- gather nutritional information from local fast food restaurants and compare them
- draw cartoons about good and poor eating habits
- create nutritious snacks for children at a day care centre
- create a puppet show about nutrition
- create nutritional information on placemats
- create a restaurant menu that includes foods that would meet your basic dietary guidelines
- check web sites for nutritional information
- create a nutritious, safe picnic meal. Then go for a picnic
- write a tv script to role play reasons for eating right
- Divide children into small groups. Give each group a large paper and a
food group. Have them hunt together in ad packs and magazines for food items in
that group. The children glue their choices and label them onto their paper.
Have each group share their choices with the class. Hang in the room.
- Food Pyramid Book: Fold construction paper to create a book. Place the
six writing papers inside the construction paper. On the top of each paper
write the name of a Food Pyramid section and number of servings. Have children
use newspaper grocery ads and magazines to find food pictures to glue on each
paper. Decorate the front of your Food Pyramid Book.
- Name That Food : Each groups will need pencils and a piece of paper. The
teacher names a food group and a letter of the alphabet. Example: grains
(breads and cereals) letter "B". The teacher sets a time limit, can
be one minute or five minutes. When the time is up have each group share their
list with the class. The group with the most items on their list wins. The game
continues with another food group selected and a different alphabet letter
chosen.
- Name That Food Group Game: Divide children into two teams. One person
from each team comes to the front of the room. Place a bell between the two
players. Teacher names a food group. The first to ring the bell names a food in
that group. If unable to do so the second team gets a chance to name a food in
that food group. New players step to the front of the room for the next round.
A different food has to be named with for each food group, cannot keep saying
the same food. The team who names the correct food receives a point. The team
with the highest points win.
- Healthy Food Collage: Talk about healthy food. Have children cut
out healthy foods from store ad packs and magazines. The children glue the healthy
foods on their construction paper. At group time have the children show their
completed collage and name the foods on it.
- Food Group Sort: Fold a poster board into sections (can use 2
poster boards divided into sections). Have pictures of different foods that the
children can help to sort into the correct section of the food group.
- Food Colors: Choose the colors and label each sheet of poster board with
a color (orange foods, red foods, green foods, yellow foods, purple foods, blue foods).
Have the children cut food pictures from magazines and grocery ads. Have
children place the food item on the correct poster board. The teacher glues
down and prints the foods name under each picture. At group time point at the
different foods and have the children name the food and tell its color. Hang in
the room for a colourful decoration.
- Drive-Thru: Use a large appliance box, cut out a window on one side and
a door on another side (can use the stand up puppet stage). Place outside or in
the gym near the wheeled toy area. Place a box near to "dispose" of
the orders when done. Use small boxes for take-out orders. Provide a paper cap
for the "clear". Make a menu to tape on the box.
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