For Educators

Help your students or children RISE to the challenge of good nutrition with this free educational program, Growing with Grains. Designed for use in grades 3 - 6, the standards-based lessons plan includes:

• Teacher's guide
• Reproducible activity sheets
• Digital whiteboard activity
• Two wall posters

Growing with Grains teaches students about the benefits of incorporating grains into their meals while reinforcing language arts skills. Children will discover how the nutrients from grains give them energy, and they will enjoy making balanced menus that include various grain foods using the new MyPlate guidelines.