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Grass Feeds the World
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Students' eyes might roll when you ask, Who eats grass for breakfast? Seize the opportunity to challenge them to bring in empty boxes, wrappers, or containers of things they...
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Nutritious Lessons
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"A parent volunteer in my multiage class was appalled with the sugary snacks he saw the children eating during mid-morning break," reports Wesminster, VT, teacher Irene Canaris. "As...
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Thematic Nutrition Gardens
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While any food garden is a centerpiece for nutrition lessons, Columbia, SC, teacher and nutrition garden consultant Arlene Marturano helps teachers create thematic gardens to help students...
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Food Stories: A Drama Unfolds
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"After I attended a nutrition and gardening workshop, I was tempted to enrich our school garden project by challenging each student to conduct in-depth research on a particular food...
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Citrus Fest: A Food Inquiry
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"Each year my fourth and fifth graders brainstorm a variety of plant foods, then choose one type as a focus for in-depth investigations," reports Brighton, MA, teacher Rita Holder....
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Cultivating Nutrition Awareness
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"When one of my fifth graders delightedly exclaimed, 'I can't believe I ate a radish!,' I knew my efforts to use our school garden to expand kids' healthy food choices were a success,"...
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Sprouting Off
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For several years, Roger Crowley's third grade students in Montpelier, VT, have become silly about sprouts. They've written sprout stories, developed sprout characters, and magnified...
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Presenting Peanuts
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So, you've raised an herb or salad garden -- experienced the excitement of growing lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers to maturity right in your classroom. What's next? Have you considered...
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The Eyes Have It
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Throughout history, they've been alternately maligned as food fit only for animals and revered as "apples of life." They're down and dirty and terrible unassuming, yet these often misunderstood...
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