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	Educating Egg Resource Order Form
	Manitoba Egg Producers	English/French
	Teacher resources available through the Manitoba Egg Producers, including workbooks, fact sheets, posters, and a video.

 

	A Trip to the Grocery Store
		English
	An activity where students learn about the departments of a grocery store and learn to estimate the amount of money needed to complete their purchase.

 

	Analyze This! (Your School Cafeteria Menu)
		English
	Analyze both the food served in your school's cafeteria and what students are choosing when they eat there.

 

	Canadian Sugar Institute - Health Professionals/Educators
	Canadian Sugar Institute	English/French
	This site provides resources and information on sugar, carbohydrates and health, including quizzes, fact sheets, and various activities.

 

	Comparing my Schoolmates' Eating Habits with Mine
		English
	Webquest activity involving the comparison of students eating habits.

 

	Discover Healthy Eating: A Teachers Resource for Grades 1-8	Gr 1 - 8
	Region of Peel	English/French
	This resource guide supports the healthy eating component of the Healthy Living Strand in the Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Health and Physical Education (1998). It contains background information, glossaries, activities and handouts specific to each grade level.

 

	Eat Well - Feel Swell	Gr 5 - 6
		English
	Students plan a healthy menu based on the Canada Food Guide.

 

	Educator Resources - Nutrition and Health
	The Beef Information Centre	English/French
	Teacher resources available through the Beef Information Centre.

 

	Freggie Tales
	Canadian Produce Marketing Association	English/French
	Freggie and Freggie Tales is designed to provide children with the opportunity to learn about fruits and vegetables in a fun and exciting manner.

 

	Glencoe Health 1st Canadian Edition (2004)	Gr 10
	Glencoe Health Available at: Manitoba Textbook Bureau	English
	This is a recommended learning resource to support the senior years PE/HE curriculum in Manitoba. This resource includes a chapter titled "Nutrition and Your Health."

 

	Healthy Eating
	The Regional Municipality of Niagara	English/French
	This website provides information, fact sheets, and activities on healthy eating that teachers can use as resources.

 

	Helping my Family Learn to Eat in a Healthy Manner
		English
	A webquest on healthy eating and persuading the members of your family to improve their eating habits.

 

	Nutrition Resource Kits	Gr K - 9
	David Thompson Health Region	English
	The following nutrition-related materials are provided as resources for teachers.

 

	Promoting a Healthy School Food Policy Unit	Gr 9
	Humanities Unit, Curriculum and Instruction Branch, Saskatchewan Education	English
	This is Saskatchewan's grade nine health promoting a healthy food school policy unit. Students will acquire and evaluate multiple sources of information about the principles of a healthy school food policy.

 

	Safe Healthy Schools - Healthy Eating
		English/French
	This website provides links to hundreds of web-based documents and resources that promote healthy eating. The sections include: background and summary information, lesson plans, webquests, and school nutrition checklists.

 

	School Cafeteria Makeover	Gr 7 - 9
		English
	A webquest that involves researching and planning a new and improved school cafeteria.

 

	Teach Nutrition
	Dairy Farmers of Ontario	English/French
	This site gives information to help teachers integrate nutrition education into the classrooms. Topics include: healthy eating resources, nutrition FAQ's, and other related topics and links. Includes interactive games for kids.

 

	Vending Machines in Schools: Freedom to Choose
		English
	A webquest looking at the increase of vending machines in schools and their effect on the nutrition and eating habits of students. Many links on the topic are included.

 

	Where does Milk Come From?	Gr K
		English
	A lesson plan for young children on where milk comes from and its importance in a healthy diet.

 

	Classroom Activities - Arm Your Students with Knowledge
	Minnesota Dental Association	English
	Teachers can print out and use the materials and activities on the importance of eating healthy foods to maintain good oral health.

 

	Dole 5 a Day
	Dole 5 A Day	English
	This website has a child focus with nutritional facts, activities, references, games, and recipes.

 

	Kid's Page
	National Institute of Child Health & Human Development	English
	Lots of games and puzzles about how good milk is for kids.

 

	Midwest Dairy Association - Schools
	Midwest Dairy Association	English
	This website gives teacher resources including facts and lesson plans on the importance of milk in a healthy diet.

 

	Teacher Vision
	Family Education Network	English
	A variety of food related content-based lesson ideas, printables, and quizzes.

 

For more information about Healthy Schools, please contact: Healthy Schools Phone:  (204) 788-6679 Email:  healthyschools@gov.mb.ca