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National Garden Month
National Garden Month
National Gardening Association.
Provides celebration ideas, educational activities, projects, tips for gardening in small spaces, and a listing of gardening events in your area.
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Child and Teacher Work in a School GardenGardening with Children
Explore resources and activities to help you introduce gardening to the children in your care. Help them learn how plants grow and where food comes from. Find information on how to start a garden.
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Farm to School and School Gardens
Children learn a great deal from growing their own fruits and vegetables. Find out how how to start a school garden of your own!
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Colorful fruits and vegetablesFruit and Vegetable Bulletin Board Resources
Provides ideas and printable materials on the when, why, how, and where of fruits and vegetables for classroom bulletin boards.
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National TV Turn-off Week
Healthy Families Media Campaign
Eat Right Montana.
This monthly packet includes a press release and nutrition and physical activity handouts that provide up-to-date, simple, and positive messages to help Montanans live healthy lifestyles. April's issue is entitled, "Smart Family Moves: Less TV, More Meals Together."
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Take Control of TV Flyer  (PDF|132 KB)
Prevention Research Center at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Here is a great flyer with TV Turnoff “Rules to Live By” and “Tips for Success."
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TV Turn-off Collection  (PDF|1.50 MB)
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Get some great ideas for newsletters, tips for parents and schools, and fact sheets from this resource.
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TV-Turnoff Network
Center for Screen-Time Awareness.
Nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities.
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Do More, Watch Less! TV/Screen Reduction Tool
California Department of Health Services. California Obesity Prevention Initiative.
Toolkit for after school programs and youth serving organizations to encourage tweens (ages 10-14) to incorporate more screen-free activities into their lives while reducing the time they spend watching TV, surfing the internet, and playing video games.
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Live Outside the Box!
Public Health Seattle & King County.
This public education campaign includes radio PSAs, a series of posters, and the “Live Outside the Box” toolkit in English and Spanish.
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National Pecan Month
How Nutty! Fun Facts about Pecans
National Pecan Shellers Association.
Share these fun facts with your students and staff.
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Pecan Recipes
Texas Pecan Grower's Association.
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