These are the resources that I have found to be most useful.
FREE RESOURCES:
“You Could Save a Life…” POSTER (Great for Lunchrooms, Classrooms, Teachers’ Rooms)
Potential Allergens in Preschool and School Activities (Table of allergens found in craft and art supplies)
Teaching Tools for Children:
Be A P.A.L. Program (Appropriate for teaching other children about food allergies. Ages PreK-8.)
Everyday Cool with Food Allergies (Appropriate for teaching children about their food allergies. Ages PreK-2.)
Hayden’s Food Allergy Video (Excellent video to teach other children about food allergies. Ages PreK-4.)
Suggested Books to Use as Teaching Tools for Children (PreK-3):
The BugaBees: Friends with Food Allergies by Amy Recob
The BugyBops: Friends for All Time by Amy Recob
The Princess and the Peanut Allergy by Wendy McClure
The Princess and the Peanut by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
The Peanut Free Café by Gloria Koster
Nutley: the Nut-Free Squirrel by Stephanie Sorkin
Alexander the Elephant Series from FARE
Allie the Allergic Elephant, Cody the Allergic Cow and Chad the Allergic Chipmunk
Management of Food Allergies in the Classroom:
Checklist for Teachers: Creating a Food Allergy Friendly Classroom CHECKLIST
Training Tools for School Employees:
AllergyReady.com (This is a free, interactive training tool for school personnel. It is very thorough and hits on almost all areas of food allergy management. Employees can print out proof of completion. It is created by a team of experts in the field of food allergies. )
AllergyHome ( This is an excellent website created by two pediatric allergists. There are many resources, all of them free. I provided a link to a free training module for school personnel. It is 30 minutes long and has a test at the end.)
The Food Allergy Book: What School Employees Need to Know (This is a simple, easy to understand guide from the National Education Association. It is appropriate for all school personnel. You can download it for free or order hard copies to distribute. You only pay for shipping.)
Developing Policy:
Food Allergen Exposure in the School Setting (This is an excellent table to use when creating school-wide policy and/or when discussing individual accommodations. It is based on the new CDC guidelines and references the latest facts and research in the food allergy world.)
School Food Allergy Education Table (Age-appropriate food allergy education based on CDC guidelines)
Safe at School and Ready to Learn (From the National School Board Association- the checklist on pages 18-33 is especially helpful.)
Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergy in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (From the Centers of Disease Control )
