New Start for Primary Schools

Also available: New Start for Secondary Schools

The New Start Program

A health and nutrition curriculum for the primary school

Ages 5-12

A comprehensive, step-by-step-approach enabling your school to take on a professional approach to health and nutrition education.

A seven-year program for the whole primary school

Written to meet national curriculum standards
21 clearly set-out units, gradually increasing in difficulty
Units contain objectives, ideas for classroom activities, values statements and accompanying student work sheets

The program also includes:

an introduction for teachers
an introductory Power Point presentation for students and parents
a collection of 55 recipes
a student food and fitness diary
a food additive decoder

The New Start Program creates a whole-school focus and involves the whole school community.

"In 2008 our primary school was chosen as the pioneer school to trial the New Start Program. Wee implemented health and nutrition education across the primary school for the whole of the second term, integrating the health theme with the Science and SOSE curriculum. The New Start Program provided ample teaching material and hands-on student activities. Students were motivated to take responsibility for their own health and made positive comments on healthier food choices. Parents were involved as they worked on food and fitness challenges with their children. During the term, we took advantage of the services of the Life Ed Van to complement the focus on healthy food. Our school will continue to take up the health and fitness challenge annually, making it an on-going focus."

Mrs. Lorraine Nagayah, Head of Primary, Lighthouse College, Keysborough, Victoria, Australia

Topics:

Junior Primary

Choosing the best foods
See how we grow
My marvelous machine
Where does food come from?
What’s good for you?
Shopping for healthy food
Food from around the world
Feasts from around the world
Safety in the kitchen

Middle Primary

The taste of food
Planning a healthy meal
Let’s get fit
The amazing properties of fruits and vegetables
Classifying food plants
The miracle of seeds

Upper Primary

The problem with food
A balanced diet
The Great Temptation
Cultural foods
Body systems (1)
Body systems (2)

New Start health, nutrition and fitness education focuses on:

eating naturally prepared foods
importance of fruits and vegetables
maintaining a balanced diet
healthy alternatives to junk food
the importance of drinking water
the importance of exercise
what makes a healthy breakfast and school lunch
preparing a balanced meal
how to identify and minimize potentially harmful food additives

Fun characters, Supermax and Sniffer, guide the children through the activity sheets


About Supermax sleek and fit full of energy can run fast and leap high always healthy makes his own healthy food	About Sniffer knows the best foods to eat detects problem foods reads food labels makes wise judgements chooses carefully

“This is so delicious, I just can’t resist it!” (coming back for seconds)

“This should be put on the canteen menu!”

Comments from Grade 6 students, Lighthouse College, Keysborough, Victoria, Australia

Activities are graduated in difficulty from 5 year olds through to 12 year olds.

Free sample unit (suitable for 5 to 6 year olds)

Free activity sheets (suitable for 5 to 6 year olds)

Recipes classroom cooking

Tips for teachers

Payment options:

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30-day money back guarantee. If you are dissatisfied with this product, you will receive a full refund.

New Start Primary Program (within Australia) AU$97.95 (includes shipping)
New Start Primary Program (New Zealand) AU$104.95 (includes shipping)
New Start Primary Program (Other Countries) AU$109.95 (includes shipping)