Here’s a juicy tidbit to share: The National Watermelon Promotion Board has just posted new educational resources, and they’re free to download.
Submit a comment to this blog to let us know which of these are your favorites. One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to win this super-fun watermelon-themed swag: a watermelon water bottle and a watermelon casserole tote. You’ll be all ready for healthy lunches, spring picnics, and summer holidays for sure! Hurry, send your comment by February 9 to be included in our drawing.
You’ll find all of the new resources at Watermelon.org/MyPlate. Materials reinforce the Department of Agriculture MyPlate program. Here’s a peek at what’s there:
J. Slice activity sheets for kids. Students will meet the friendly characters J. Slice, Pinky, and Patch as they learn about fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, and more.
Printable lifestyle tips. These healthy living tip sheets are loaded with information to use in lessons about healthy living and to help you keep your healthy living resolutions!
Colorful J. Slice lunchbox cards. Add a little fun to lunchtime with these printable cards. Share them with parents too.
Plus you’ll lots of delicious and nutritious snack and lunch ideas too. Check them out here!
Craving those watermelon kebabs right now,
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PS: Did you know that watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable? I didn’t! Get the facts on watermelon here.
Definitely the watermelon water bottle. I have students keep a water bottle on their desks for hydration, and you can never have
I enjoy eating watermelon. It is a natural high antioxidant food,plus a source of vitamins and minerals that help fight inflammation and more…
I like the cute watermelon-themed swag.
I like the casserole tote. What a great way to carry food to a family gathering!
I live in South Georgia and watermelon is a hot community in the summer time. My family grows watermelons and believe me it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get a melon from the field to the store. Please, thank farmers for all of their hard work and dedication to get food on our tables. I love the casserole tote. #thankamelonfarmer
I love watermelon, but especially like the watermelon casserole carrier. For church, school, and family gatherings, this would be a great item to have!
I like the casserole tote!
I love the watermelon casserole carrier. it would be great for toting all my special dishes for all my family, school, church, and other volunteer events.
I like the casserole carrier. It’d be very helpful in carrying food to all my school, church and other volunteer events.
the cassrole carrier
I like the watermelon casserole tote.
My blog is Happiness is Watermelon Shaped! I want the water bottle!
Thanks for sharing another fantastic resource that I can use to get my students excited about eating healthy! I can’t wait for the warmer weather when watermelon is in abundance! The watermelon tote and water bottle are pretty awesome too!
I love the watermelon casserole tote. I can hardly wait for watermelon season again. It is my favorite fruit1
Delicious watermelon swag! Loving the tote for picnics, potlucks and parties at the library! Mahalo for the op to win.
I love the watermelon lunch notes! Love the casserole carrier, too!
I love the lunch box cards! They would even be great as a valentine with a healthy treat – like watermelon!
Love watermelons! My favorite is the swag! Love to tote! Both a great way to bring my lunch!
I am interested in the Watermelon Avocado Toast. I’ve got to give it a try.
I love watermelons. This would be great for our school pot luckys.
Love the watermelon bottle!
Absolutely love the watermelon lunch box cards. The watermelon casserole carrier is adorable!
The activity sheets are a fun way to add to my MyPlate collection. Thanks! !
I like the healthy living goals!
Love the tote. My favorite food in the summer. Definitely will be hitting up the resources for new things to do in the classroom with watermelon
I like the watermelon casserole tote
The bottle is adorable! Watermelon and summer…a perfect pair. 🙂
I will use these free resources for my PE students.
I like the watermelon snack treats and the watermelon bag to carry them in.
I love the printable lifestyle tips!!
I love watermelon and the casserole (hotdish) tote! Will use the lunchbox cards, too! Thanks.
the water bottle would be nice for in the classroom thanks.
I love the watermelon water bottle its easy to carry around. Kids also love watermelon for its sweet taste and it is also refreshing.
I love them both. I think that I would drink more water if I had such a cute bottle to drink it out of.
The water bottle
Love the watermelon water bottle and tote – makes me think of summer during these cold days in Missouri.