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SUN Bucks, formally known as Summer EBT (S-EBT), is a grocery-buying benefit for low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.

Eligible families will receive a one-time amount of $120 per child starting in June 2024. SUN Bucks are accepted anywhere SNAP EBT is accepted (excluding prepared food), including grocery stores, corner stores, farmers' markets, and online retailers.

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Hooray 4 Healthy is a complimentary nutrition curriculum for 1st through 4th grade students, to help fill the gap in early childhood nutrition education. Hooray 4 Healthy consists of four engaging, kid-friendly cartoon videos focused on nutrition and one fun physical activity video. Each video ranges from two to four minutes and is designed to help kids understand the benefits of eating healthy and being active. The program includes parent support guides to extend learning to the home. 

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The Good Food Fight is our parent advocacy program that provides individuals and families with a toolkit to help them eliminate the Harmful 7 from their homes. Some of our tools include:

• Harmful 7 Cheat Sheet to learn about the Harmful 7, what the concern is, and where they may be found
• Harmful 7 Free Recipes and Nutrition Guide to help build healthy meals
• 7 Steps to Eliminating the Harmful 7 – a support guide walking through how to eliminate the Harmful 7 from their own pantries and plates
• Social media toolkit to share The Good Food Fight with their social communities

Join the fight!

Nourish Interactive – Nutrition games and worksheets
Pure Food Kids - Nutrition posters and videos
Yard and Garden Guru

Ag in the Classroom - Agriculture lesson plans, games and videos from the Arizona Farm Bureau

National Ag in the Classroom - Teachers - Agriculture lesson plans
National Ag in the Classroom – Kids Zone - Games and worksheets
Arizona Milk Producers - Lesson plans and worksheets from the Dairy Council
Arizona Beef Council - Lesson plans and worksheets
Agricultural Literacy Program - Lesson plans and worksheets from U of A Cooperative Extension
Champions for Change - Arizona Nutrition Network - Nutrition games, videos and worksheets
Maricopa County Public Health - Nutrition, gardening and physical activity lessons and games
MyPlate - Lessons, games, worksheets
Edible Schoolyard - Nutrition and gardening lesson plans

Videos:

How Does It Grow?
America Revealed: Food Machine
What's In It?

The Phoenix Zoo – Fruit and Vegetable Learning Garden

The zoo’s Fruit and Veggie garden is an interactive learning experience, complete with hands-on activities emphasizing local agriculture. Visitors may explore planters and flood irrigation, visit the worm station, test their knowledge in the herb garden and learn about the impact of agriculture on the state of Arizona.  Contact Rebecca Zandarski at wwww.phoenixzoo.org or call 602-286-3881. 

Maricopa Agricultural Center--Ag-Ventures Program

The MAC Farm Ag-Ventures educational programs  include a combination of videos, educational presenters, hands-on learning experiences and tractor-trailer rides around our 2,200 acre farm for a close-up view of what makes a working farm operate. Our philosophy is for students to learn and to have a fun time learning about the source of our food and fiber. Contact: Victor Jimenez, vjimenez@ag.arizona.edu

Agricultural Literacy-Farm Experience

The Arizona National Livestock Show coordinates a Farm Experience area for students and the general public. This interactive area lets children experience agriculture through hands-on activities. Contact Arizona National at (602) 258-8568 about arranging a visit for your students during the Arizona National Livestock Show held annually at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. The Farm Experience is open December 29-31. Visit www.anls.org for more information about the event.

"Yellow Submarine"

1-2-3-4-5 is what I punch

                is what I punch

                is what I punch

1-2-3-4-5 to get my lunch

                to get my lunch

                to get my lunch 

 

"Take Me Out..."

Take me out for my lunchtime.

Take me out for a break.

Thanks for the balanced and healthy snacks.

Veggies! Fruits! And then I’ll be back.

Let me eat, eat, eat all my brain food,

so to the top I can climb!

I put 1-2-3-4-5

every day at lunchtime!