Introduction to the Curriculum
Nutrition In Me (NIM) is a practiced-based, nutrition education, curriculum for grades 3 and 4. Lessons include physical activity and food tasting. Grade 3 emphasizes food safety, physical activity, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, calcium-rich foods, protein foods and media. Grade 4 emphasizes MyPlate, label reading, breakfast, beverage choices, fast foods and media. There are 6 lessons for each grade level.
Resources have been developed to help educators plan programming using Nutrition in Me in their communities. An overview is available and lesson assessment tools have been developed for all lessons.
Curriculum Overview
Grade Level Curriculum
Nutrition in Me Grade 3 Curriculum (.pdf)
Updates to Nutrition in Me, Grade 3 are provided below. Please replace these parts of the curricula with these updated versions:
Grade 3; Lesson 4
Grade 3, Lesson 5
Nutrition in Me Grade 4 Curriculum (.pdf)
Updates to Nutrition in Me, Grade 4 are provided below. Please replace these parts of the curricula with these updated versions:
Grade 4; Lesson 2
- NIM-4-L2-Teaching-Outline-Why Eat Breakfast? Update 2019
- NIM4-L2-Oatmeal Recipes Update 2019
- NIM4-L2-Parent Newsletter English Update 2019
- NIM4-L2-Parent Newsletter Spanish Update 2019
Grade 4; Lesson 3
- NIM4-L3-Label Lingo Worksheet Update 2019
- NIM4-L3-Parent Newsletter English Update 2019
- NIM4-L3-Parent Newsletter Spanish Update 2019