In conjunction with California Department of Education, Rachel Scherr, Marilyn Briggs, and Dr. Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr have created a set of nutrition competencies and a competency-based resource guide.  Connecting the Dots… is filled with materials that have been created by nutrition, health, and education experts. It has been created as a way for child care providers and teachers of preschool-aged children to have an array of teaching materials that cover the Nutrition Competencies and Grade Level Expectations.  Connecting the Dots... is divided into nine sections including the competencies, teacher materials, activities, recipes, parent materials, field trip ideas, gardening materials, a section for children under two, and a list of additional resources.  These cover the entire scope of the nutrition competencies and are all cross-referenced to each other.  Feel free to download and print any or all of the sections to use together or separately.  Happy, healthy teaching!!

• Cover for Resource Guide
• Introduction and Table of Contents
• Competencies
• Teacher Materials
• Activities
• Recipes
• Parent Materials
• Field Trip
• From the Garden to the Table
• Children younger than two and Additional Resources
• References
• Food for Thought Order Form
• Go Glow Grow Order Form
• Happy Healthy Me Order Form

These files are in Adobe PDF format. The free Adobe Reader is available online. To print the files in Acrobat, go to File/Print and make sure it says "Documents and Stamps" in the "Comments and Forms" box of the Print dialogue screen.

Contact:
Rachel Scherr
Marilyn Briggs, MS, RD
Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, PhD