FOODPLAY School Special
Fun pre-show and follow-up materials to keep the FOODPLAY message alive all year!
- Download the Complete Pre-Show Packet (PDF, 4.25mb)
Or download sections of the Pre-Show Packet:
- Preparing for FOODPLAY: Checklist
- Staff Memo
- School Food Service Memo
- Parent Letter (English | Spanish)
- Fruit and Veggie Tips for Parents
- How To Get Media Coverage
- Press Release
- Who’s Who in FOODPLAY
- Hallway Poster
- Cafeteria Poster – Take the FOODPLAY Challenge
- School Evaluation: Print or Web
- Top 15 Quick & Easy Follow-Up Activities
- Student Activity Sheet: Take the FOODPLAY Challenge!
- Student Response – Draw a Pic!
MyPlate Activity Guidebook (download complete guidebook)
- Background Information
- Rate Your Plate!
- MyPlate Bingo
- Chef For A Day!
- Eat Like a Rainbow!
- Fruit and Veggie Encyclopedia
- MyPlate Snack Wheel
- MyPlate Diary
- Do You Treat Your Body Right?
After the Show – Fun Ideas
After you see FOODPLAY, check out these fun ideas, learn to juggle with our own fun video, and swap ideas with other educators here!
Top 15 Quick & Easy Follow-Up Activities
Check out these quick and easy activities to follow up the FOODPLAY show in your classroom, cafeteria, and at home.
Take the FOODPLAY Challenge
Make copies and distribute to kids to color and post on their fridge!
Additional Resources
These are great resources to follow up the FOODPLAY show and teach nutrition throughout the year. Check them out at the FoodPlay Store.
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FOODPLAY Video Shorts
Bring FOODPLAY back to class with these fun-filled short videos (only 3-6 minutes each) that make nutrition come alive! -
The Fruit & Vegetable Activity Kit
125 pages filled with hands-on activities and worksheets to teach nutrition through all curriculum areas and aligned to Common Core Standards. - Children’s Book: Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure!
Students get practice reading as they learn nutrition in this fun book that follows the FOODPLAY storyline and helps kids get off the junk food track! -
Fruit + Veggie 5-a-Day! Tracker Bands
Get Up + Play! Tracker Bands
Passport to Fresh Adventures!
Fun tools to help kids eat more fruits and veggies and have fun being active every day!