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Nutrition Theme for Preschool

Using the Weekly and Daily Planning FormsIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into

the Conversion Chart.3. Print!

The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!

Using the Standards Conversion Chart

1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to mystandard.

2. Save to your computer.3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby

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Preschool Nutrition is just one part of the equation for healthy children. Fitness and exercise are also important. I was not surprised to learn that 70% of obese children or adolescents grow up to have adult obesity issues. However, the results of a recent study about preschoolers did surprise me: 1 in 5 preschoolers is obese. As early childhood educators, we have a great opportunity and responsibility to work with families to help preschoolers learn about nutrition and making healthy food choices. It is my hope that we can help our children and families become more aware of healthy food choices that will help them to become healthy adults.Some graphics for this theme were created by Amanda at Creatively Crafting

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Someone’s Grumpy! Puppet Show Script

One of the puppets should have a cranky attitudeand the other READY TO PLAY!

Puppet 1: I'm SO happy to be at school! What do you want to do today? Want to build a super-duper tower with blocks?Puppet 2: No, I want to just sit here.Puppet 1: Oh, you like to paint! Let's go PAINT a super-duper tower together!Puppet 2: NO...I want to just SIT here.Puppet 1: Ooookkkaaayyyy... I'll bring some puzzles over here. We can do them together while you "just sit here"!Puppet 2: NO! I DON'T WANT TO PLAY!Puppet 1: Whoa!!! Why are you so cranky? It's a great day! We're at school, there’s lots to do! I had my FAVORITE breakfast & you are wearing your FAVORITE sneakers today! Why aren't you happy?Puppet 2: Well I didn't have MY favorite breakfast. I got up late & wouldn't eat what my Mom had for breakfast, I didn't feel like it.Puppet 1: Oh! You know, breakfast is very, very, very important. Even if you don't feel like eating. Remember what teacher said? Breakfast gives us the energy to have fun & be happy.Puppet 2: Yeah, I know. I wish I did eat breakfast, my stomach feels grumpy...it's making funny noises.Puppet 1: Because you're hungry. It's almost snack time. How about if we BOTH make sure we eat snack and have energy and then maybe you'll feel like playing?Puppet 2: OK! And from now on, I"m going to eat breakfast, even if I don't feel like it!Puppet 1: Me too! Oh, I hear the teacher singing the clean up song! Let's help clean up so we can have snack!Puppets 1 & 2: It's time to clean up, it's time to clean up we gonna have snack and eat it all up! hahaha!

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Baking Clay RecipeMix 4 cups (1000 mg) flour 2 cups 500 mg) salt4 Tbsp (60 mg) alum 4 ½ cups (1125 ml) hot water1/3 cup (78 ml) baby oilMix flour, salt and alum together.Add the hot water and mixAdd baby oil and mix.Knead until the dough is soft.

Can be sculpted and shaped and then baked at 175 degrees F (80C) for 4-6 hours.

Paint and decorate when cool.


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Potato Dough- Group Recipe5 medium baked potatoesflour [3 c (750 mg) for every 4 c (1000 mg) of mashed potato]

Bake potatoes (as you would to eat, till soft inside). Peel, scoop and mash.Combine flour. Knead and enjoy!

Potato Dough- Individual Recipe1 medium baked potato; flour [2/3 c (17.5 mg)]Bake potatoes (as you would to eat, till soft inside). Peel, scoop and mash.Combine flour. Knead and enjoy!


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Directions:

Print, laminate and cut the apple number cards.

Print and laminate the large apple page.

The children choose an apple card and use playdough to make the corresponding number of worms to place on the large apple.

*You’ll find a colored and a black/white version to choose from.

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Print, laminate and cut the following pages.

Glue the set of tools into the file folder.

The children match the foods that each tool is used for with the tool.

Extension #1:Print 2 additional copies of each page and make 1 more folder games:One where the children match the tools to the tools.One where the children match the food to the food!

Extension # 2:Print 2 copies of each page, laminate and cut.Place face down to use as a memory matching game.

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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children

love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,

etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decorated coffee can!).

• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!

• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one you sing! The kids LOVE this!

Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!

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Aiken DrumThere was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived in the moon, There was a man lived in the moon,And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,And he played upon a ladle,and his name was Aiken Drum.

And his hat was made of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese, And his hat was made of good cream cheese,And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his coat was made of good roast beef, of good roast beef, of good roast beef, And his coat was made of good roast beef,And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his buttons made of penny loaves, of penny loaves, of penny loaves, And his buttons made of penny loaves,And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his waistcoat was made of crust pies, of crust pies, of crust pies,And his waistcoat was made of crust pies,And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his breeches made of haggis bags, of haggis bags, of haggis bags,And his breeches made of haggis bags,And his name was Aiken Drum.

(Add or replace food names here with foods your children are familiar with!)

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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children

love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,

etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decoratedcoffee can!).

• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle,shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!

• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one yousing! The kids LOVE this!

Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!

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Are You Eating Healthy Foods?Sung to the tune of Freres Jacques

Are you eating, Are you eating,

Healthy foods?Healthy foods?

Our bodies need them.Our bodies need them.

Everyday. Everyday.A healthy food I like is……………

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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!

Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s

name with a dry erase marker so that you can erase and use whenever you like throughout the year.


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The following images are from the calendar pieces.

You can use these in several ways:

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to create patterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards and encourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have the children create their own patterns using the cards.

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as a matching/memory game.

Patterns for Games and Activities


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Nutrition Pattern Cards for Games and Activities

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Nutrition Pattern Cards for Games and Activities

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