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Turning the Earth: A month-by-month guide to your school garden
Two Vancouver teachers created a collection of activities that use the school garden as a place to draw, sit and listen, enjoy a story read in open air, write poetry, be outdoors in a quiet peaceful place that is their own, as well as following specific lessons that reach the objectives of the science curriculum. Available for $25.00 by sending a certified check to Susanne Cruikshank, 1262 Shorepine Walk, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3T8.
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Bean Keepers
There are more than 2,000 types of beans being grown in Canada and yet the majority of these are rare and at risk of disappearing altogether. Imagine your school being one of a network of 2,000 in Canada growing and caring for one type of bean each! Join this innovative project and check out the resources connected with this programs
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Constructive Classroom Rewards: Promoting Good Habits While Protecting Children’s Health
A list of inexpensive alternatives from to food rewards that provide positive reinforcement for children’s behaviour and academic performance
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Nutrition Month
March is Nutrition Month. Communities across Canada plan activities that encourage Canadians to make healthy eating a habit.
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Lindsay Babineau, community partner, on knowing where food comes from
To support healthy eating, we need to teach students where their food comes from.
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Backgrounder on Nutrition Education
Learn about the criteria of an effective nutrition education program, the various opportunities to teach nutrition in the BC curriculum and the negative effects of using foods as classroom rewards.
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Areli Hermanson, community nutritionist, on the importance of classroom education
In addition to making healthy food choices available at school, we need to provide classroom education so students can make the healthy food choices.
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Health and Career Education Curriculum
Explore the BC Ministry of Education's curriculum outcomes for Health and Career Education (K-9), and Planning 10.
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