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Preschool Curriculum: Healthy Foods Fruits and Vegetables

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Page 1: Preschool Curriculum: Healthy Foods

Preschool Curriculum: Healthy Foods

Fruits and Vegetablesby Reesha Cosby

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Fruits & Vegetables Day

Goals: Have children be able to identify fruits

and vegetables Show children the value of fruits &

vegetables Educate how many servings of fruits

vegetables are needed each day to be a healthy kid

Teach specific functions of fruit or vegetable that help body parts

Establish safety practices for clean food Encourage sharing food with others Developmentally appropriate practices

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Relaxing Mealtimes are important!

Work with cook staff to create healthy meals

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Curriculum Activities

Developmentally appropriate for Preschoolers

Ages 2-5

Coloring Pages of Fruits &

Vegetables

Song &

Dance

Field Trip to a Grocery Store

“Name That Fruit!”

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Create Individual Food Plans for Each Child

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WA State Skill Standards Observed

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Skill Standards A-G• Create & Maintain Safe & Healthy

Environment• Meet Each Child’s Individual Needs

& Plan for Group Needs• Prepare & Evaluate the Learning

Environment• Develop & Implement Curriculum• Support the Child & Family• Create & Maintain a Professional

Team Environment• Develop Personally & Professionally

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What I’ve Learned Proper Servings for Preschoolers! Universal Standards for ECE’s!

Learning about Fruits & Vegetables is FUN!There are free PowerPoint templates for teachers!

CONCLUSION

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WEB SOURCES• DOLE Fruit mp3, “In My Kitchen”

http://www.dole.com/SuperKids/Music/MusicDetail/tabid/848/Default.aspx?contentid=3883

• Better Health Channel-Australia (PRACTICES) http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Childcare_and_healthy_eating

• Nourish Interactive (PYRAMID PRINTABLES) http://www.nourishinteractive.com/hco/free_printables

• My Food Pyramid for Kids http://www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html

• PowerPoint Templates for Educators I• http://www.templateready.com/Powerpoint/Free/Templates.html

• PowerPoint Templates for Educators II• http://templateswise.com

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The EndFruits & Vegetables Preschool

CurriculumECED 101

Reesha Cosby