1. [Add your district’s information here]
National School Breakfast Week March 6-10, 2017
[Add your district’s information here]

2. TAKE THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST CHALLENGE
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3. Emphasize the Learning Connection
School breakfast helps kids perform their best at school – it’s proven!
Use this to your advantage when communicating with administrators and parents during NSBW

4. 2017 Promotion Goals
Increase participation and visibility for our school breakfast program
Educate parents and students about the importance of school breakfast as it relates to academic success
Get students excited about making healthy choices at breakfast with a fun theme

5. Communicating Nutrition Standards
NSBW is the perfect time to promote healthy menu options at breakfast
Keep parents informed of the fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and low-fat dairy offerings
Send an infographic home
Update your menus
Attend a PTA meeting
Post on Facebook

6. Study Your Social Media
Use social media to spread the word to parents, students, and administrators!
Ask your school district’s communications office about policies and where to send your posts
Remember to have parents fill out a media release if you’re publishing photos of kids
@Schoolnutritionassoc
Facebook.com/SchoolNutrition
@SchoolLunch

7. Ideas & Tips
Hand out brainteasers, riddles, and activity sheets to students during breakfast to wake up their brains for the day.
Participate in SNA’s 2016 art contest.
Students can create their own ad for school breakfast!
Decorate the cafeteria with “Wake Up to School Breakfast” merchandise like posters, balloons, student giveaways, and even aprons for your staff!

8. Ideas & Tips
Organize a raffle in the cafeteria with a fun prize like a bike or an iPad.
Poll the students on their favorite breakfast foods. Serve the most popular menu items during NSBW!
Poll the students on their favorite breakfast foods. Serve the most popular menu items during NSBW!
Post a big piece of paper on the wall, and leave markers on the table. Students can write why they love school breakfast!

9. Resources Report Card
Visit to access all of the free resources, like:
10+ Page toolkit of ideas and tips
Downloadable artwork and logos
Activity sheets for kids (in Spanish, too!)
Social media tools and cover photo
Customizable press release and proclamation
….and much more

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