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General Education
- Educator's Reference Desk
- K-12 Education University Library Subject Guide
- K-12@University of Wisconsin
- U.S. Department of Education
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
General Nutrition and Children's Nutrition
- American Dietetics Association Includes MyPyramid for Kids
- Center for Science in the Public Interest Home Page Provides information on the 10 best and worst food for kids
- Food and Nutrition Sources University Library Subject Guide
- International Food Information Council Includes a section for Educators
- National Dairy Council
- Nutrition National Network for Child Care
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Article on Developmentally Appropriate Food and Nutrition Skills for Young Children
- Wisconsin Dairy Producers
Sites for Children and Nutrition Educators
- Aunt Edna's Kitchen Provides information on preparing and cooking food
- Chef Combo's Fantastic Adventures in Tasting & Nutrition This site attempts to help early childhood educators formulate strong nutrition education
- Cultural Food Pyramid Illustrates how food from 16 ethnic cuisines fit into the U.S. food pyramid
- Dole's 5 A Day Page
- Fight Bac Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades Preschool through 6
- Food Timeline K-12 teacher resources for the food history lessons
- FoodSafety.gov Links to government sites on food safety, with a section for Kids, Teens and Educators
- Healthy School Meals Resource System From U.S.D.A.
- KidsHealth Page Information on children's health and nutrition put out by a children's hospital and clinic and other kids' health facilities
- Kidsnutrition.org The Children's Nutrition Research Center
- Kraft Interactive Kitchen Online personal menu planer, calculators
- MyPyramid Blast Off Game This fun game helps kids understand food groups and how to make healthy choices
- Nutrition Cafe Pacific Science Center and Washington State Dairy Council games
- Nutrition Explorations Includes Teacher Central, School Cafe, & Family Food Zone & Kids' Zone with Chef Combo
- Pork 4 Kids From the National Pork Board
- The Science of Cooking Explanations of the "science" behind food
- Smart Mouth Center for Science in the Public Interest; includes games, "a character that exposes how the food industry's drive for profit affects what you eat", and a calorie meter that helps you see how your favorite foods stack up
- USA Pears: Just for Kids
LESSON PLANS
- A to Z Teacher Stuff
- Lesson Plans Nutrition Explorations
- Nutrition Lesson Plans Educator's Reference Desk
- Nutrition Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Central
- Nutrition Lesson Plans TeAchnology
- Serve Up Classroom Nutrition Activities Education World
- Teachers' Net Choose Heath subject area or search for "nutrition"
- Utah Education Network K-12 health and nutrition lessons
RECIPES
- Bugfood! Insect-themed recipes (no insects are actually eaten)
- Campbell's Soup Home Page Recipes, meal plans, glossary, and articles
- Food Fun and Facts
- Honey Magic Honey recipes
- Idea Box Recipes
- Kids Recipes Sites that include recipes
- KidsHealth Kids' Recipes
- Recipes for Kids National Network for Child Care - 31 recipes
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CENTER (EMC)
The EMC, located in the University Library on first floor south, provides educational resources to be used with PK-12 students. These resources include juvenile books, commercial texts, activity and AV materials, and curriculum guides. By searching the Stout Library Catalog, specific titles can be identified.
Juvenile Collection
The EMC Juvenile Collection contains examples of children's literature and audiovisual materials. The following are examples from this collection.
- Breakfast Clubbies (Video) EMC JUV TX355 .B74x
- Carbohydrates for a Healthy Body EMC JUV QP701. K565
- Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Everyday EMC JUV RA784 .L399
- Good Enough to Eat EMC JUV QP141. R536
- Happy Healthy Eating (Video) EMC JUV TX355 .H36X
- Janice VanCleave's Food and Nutrition for Every Kid EMC JUV QP141 .V36
- Monster Health Book: A Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active & Feeling Great for Monsters & Kids EMC JUV RA784 .M4894
- My Pyramid EMC JUV TX361 .C5M9
- New Food Pyramid: It's All About You (Video) EMC JUV TX361 .C5 N48
- Rhyme and Story Time Snacks EMC JUV TX652.5 .P47X
- Vitamins and Minerals for a Healthy Body EMC JUV QP771 .R696
- Why We Eat What We Eat Understanding Food Choices (Video) EMC JUV GT2850 .W59
Text Collection
The EMC Text Collection contains text materials and activities produced by commercial publishers. Some examples are:
- 365 Foods Kids Love to Eat EMC TEXT TX714 .E44
- Adventures in Food and Nutrition EMC TEXT QP141 .B993
- Basic Nutrition EMC TEXT QP141 .S5373
- Discovering Food and Nutrition EMC Text TX354 .K66
- Join the Fruit & Vegetable Party Activity Book EMC TEXT TX361 .C5 M363x
- Kid's Club Favorites Nutrition Learning Activities for Young Children EMC TEXT TX361 .C5 M39x
- Making Healthy Food Choices EMC TEXT RA784 .M36x
- Nutrition and Fitness EMC TEXT RA784 .W48
- Smart Moves for Your Health (Video) EMC TEXT RA440 .S62x
- What’s Right for Young Children : Improving the Childcare Nutrition Environment EMC TEXT RJ206 .K92
Curriculum Guides
The EMC Curriculum Collection contains curriculum guides created by school districts and other educational agencies. The following examples are from this collection.
- Eat Well & Keep Moving : An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Upper Elementary School Nutrition and Physical Activity EMC CURR TX364 .C44
- Every Day, Lots of Ways : An Interdisciplinary Nutrition Curriculum for Kindergarten-Sixth Grade EMC CURR TX361.C5 E94
- Family, Food and Society EMC CURR TX165 .S73x
- Food Science and Personal Nutrition EMC CURR TX364 .F681X
- Growing Up Healthy and Eating Right EMC CURR TX364 .K65x
- Head Start Nutrition Education Curriculum EMC CURR TX364 .H43x
- Nutrition and Wellness Resource Guide EMC CURR RA776.9 .K57x
- Staple Foods & Food Forms … Global Issues EMC CURR TX360.5 .P47x
- Training for Healthy Eating EMC CURR TX361.C5 M67x
- What's Right for Kids: Improving the School Nutrition Environment EMC CURR RJ206 .A66
EMC Computer Software
- Eating Healthy: What Is a Serving? EMC SOFTWARE TX364 .E27x
- The Fats of Life EMC SOFTWARE TX560 .F3
- Food EMC SOFTWARE TX364 .F664x
- Pyramid Explorer Nutrition Adventure EMC SOFTWARE TX364 .P973x
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
The Stout Library Catalog includes materials located in the entire University Library. To search only those PK-12 materials located in the Educational Materials Center of the University Library, you can set limits on the catalog to search only that location.
- Click on Limits
- Click on Location Educational Materials Center
- Click on Set Limits
- Click on Keyword-Guided
- Enter search term and click on Search
The EMC contains several collections. Materials identified by "Educational Materials Center" listed in the Stout catalog will be in EMC Juvenile, EMC Curriculum, EMC Young Adult, EMC Text Collection, or EMC Software Collection. Examples of Keyword Guided searches:
- NUTRITION
- FRUIT
- CHILDREN NUTRITION
- VEGETABLES
- FOOD
- COOKERY
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost - Including full-text articles on education from general
periodicals Flash Demo!
- ERIC Flash Demo!
- Academic Search
- Masterfile - General interest
- Primary Search
- Professional Development Collection
- Searchasaurus - Index and full text articles for K-8
- ERIC via U.S. Department of Education
- WilsonWeb
- Education Full Text Flash Demo!
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile
Some indexes provide access to curriculum guides:
- EbscoHost: ERIC
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library Flash Demo!
PERIODICALS
Selected Periodicals in Nutrition for Children:
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Journal of School Health
- Pediatrics
- School Foodservice and Nutrition
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/22/2008 and Last Revised: 03/31/2008
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.