Arthur Elementary School, Arthur, Illinois 61911 A Great Place to Learn

Visit the links below to find independent study units, trivia quizzes, and more. Have Fun!!

• The Healthy Refridgerator Independent Study Unit on Improving your eating habits by rethinking your refridgerator. Grades 4-6 Gifted 3 Opening Soon
  
• Fruit Trivia from the Dole Site Read about several fruits, then take a trivia quiz. Also fun activities from Dole. Grades 3-6 Good readers at Grade 2.
  
• Bone Up On Broccoli Read up on broccoli then take a trivia quiz on what you have learned. Grades 3-6.
• Kellog's Nutrition CampHere you can do several fun activities to learn more about nutrition. All are available on the same page. For most of the games, you need to have Shockwave installed.
  
  • The mysteries of the Food Pyramid are revealed in Pyramid Pointers.
  • Serving Sizes?? How big are they?? Size Up Your Servings compares the serving sizes of foods by relating portions to everyday objects.
  • Think you know what makes a meal? Make Your Plate Proud lets you build a breakfast, construct a lunch, even design a dinner.
  • All about You contains some helpful information about all of us.
  • Want to get the lowdown on calories? Check out Pure Energy and find out what keeps your body going.
  • Finally, find out about the cereal that started it all for the Kellogg brothers in Accidental Genius.
  • Learn how to read labels in Label Lore.

Fun Center at Kellog's Nutrition CampVisit this page for several fun games.

• Baffle your brain on the Trivia Trail!
• Nutrition Knockout is a wacky one-player game that requires reflexes.
• Match'em tests your powers of concentration.

Kid's Food Cyber Club A site with many activities for kids and a great resource section for teachers.

• Food Keeps Us Well Did you know your body needs food to grow and be healthy? To find out how a body, like yours, uses food read the facts then answer each question.
• Food Guide Pyramid See if you can build your own Food Guide Pyramid.
• Rate Your Plate In this section you'll learn just what the foods are in each food group and how big each serving is.
• Choices, Choices, Choices Here are two fun games that let you practice choosing foods and making choices that you will have to make in real life.
• Grow It Yourself
• Nutrition Sleuths Go on an internet scavenger hunt. If you can find the things on this list you can join the Nutrition Sleuths.

Other Activities and Plans for Teachers

• The Good Food Climb A Nutrition Implementation Guide and Lesson Plan for Preschool Teachers and Caregivers
• Nutrition Plans and Resources from Broccoli Town USA
  
• Nutrition Expedition A unit on nutrition for middle school students. Lesson plans, sites, assignments, and more.
  
• Nutrition Web Links for Teachers
  

Questions or Comments

Mrs. Miller Arthur Elementary School URL=http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/falnutr.htm
Links checked and updated June, 2000