Classroom learning is tied closely to the students' participation in a project carried on with the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. This community has been created to celebrate the creativity and dedication of all those who participate in the education of young children. Those are the words of Sabina M. Mosso, who teaches preschoolers and kindergartners at Anna Boyd Child Development Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The Dole Food Company has recognized Mosso s outstanding efforts to improve student nutrition, both in her school, and in other school districts in her state. Three Projects That Teach Kids About Nutrition While students load up on soft drinks, sweets, and high-fat foods, their teachers long for ways to help them understand what that kind of diet does to growing bodies.
Students share information, compare data, and learn about foods from around the world.
As temperatures warm and snow melts, educators search for ways to invite new growth into their classrooms. The Internet is full of hands-on activities for the indoor and outdoor gardener. As a part of an online project called Schoolyard Soil Dwellers, students are digging up their playgrounds to uncover critters that make the land their home. About page highlights Web sites to help educators work timely themes into their lessons. This week s sites are among the best on the Web for teaching about gardens.