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Are all materials available to schools free of charge?
If you are a teacher residing in California, the materials are free. Those residing
outside California may purchase the materials.
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What grade level materials do you have?
We have materials for:
Kindergarten (Building a Healthy Me!)
First & Second Grades (Healthy Choices,
Healthy Me!)
Third, Fourth & Fifth Grades (Nutrition
Pathfinders)
Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Grades (Exercise
Your Options)
After school program for elementary schools (Deal
Me In...food and fitness)
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Who is eligible to order free materials?
- California classroom teachers for kindergarten - fifth grades are eligible to order
our materials. Click here to learn more about ordering
materials from outside California.
- Middle school teachers - grades 6th, 7th or 8th within one department (i.e. PE,
Health, Science, Home Economics) may order the middle school program, Exercise
Your Options. We do not have enough resources to place our middle school
program at each grade level and multiple departments in middle school, thus the
program is placed in 6th, 7th or 8th grade in a given district or school. If you
are not eligible to order the program, please check our
Download page for handouts that may be useful in your classroom.
- We are not able to offer the middle school program Exercise Your Options
in 6th grade classrooms in K-6 schools. If you are a 6th grade teacher in a K-6
school, please check our Download page for handouts
that may be useful in your classroom.
- We offer our materials to special education teachers only if the students they teach
are operating close to grade level. For example, we do not offer our elementary
school programs to high school or middle school students since the nutrition information
is not correct for their age group.
- Principals and school nurses can order two of our programs designed for parents
by using our
online order form or calling our toll free number 877.324.7901.
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How can I order materials for this school year?
If you already use Dairy Council of California programs, there are three ways to
re-order your nutrition education materials this school year. You can receive one
re-order of student materials per school year:
- via ordering online
- call one of our offices in California at 877.324.7901
- mail back a reorder card you receive from us
If you are ordering materials for the first time, please call our office at 1-877-324-7901
to schedule a program orientation with a Territory Manager.
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Can I order materials again next year or do I need to copy the booklets?
We will supply you with new student booklets each year. To order:
- go to the order materials page on our website
- call one of our offices in California at 877.324.7901
- mail back a reorder card you receive from us
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Nutrition Education is not part of my mandated curriculum, how can
I fit this unit in?
Dairy Council of California programs have been written to include mandated curriculum
and align with CA state standards in core content areas. In addition to teaching
nutrition, students will be practicing essential skills in reading, writing and
mathematics.
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How long will it take for my order to arrive?
Your order should arrive in two to four weeks. If you have not received your order
within this time frame, sign in and check your order history on this website or
call us at 877-324-7901.
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Do you evaluate/test your materials? Where can I get copies of your evaluation reports?
All Dairy Council of California nutrition education programs and materials are evaluated
on an ongoing basis to ensure that they work for the students and teachers. They
are designed to promote behavior change and instill positive lifestyle changes.
The evaluation reports are
posted on this Website.
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I have ordered your materials for my classroom and would like someone to review
them with me. Does your organization do this?
Dairy Council of California offers FREE workshops to teachers either at the district
or school site level. In these workshops we review our nutrition education materials
with you in order to help you be successful in teaching the programs. To set up
a workshop, just e-mail us or call your local Dairy Council office, and a representative
will contact you to set up a time and location that is most convenient for you.
Click here for a telephone listing of our local
Dairy Council offices.
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Who develops your materials? How do I know that they are not just pushing milk?
Dairy Council of California nutrition education programs are developed by Dairy
Council staff with qualifications in nutrition, research and the education fields.
The programs are field tested to ensure success and then are reviewed by external
nutrition experts and practitioners to ensure the accuracy and objectivity of the
information. The programs are based on the USDA MyPyramid and do not promote milk
more than any other food group.
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Can I order nutrition handouts to give to my Girl Scout Troop?
The most appropriate resources that we have available to you can be found on our
Educator's Download materials page.
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I live outside California and want to order materials for schools. Is this possible?
Click here to learn more about
ordering materials from outside California.
What happened to the Virtual Teachers Lounge website?
The materials that formerly resided on the Virtual Teachers’ Lounge now are
on this website. You can find them in the Education Section and the Milk and Dairy
Section.
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