Purpose:
To encourage healthy eating for preschoolers through stories, songs, movement and felt board activities.
What You will Need:
We Eat Food That’s Fresh! • Flannel Board • Felt Activity Template1
Felt Board Activity and Action Song:
•Begin by reading the “We Eat Food That’ Fresh!” book
•Felt Board Activity: Healthy eater, healthy eater, what do you eat?
I eat apples (place felt apple on flannel board), because they’re healthy for me!
Healthy eater, healthy eater, what do you eat?
I eat oranges (place felt orange on flannel board), because they’re healthy for me!
Note: Repeat this sequence substituting other healthy foods of your choice-bananas, grapes, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, etc. You can even use healthy foods that are eaten in other countries. Be Creative!!
•Action Song: If You’re Healthy and You Know It*(“If You’re Happy and You Know It” tune):
If you’re healthy and you know it, clap your hands (clap twice) repeat twice
If you’re healthy and you know it, then your body (hold up both arms to show muscles) really shows it.
If you’re healthy and you know it, clap your hands (clap twice).
Repeat each verse replacing “clap your hands” with: Stomp your feet (stomp feet twice) Shout HURRAY! Do all three (clap clap, stomp stomp, HURRAY)