National School Breakfast Week

Resource List

Eat Smart, Play Hard (activities for kids)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/Collection/Files/BrightIdeas/BrightIdeasSBPWeek.pdf
Includes activities and great ideas to promote school breakfast.

School Nutrition Association - National School Breakfast Week website
http://docs.schoolnutrition.org/meetingsandevents/nsbw/index.asp

For Parents

Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletter for Parents of Young Children form Team Nutrition (USDA)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/Nibbles/why_breakfast.pdf
See Handout #6 “Why Breakfast?”

Breakfast Family Tip Sheet
http://www.cigna.com/health/general/healthyworkforce/pdf/parents/breakfastgo.pdf#search='Breakfast%20and%20Kids
Includes information on how families can make breakfast successful.

Wisconsin School Breakfast Program brochure
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/food/schoolbreakfast/files/brochure_final.pdf

For Schools
School Breakfast Fact Sheet for schools
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/food/schoolbreakfast/general/breakfast101.cfm
Overview of The School breakfast Program and Wisconsin School Breakfast Program statistics.

“Everyone Wins With an Expanding Breakfast Program”
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/pdf/sfs/sfs.pdf
Informational sheet

Strategies to increase School Breakfast participation in Middle and High School
http://www.meals4kids.org/Jump%20Start%20Kit/JSK%20High%20School-final%20Insert.pdf

Innovated school breakfast menus and handouts
Breakfast in the Classroom - Handout, Menu (PDF files)
Grab 'n Go - Handout, Menu (PDF files)

For Kids

Hunger Task Force – School Breakfast a Smart Start
http://www.hungertaskforce.org/Graphics/Documents/Smart_Start.pdf
National School Breakfast Week 2004, toolkit. Includes outreach activities, classroom ideas and sample press releases, and effective ways to involve kids and promoted School Breakfast.

WNEP Youth Curriculum – Sourcebook – Breakfast Food Feud
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=23
Includes activities related to breakfast.

Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association – School Nutrition
http://www.dairyspot.com/school/teachers/classroom.phtml
Some curriculum for upper elementary ages. Note: Discussion of nutrients may be too complex for younger ages and pastries should be included in the grains group, not the “other” group.

Promotional Material & Teaching Displays

Eat Breakfast Display
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/tch_res/res_detail.cfm?resource_id=299

School Breakfast, The Fuel for School
http://www.meals4kids.org/schoolbreakfast/flyersorderform.asp#Activities
Includes School Breakfast promotional material, activities, games for kids, parents and schools.

News release
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/food/schoolbreakfast/files/healthyschools.doc

For more information and resources about National School Breakfast Week and the School Breakfast Program check out the other links on the Wisconsin School Breakfast homepage.