Resources - Grades 3-6
Kits & Programs
Fuel Up To Play 60 – Make Wellness a Part of Your School

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Dairy Council (NDC) have huddled with the National Football League (NFL) to support Fuel Up to Play 60, a program that empowers youth to take action to improve nutrition and physical activity at their school and for their own health. Fuel Up to Play 60 is also joining forces with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to improve the health of our next generation. Fuel Up to Play 60 is unique in that all aspects of the program have been developed, tested, and approved, by youth and for youth, throughout the country. Utilize resources, tips, and ideas from Fuel Up To Play 60 to enhance nutrition education within your school, and remind staff and students about the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices!
Don’t miss out! Request your school’s free Wellness Activation Kit, become a Fuel Up To Play 60 wellness advocate, and sign up for monthly eNewsletters at FuelUpToPlay60.com now! Click on “Enroll Your School” and enter your email address to get started. Wellness Activation Kit includes display materials and wellness-based activities that inspire kids to “get moving and play” for 60 minutes every day and to “fuel up” with the food groups kids don’t get enough of – low fat and fat free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Competitive funds and special offers exclusively for Michigan schools will be available throughout the year, so keep checking back!
Handouts
Milk’s Unique Nutrient Package
A two-sided, 8 ½ x 11 handout with a description of the nine essential nutrients in milk highlighted on one side and a comparison of nutritional profiles of six popular beverages on the back. Download PDF
Think Your Drink!
This handout features nutrient bar graphs of eight popular beverages. These charts help older kids and adults make healthy choices by comparing the nutrient pluses and minuses of their favorite drinks. Download PDF
Activities
Dairy Word Find
Students will have fun finding the 15 different dairy related words in this find-a-word search. Download PDF
Where’s the Dairy?
Take the challenge and find hidden dairy food in this fun activity sheet for kids. Download PDF
Dairy Maze
Help the dairy farmer move the milk from farm to table in this fun dairy maze. Download PDF
Posters
Milk. Go With the Flow
Follow the journey from milk’s wholesome start to its delicious finish.
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Think Your Drink
A colorful 38 x 23 poster to help older kids and adults make healthy beverage choices. It features nutrient bar graphs of eight popular beverages. Available to Michigan residents only. For ordering information please call United Dairy Industry of Michigan, 1-800-241-6455 (MILK).
Recipes
Super Dairy Snacking
You will want to play with your food after you make a cheese bug, zoo sandwiches, lip smackin’ peppy popcorn and many more fun and delicious snacks. These snacks can be made in the classroom or sent home to parents for healthy after-school snack ideas. Download PDF
A Recipe for Milk
An educational page for kids on how milk goes from hay to home.
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Teaching Tools
Food Models
These are a must have for teachers at any grade level! The life-size, sturdy cardboard photographs of 200 commonly eaten foods include the food’s nutrition label on the back. They are ideal for any nutrition lessons and compliment the 2005 Dietary Guidelines and USDA’s MyPyramid food guidance system. Available to Michigan residents only. For ordering information please call United Dairy Industry of Michigan, 1-800-241-6455 (MILK).


