Nutrition In Me

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

Nutrition in Me - Curriculum Overview (.pdf)

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

NIM3-L4-Parent-Newsletter-Update 2019

Grade 3, Lesson 5

NIM3-L5-Learning-About-the-Protein-Group-Update 2019

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

Grade 4; Lesson 3

Grade 4; Lesson 6

NIM4-L6-Cowboy Salad English Update 2019

Lesson Assessment Tools

Third Grade Lessons

Fourth Grade Lessons

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