I received so many requests from you asking for the lesson plan I followed for my recent talk with my son’s fourth grade class (see...
Archive for tag: elementary school
29.042015April 29, 2015
Thank You For Being a Friend – The Need for Food Allergy Education in Elementary School
By malawerIn SchoolTags bullying, classroom, education, elementary school, health, junior high, middle school, peanut allergy
My tree nut allergic son's deskmate grabbed the loose walnut and teased him with it, waving the walnut close to his face...
"Kids WANT to do the right thing. Kind WANT to be supportive. Sometimes they don't have enough facts to know how to do so." Statistically, there are two kids in every classroom with food allergies. We need to teach our kids the facts about this condition, so they can act appropriately.
17.102012October 17, 2012
The Peanut-Free Table
By malawerIn SchoolTags cafeteria, elementary school, junior high, lunch, middle school, peanut allergy, peanut-free, school, tree nut allergy
I’m so proud of our school and so grateful to the head of our Lower School who is conscious of and working towards improving the...
29.022012February 29, 2012
Teaching Teachers About Ingredient Lists
By malawerIn Preparedness, SchoolTags celebrations, class parties, classroom, elementary school, food labels, holidays, ingredients, primary school, professor, teacher
I know that there’s an awful lot of extra things teachers need to do to watch over their kids during the school day. In addition...
20.112011November 20, 2011
Empowering Elementary Schoolers
By malawerIn Books and Literature, SchoolTags children, classroom, dairy, education, eggs, elementary school, epipen, hives, kids, Peanut, school, seafood, shellfish, tree nut
I go into my son’s class every year to discuss food allergies. By educating the kids who do not have food allergies themselves, we enlist...
14.112011November 14, 2011
Book Review: The Princess and the Peanut Allergy
By malawerIn Books and Literature, SchoolTags birthday, book, education, elementary school, food allergies, food allergy, friendship, library, literature, McClure, nut-free, peanut allergy, peanut-free, school, social issues, Tree Nuts
We just read, The Princess and the Peanut Allergy by Wendy McClure (see the book’s listing on Amazon). The story centers around two best friends, Paula...
18.102011October 18, 2011
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Library…
By malawerIn Preparedness, SchoolTags books, dairy-free, egg-free, elementary school, food allergies, food allergy, peanut allergy, peanut-free, school, tree nut-free, wheat-free
I had been online last night investigating a new set of food allergy books to bring in to my son’s class. I saw several great...
19.042011April 19, 2011
Food Allergy Books for Young Children
By malawerIn Books and Literature, SchoolTags books, dairy, eggs, elementary school, explain, food allergy, gluten, literature, Peanut, preschool, soy, toddler, Tree Nuts, wheat
While waiting in our allergist’s office today, I noticed two great books geared towards offering young children an understanding of their food allergies that I...