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Nutrition Curriculum for KindergartenBuilding a Healthy Me!

This six-lesson plan nutrition curriculum aligns with California education standards and can easily integrate into your units on Language Arts, Health, Math, Social Studies and Physical Education. The lessons were created using a behavior-change model that encourages healthy-eating behaviors and attitudes in your students.

These lessons have been designed with flexibility (and fun!) in mind in order to blend well with your usual instructional sequence. Kindergarten students will learn about food groups and the importance of breakfast as a healthy start to their day. They will practice making healthy food choices, considering personal preference and cost in a "grocery store" trip in your classroom. Students will also learn to follow and prepare a simple recipe. This nutrition curriculum is free for California kindergarten teachers!

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In addition to aligning to education standards, Building a Healthy Me! under-went rigorous field testing with teachers and students to ensure that students gained knowledge and exhibited positive behavior change.

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What You Receive

Building a Healthy Me! includes the following components. Reorder student workbooks each year but use the supporting materials year-to-year.

  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Workbooks (English and Spanish)
  • Parent Booklets (English and Spanish)
  • Food Picture Cards
  • Poster
Rave Reviews: What are the Teachers Saying?

Teachers love that our nutrition curriculum works so well in the classroom. The nutrition lesson plans for kindergarten have undergone rigorous field testing to evaluate student outcomes. This process helps us to refine the lessons until they become teacher-friendly, fun for students and effective.

Here is what teachers are saying about these kindergarten nutrition lesson plans.

Every year I am amazed at how little kindergarteners know about where our food comes from and how to eat healthy. By the end of the unit the children are planning healthy meals.

It is very student-friendly and covers the standards very well!

My students are making better food choices in the cafeteria and are bringing healthier snacks because of this program!

My students come away with a good knowledge about healthy eating. They bring healthier snacks and I hear that more of them are eating breakfast.

Dairy Council of California programs and nutrition lesson
plans align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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