The Arizona Beef Council offers the following teaching materials and kits to educators at no charge, although we do collect a small fee for shipping costs. To request any of these materials for your Arizona school or classroom (* see Disclaimer), simply fill out our Teacher Feedback Form. For your convenience, all of these materials are listed on the form by packet name.

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School Wellness Tool Kit
For Educators
A golden opportunity for kids' health and academic success. If you care about children's health or have concerns about food and nutrition in your school, this is your opportunity to help make important decisions and improvements in the context of school wellness policies.  The tool kit includes: how-to manual, resources and links to agencies and groups, school foodservice and nutrition reprints (4), reproducible handouts (2), MyPyramid poster, MyPyramid for Kids poster.

CARETAKERS ALL
Environmental, Grades: 3 and 4
Caretakers All helps teachers show children how to do their part in caring for the environment. Classroom tested, hands-on lessons teach about animals, water, land, plants, and natural resources. The kit uses cooperative learning techniques, promotes science skills, and introduces key science concepts.

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Choose Well - Math Nutrition Kit
Environmental, Grades: 4 and 5
Through a series of seven activities, children learn the importance of choosing nutrient-rich foods first and techniques for visualizing appropriate portion sizes. The eighth lesson addresses physical activity and it's relation to weight management. Choose well includes a Telly award-winning video and a copy of Appetite Attack, an action-packed computer game from the Parents' Choice 2006 Approved Award-Winning Web site, www.zip4tweens.com. Choose Well has been favorably reviewed by the American Dietetic Association Foundation as part of the Healthy Families, Healthy Kids initiative.

SAFE FOOD JOURNEY
Food Safety, Grades: 2, 3, and 4
This poster explains the food journey, as well as safety measures, from the farm to the plate. Instructions for proper food handling and hand washing are described along with a variety of six activities and worksheets printed on the reverse.

BASICS ABOUT BEEF
Consumer Sciences, Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
Designed for family and consumer science classes, this colorful booklet covers all aspects of buying, storing, preparing, and serving beef. A number of word games and puzzles are included throughout the booklet to create student interest, reinforce learning, and serve as a means for review.

MY PYRAMID
Nutrition, Grades: all
This colorful poster depicts the new food pyramid on the front side as well as information about servings, hints for selecting the healthiest foods from each group, and information about physical activity. Tear pad also available.

THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM A COW AND A WORM
Science, Grades: 5 and 6
A colorful poster-teaching unit designed to help students understand how to better conserve precious resources. Cattle and earthworms were chosen because of the unique capabilities that allow them to utilize resources efficiently.

CATTLE ROUNDUP
Social Studies, Grades: 4
This kit focuses on the history of the Arizona Cattle industry. It includes black line masters to be copied for student use. Contents include tools of ranching, counties of Arizona, by-products of cattle, how cattle affect the environment, and how cattle are recyclers of the land. The activities are great when learning about the 5 C's of Arizona.

CELEBRATE AMERICA!
Social Studies, Grades: 4 and 5
This program is designed to supplement the social studies curriculum. It provides students the opportunity to explore the foods and traditions of their own individual cultural backgrounds and gather information about how and when their families came to America. The kit includes a video, leader's guide containing activity masters, and a full-color poster.

FUELED FOR FLIGHT
Math/Science, Grades: 5 and 6
This kit teaches math and science skills using the space shuttle as the theme. It relates these skills to students' everyday lives by using analogies for nutrition and exercise between key concepts. It contains five "missions" and a science project at the end of the program.

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TAKE A COOK ON THE WILD SIDE
Nutrition/Food Safety, Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
This educational kit is designed to help students learn life lessons in food safety, nutrition, and beef preparation. This kit contains five lessons each with a specific purpose, two video segments, and a pre/post test to help assess your students' knowledge gaps and learning progress.

RETAIL CUTS OF BEEF
Consumer Sciences, Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
Poster and 8-1/2" x 11" handouts available. The cuts of beef are displayed in an easy to read fashion and color coded to cooking methods. Also available in Spanish/English format.

Nutrition Tear Pads:

Beef- Nutrients That Work As Hard As You --- Covers B-vitamins, zinc, iron, protein, and the recently discovered benefits of CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). Also available in Spanish.

Relax, Recover, Renew --- Deals with stress and the importance of prioritizing and simplifying your stress factors. Covers the importance of proper nutrition when feelings of stress arise.

Childhood Nutrition --- Discusses the functions of key nutrients and the nutritional needs of infants through 5-year olds. Offers suggestions and ideas for picky eaters, child size portions, growth and physical activity, and kid-friendly snacks. Also available in Spanish.

Eating For Two --- Discusses the dietary needs of lactating and pregnant women. Emphasizes that eating smart is the foundation of a healthy pregnancy. Also available in Spanish.

Tween Scene --- aimed at 8 to 12 year olds --- Discusses nutrients in beef and their necessity in the diet as well as the importance of good eating habits for children in that age group. Also available in Spanish.

The Fitness Connection --- Discusses the importance of physical exercise and activity for all ages. Gives ideas of how to fit physical activity into a busy schedule. Also available in Spanish.

Keep Bac Away --- Discusses proper storage, handling, and preparation of beef and gives four simple steps to follow for food safety.