Thanks to those who sent me some suggestions for books and videos about exercise
and nutrition. I received an annotated bibliography attachment that had been part
of a family wellness event, and it listed many books but none were especially
recommended, so I did not copy and paste them here. However, if you would like for
me to send you the bibliography as an attachment, let me know and I will be glad to
do so.
Below are the other recommendations I received. Thank you!
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Nancy Carlson's Get Up and Go
Lizzy Rockwell's The Busy Body Book
Capstone Press, Pebble Plus Series, Healthy Eating with MyPyramid - example title
by Mari Schuh - Being Active
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One of the sites we found this year listed some Arthur videos that have been put
out in a series. We are waiting for the one on Peanut Allergies as that is a big
deal in our building.
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Videos:
All About Health and Hygiene--Schlessinger
All About Nutrition and Exercise--Schlessinger
Nutrition--Schlessinger
Personal Health and Hygiene--Schlessinger
Food and Nutrition #1--100% Educational Videos
The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie (there is also one about getting eaten)
The Five Senses (?)--100% Educational Videos
Books:
The Food Pyramid--Joan Kalbacken
Vitamins and Minerals--Joan Kalbacken
Food Safety--Sharon Gordon
A Good Night's Sleep--Sharon Gordon (there is a whole series by her on the five
senses as well)
Exercise--Sharon Gordon
Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition--Lizzy Rockwell
Get Moving: Tips on Exercise--Kathy Feeney
Get Some Exercise!--Angela Royston
Physical Fitness--Alvin Silverstein (there is also a whole series by him on
injuries, etc.)
Both the Schlessinger and the 100% Educational Videos are used constantly by my
teachers. The Schlessinger films come with sets of questions and teaching guides.
Off the top of my head I can't remember if the others have guides or not, but the
ones we have are generally geared for K-1 and are used for reinforcement and review
rather than direct teaching.
The only complaint I've ever heard is from one of my 5th grade teachers who said
that some of the Schlessinger films for the youngest children sounded a little
condescending to her, but a film with good solid information done in an interesting
way is going to capture the attention of kids--especially those who learn better
through visuals and as a rule, they don't care what the tone of the films is.
There's also a very funny picturebook called Showdown at the Food Pyramid by Rex
Barron that is a great fiction title to pair with the non-fiction ones. Our phys ed
teacher doesn't like the 'new" version of the pyramid, so I've tried to keep
information--newspaper and magazine articles, etc. with both the old and the new
for her to use when doing a nutrition and exercise unit. Seems like this is an area
that could use some additional titles. Now if I just had time to write!!!
Nancy Dickinson, Librarian
Hillsboro Elem. School
Hillsboro, TN 37342
dickinsonn@k12coffee.net
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