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Check out these websites... 
  

http://fsnep.org/GrowingHealthyHabits(GHH)Curriculum
 (295) pages total- from U of MD Extension's Food Stamp Nutrition Education program. Set of nine chapters for teaching and demonstrating nutrition education to youth. It includes gardening lessons as well but can be used effectively without a garden. The lessons are linked to the Maryland State Curriculum.

 www.dole.com/#/home Be a Fit Kid- Contains recipes, games, music, comics, and videos encouraging kids to eat more fruits and vegetables.

www.moomilk.com/ - Fun and educational website about cows and milk with facts, contests, games, and recipes.

www.agclassroom.org/ - The Agriculture in the Classroom National Resource Directory is an online searchable database that lists hundreds of educational resources designed to help educators locate high quality classroom materials and information to increase agricultural literacy among their Pre-K through 12th grade students.

www.campsilos.org/ - CampSilos highlights the development of American agriculture. Targeting students in grades 4-8, the site provides online material related to corn, pioneer farming, farming today and tomorrow, and the prairie. 

www.mypyramid.gov/ - One size does not fit all. MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices based on the Dieatry Guidelines for Americans.

www.agintheclassroom.org/060605/aitchome.html - This Illinois AITC site contains teacher materials such as theh AG Mag, lessons, and resources. Students can explore virtual farm tours, quizzes, and a kid's zone.

www.ars.usda.gov./is/kids/ - Fun and informative news stories posted each month, Sci4Kids gives you a first-hand glimpse into the world of Agricultural Research Service (ARS). You will be surprised by some of the research our scientists do, as well as the discoveries they've made and the products they've invented. This site contains information about science projects, careers in science or farming, and fun stuff about creatures on our planet.

www.dpichicken.org/ - Reproducible, educational Chicken from the Egg to Your Table helps students learn more about chicken and how it is produced.

 cyberspaceag.com/ - Lots of information about farm animals and crops such as corn, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, and wheat.

www.cfaitc.org/ - California's Ag in the Classroom site has teacher lessons, links, and a kids' corner.

www.sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/ - The
4-H Virtual Farm strives to educate youth about farming, how food products are produced and processed, and to learn basic agricultural concents. Students are invited to select one of six different types of farms to explore: horse, farm, pond, beef, dairy, poultry, and wheat.