Who we are

You Are What You Eat

Central Idea:

The food we eat reflects our families' ideas about nutrition and where we come from.

An Inquiry Into:

The food we eat at home and at school
Foods from different cultures
What well-balanced meals are

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THIS UNIT:

Non-Fiction Books:

Call Number	Author	Title
613.2 LEM	LeMaster, Leslie Jean	Nutrition
613.2 ROC	Rockwell, Lizzy	Good Enough to Eat : a Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition
641.3 FOW	Fowler, Allan	The Wheat We Eat
641.6 BRO	Brown, Laurene Krasny	The Vegetable Show
641.6 JUL	Julius, Jennifer	I Like Potatoes
641.6 PIC	Pickering, Robin	I Like Corn

Fiction Books:

Call Number	Author	Title
BIG HOB	Hoban, Russell	Bread and Jam for Frances
E EHL	Ehlert, Lois	Eating the Alphabet : Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z
E FLE	Fleming, Denise	Lunch
E FRE	French, Vivian	Oliver's Vegetables
E HOW	Howard, Jane R.	When I'm Hungry
E LIN	Lin, Grace	Dim Sum for Everyone!
E LIN	Lin, Grace	Fortune Cookie Fortunes
LB SNO	Snow, Pegeen	Eat Your Peas, Louise!

AV Materials:

Websites:

Primary Games on Fruits and Vegetables

Back to Program of Inquiry

Elementary School