Supporting Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
This best practice shows how social-emotional learning (SEL) can be incorporated into breakfast after the bell programs and the benefits that can result.
Tips for Teachers and Education Support Professionals Interested in Starting a Breakfast After the Bell Program
This best practice provides tips for teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) looking to incorporate breakfast after the bell programs and the benefits that can result.
A Louisiana Success Story
When devastating floods left more than 90 percent of Louisiana Parish families flooded and displaced, some of them homeless. Implementing breakfast in the classroom along with the Community Eligibility Provision increased participation from 35 percent to 80 percent, and allowed all students to eat school breakfast at no cost.
Scratch-Cooking for Breakfast After the Bell
Learn how three Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom districts—Austin Independent School District (TX), Charleston County School District (SC), and Garfield Heights City Schools (OH)—developed and implemented scratch- and speed-scratch items for their breakfast after the bell menus. Yes, recipes are included!
Breakfast in the Classroom Break: Cory Talbott, RD, Glen Burnie High School, Maryland
Last month we posted a story on the School Nutrition Foundation Facebook page that took our online audience by storm. Reported by the Bismark Tribune, it was a short online piece about a new school breakfast kiosk at Mandan High School in North Dakota. The kiosk holds both hot and cold items, which means students…
School Nutrition Foundation Puttin’ on the Glitz!
The School Nutrition Foundation’s Puttin’ on the Glitz lip synch contest was a huge success, and we can’t thank our participating teams, the judges, and the audience enough for making this the most fun night of the Nashville conference! Each of the teams gave a champion-level performance, and the crowd was appreciative and enthusiastic. Our…
Oatmeal: Superfood and Superfuel!
One of the most memorable and interesting conversations I had at the 2011 Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. was about oatmeal. Now some of you might not think the words “interesting” and “memorable” belong in the same sentence as “oatmeal,” but I beg to differ! Oatmeal is very interesting, and when you learn more…