Catholic Charities of California

Around the Table: Nourishing Families is a curriculum that upholds principles of trauma- informed engagement and nourishment. Participants enjoy conversation, reflection, cooking, sharing a meal together, and learning holistic skills to care for their family’s nutritional well-being. This is a six-week curriculum designed for groups of 10-14 adults raising children. It can be conducted in community spaces with or without a kitchen.

This curriculum provides youth with the opportunity to engage their leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, service learning, and strategic-thinking skills to address issues that that affect their communities, ultimately resulting in community change.

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Public Health Institute: Center for Wellness and Nutrition

Link:

https://cfhlstatewidetraining.org/resource/youth-engagement-toolkit

20 activities for youth leaders to implement in after school, summer school and clubs serving 5-11 year olds. Includes worksheets and parent materials.
5 core lessons identified for:
• After School: Lessons # 2, 11, 13, 14, 18 (or 20)
Free download from webstorefront.

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NEOPB

Link:
Access via the WebStore Front or contact [email protected].

Teaches children and their families about nutrition through garden activities. Science, math, language arts, history, environmental studies, nutrition and health are reinforced. Free download from website.

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UC Davis Dept of Nutrition and CA Dept of Education

Link:
http://cns.ucdavis.edu/resources/ntgo/index.html

Nutrition lessons for after school programs. Each lesson has 2 activities, which include snack preparation, hands-on activities and discussion.

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University of Maryland Extension

Link:Contact University of Maryland Extension at [email protected]

Lesson plans align to education standards and support SEL competencies. Includes "brain breaks" to incorporate physical activity. Importance of eating food-group foods, beverages, healthy snacks, importance of breakfast, and farm to you. Curriculum is free to California teachers. Available in digital and in print.

Source:
Dairy Council of CA

Link:
https://www.healthyeating.org/products-and-activities/curriculum/2nd-grade

Lesson plans align to education standards and support SEL competencies. Includes "brain breaks" to incorporate physical activity. Importance of eating food-group foods, beverages, healthy snacks, importance of breakfast, and farm to you. Curriculum is free to California teachers.
Available in digital and in print.

Source:
Dairy Council of CA

Link:
HealthyEating.org/1stGrade

An interdisciplinary program combining academic achievement, gardening, nutrition experiences, physical activity, and school and family engagement. $56 for purchase from website.

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Junior Master Gardener/ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Link:
http://jmgkids.us/lgeg/

Teaches the world of gardening with hands-on activities, worksheets, rhythms, and reading passages formatted for standardized tests. Includes life skills and career exploration, culminates with service learning projects and certification as a Junior Master Gardener.

There are other curriculum that are not nutrition focused, however, they can be used to support direct education activities. These curriculum are: 'Literature in the Garden' and 'Health and Nutrition from the Garden'.

Healthy Choices in Motion is part of the Shaping Healthy Choices Program. Healthy Choices in Motion allows students to explore a comprehensive set of physical activity concepts, including the benefits of physical activity, recommendations across the lifespan, the five components of physical fitness, why doing a variety of physical activity is important, and what being physical activity means to you. Module activities are structured around a five-step experiential learning cycle. 5 modules with Family newsletters. Free download from website.

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