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Children will learn through books and hands-on activities, how to live a healthy lifestyle by
eating healthy foods, exercising, and taking care of your body, and why it is important.
Children will be engaged in activities that get them moving and will eat yummy healthy
foods.
Taking Care of Me Materials List
Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good For You; Tish Rabe
Little Yoga: A Toddlers First Book of Yoga; Rebecca Whitford (ages 2-4)
The Busy Body Book: A Kids Guide to Fitness; Lizzy Rockwell (ages 4-9)
Yum! Mmmm! Que rico! Americas Sproutings; Pat Mora (ages 6-12)
Dinosaurs Alive and Well: A Guide to Good Health; Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc
The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day; Loreen Leedy (ages 5-8)
"The Monster Health Book: A Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active &Feeling Great for
Good Enough to Eat: A Kids Guide to Food and Nutrition; Lizzy Rockwell (ages 5-9)
Yoga Mats
Jump Ropes
Pictures of healthy/non-healthy
activities
Table
Masking Tape
markers
Construction paper
Shape cut-outs
Post-it notes
Glue sticks
Wooden sticks
Key Vocabulary:
fruits
vegetables
food pyramid
active
exercise
nutrition
meal
healthy
unhealthy
active
muscles
broccoli
apples
hygiene
germ
balanced
overweight
wellness
nutrition
Station 2: There will be a large blank food pyramid hanging on the wall and a
table with various pictures of foods. Explain to children that they can look
through the images of different foods and use tape to put them on the giant foodpyramid in the correct category.
Station 3: Highlight the writing center. Show children the materials they can use
to create their own healthy vs. non-healthy diagram. Explain to children that they
will choose a piece of construction paper and a baggie filled with pictures and a
marker or two. They will draw a line down the middle of the paper and label one
side healthy and the other side unhealthy. Children will then sort the pictures
in their baggies into the two categories and tape or glue them onto their sheet.
Station 4: Show parents and children the table with healthy foods and encourage
them to try different fruits and veggies.
Be sure to encourage parents with really young children to play with the food toys and try
the toddler yoga poses
Six Early Literacy Skills connection:
Narrative Skills: Modeling the type of play that the children are engaged in and engaging in
conversations between the children and between the children and adults.
Enriched Vocabulary: Use the above vocabulary in conversation and play with the children.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO IMPROVISE
Writing- Children can create a chart of healthy vs. non-healthy activities.
Six Early Literacy Skills connection:
Print Awareness: Making and labeling a chart will help children to see that print is all around in
their environment, such as signs and diagrams that give us important information
Letter Knowledge: Labeling the sections will help the children see and learn the different letters
of the alphabet.
Families engage in activity:
Invite children to try all of the healthy living activities
Families can learn about ways to exercise, what foods to eat, and learn about staying
healthy and taking care of your body.
It is okay for children to spend more time in one area.
Six Early Literacy Skills connection:
Narrative Skills: Encourage lots of conversation about healthy habits to build Narrative Skills.
Interact with families modeling and discussing skills/behaviors:
Walk around to assist families and ask children what they are doing. Make connections to
the books read aloud and encourage children to use the vocabulary as they describe what
theyre doing.
Discuss briefly with parents some of the Six Skills being addressed.
Model the activity if needed.
Encourage children to try the activities in each area.
Accept that some children will prefer one area more than others.
Six Early Literacy Skills connection:
Narrative Skills: Asking children questions about what they are doing engages them in
conversation and helps them develop listening skills.
Closing activity
Ask parents to assist children in cleaning up.
Talk about/ review some of the key terms together.
Discuss with children what they learned and what they liked doing and what they will do
at home to lead healthy lifestyles
Additional story
If time permits, read another story (perhaps non-fiction) about healthy living.
Encourage book checkout and highlight an upcoming program.
Make sure each family receives a free gift if they desire.
Goodbye song of your choice
Helpful hints:
Have materials set up on tables while you do the story time on the carpet.
Encourage children to select which area they want to work in, but try to get them to try all areas.
Its okay to close one area if there are too many children using ituse a timer to make sure
everyone gets a chance.
Additional Resources:
The Food Group Boogie
Chorus:
Food group boogie food group boogie
Food group boogie food group boogie
Check out whole grains fats and sweets
Fruits and veggies if you please
Different proteins milk and cheese
A balanced diet has all these
Whole grains rice bread and pasta too
Theyre all nice so is cereal too
Say how many do you know
Should you eat to help you grow
Each and every day and so we do the Food Group Boogie
Fats and oils and my favorite sweets
Dont get spoiled eat them sparingly
Say how many do you know
Should you eat to help you grow
Each and every day and so we do the Food Group Boogie
Veggies fruits they can be so yummy
Two more groups that need to hit your tummy
Ask your child to retell/recall the experience from the play literacy session.
Talk about and have your children help you pick out healthy foods at the grocery store.
Try new exercise activities with your child and encourage active play.