Nutrition School Enrichment Kits (SEK)
K - 5th Grades
*This program is only available for qualifying schools, due to grant funding. Schools where 50% of more of students receive free or reduced prices meals.
Fee: No Cost
What is included: School Enrichment Kits include teacher guides, 5 grade specific lesson plans, and all lesson plan materials.
Curriculum:
- Kindergarten (SEK): Food Fun
Lessons covered: Food adventures, Fun food groups, Mealtime matters, Healthy habits, Fantastic five senses. - 1st Grade (SEK): Healthy Me
Lessons covered: Why my body needs food, How my body uses food, The five food groups, What is a balanced meal?, Healthy snacking. - 2nd Grade (SEK): Plate Party
Lessons covered: A healthy lifestyle, MyPlate, Plan for health, Food variety, Make choices. - 3rd Grade (SEK): Let's Eat Smart
Lessons covered: Body building blocks, Healthy food choices, A balanced diet, You are what you eat, Safe food. - 4th Grade (SEK): Rat That Plate
Lessons covered: Food groups, Food for health, Making food choices, Nutrition and personal health, Food safety habits. - 5th Grade (SEK): Food Science Investigator
Lessons covered: Food groups, Nutrients and your health, Food labeling, Food safety habits, Making food choices.
Cooking with Kids, the MyPlate Way
2nd - 6th Grades
*This class is only available for qualifying schools, due to grant funding. Schools where 50% of more of students receive free or reduced prices meals.
Fee: No Cost
Length of Program: 45-minute class
Location: virtually through Zoom or in your classroom
Class Objectives:
Students will learn how to:
- Make a healthy meal, the MyPlate way
- Balance fun foods with everyday foods
- How to read a recipe and some basic cooking skills
Cooking Skills 101 for Young Children
1st - 3rd Grades
*This class is only available for qualifying schools, due to grant funding. Schools where 50% of more of students receive free or reduced prices meals.
Fee: No Cost
Length of Program: 45-minute class
Location: virtually through Zoom or in your classroom
Class Objectives:
Students will learn how to:
- Basic cooking skills; measure ingredients, cracking an egg, mixing, etc.
- Handwashing, food and kitchen safety
- How use basic cooking equipment and tools
- How to prepare a recipe
Cooking Skills 101 for Tweens & Teens
4th - 8th Grades
*This class is only available for qualifying schools, due to grant funding. Schools where 50% of more of students receive free or reduced prices meals.
Fee: No Cost
Length of Program: 45-minute class
Location: virtually through Zoom or in your classroom
Class Objectives:
Students will learn how to:
- Basic cooking skills; measure ingredients, cracking an egg, mixing, etc.
- Handwashing, food and kitchen safety
- How use basic cooking equipment and tools
- How to prepare a recipe
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