FREE and a quick and easy process.

I have used this resource in my own teaching and have found it to be a fantastic resource with easy to follow learning sequences. I recommend you use it too!

@https://healthy-kids.com.au/ By Lorraine Beriman

This initiative was created in 1990 and has grown immensely since this time. Healthy Kids has recently gone through a name change from ‘Healthy Kids School Canteen Association’ to ‘Healthy Kids Association’. Some of you may be familiar with this change. The resource is aimed at Primary School and has a variety of resources and nutritional information. The resource has sections which are easily accessible and simple to read into categorised areas. The areas include: teacher resources, parent tips, school canteen recipes and hygiene practices, registered product information, and access to blogs. The teacher can be assured that the nutritional information provided is accurate as it is deemed to be to date. The resources are great, in particular I love the fruit and veg flash cards as they provide a really good visual representation of food serving amounts. There are many other great visual tools to use with students also. There are so many things that can be used in the classroom and contact details are provided to access these products. If this is an area you will be teaching I recommend you get calling!

[] Go for your life interactive lunchbox, weigh up your lunch is aimed at primary school children and enables them to assess the healthiness of their lunchbox. The interactive lunchbox enables students to choose 3 snacks, 1 main and 1 drink and then gives students a reading ranging from excellent to unhealthy. The interactive site can be used in conjunction with teaching students about healthy eating. A negative to this interactive lunchbox is the limited food options it provides. Students may find that the contents of their lunchbox aren’t on the site in such case students would need to select a similar food.
 * (Jennifer Salvo)**

[] Nutrition Explorations includes a number of different interactive games that engage students with the topic of nutrition. These games require students to have a knowledge of nutrition and therefore consolidate and extend their nutritional education. Students need to be able to have a 1 to 1 computer access to be able to take full advantage of this website. This website could be used for students in VELS level 3 and ;level 4 depending on students developmental levels and interests. This website is a great resources however needs to be used with other resources and teaching. (Michelle Blume)