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......rnet Archive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content. 405195 - Sample Lesson_fixed Sample Lesson 04/04 5M 1 Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum See page 8 for sample. Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Explanation of the Theme Basics Heading: Each heading lists the theme (e.g. Nutrition) and the Bible story or concept. Theme Focus Information: Lets you know what letter, shape, number, ordinal number(s), color, and social emotional issue
(SEI) will be covered in that theme. Notes to the Teacher: This is a note to you about the theme. Skills for Success: These are behavioral objectives. The skills are based on the readiness skills needed to prepare the preschoolers
for kindergarten. Social Emotional Issue (SEI): Social emotional skills are foundational in coping in our complex culture. Preschoolers will
be working with others their entire lives. They will need tools and
strategies on how to deal with these people. It is also important
that they develop morally and emotionally. Simple Sayings: This includes nursery rhymes, poems, songs, and finger plays. All are important aspects of a preschoolers emer-
gent literacy development. FYI: For Your Information is interesting, perhaps even quirky, information about the theme or some aspect of it. Lesson plan
activities may be derived from this information. Recognize the number ten.
Identify the color orange.
Identify food groups.
Describe where fruits and vegetables grow.
Recognize healthy/unhealthy foods.
Name the ordinal positions first through tenth.
Demonstrate simple addition and subtraction problems. Recognize the pyramid shape.
Recognize the letter N, n.
Associate the letter N with the N sound as in nut.
Verbalize Simple Sayings. Overdoing It: We overdo it when we have too much of something. Too much of anything can be harmful. We can
overdo it by eating too much, drinking too much, staying
up too late, being around one person too much, being in
one place too long, doing something too much, being too
rough, etc. 1. Discuss appropriate amounts of foods using the food guide pyramid. 2. Show the students where food labels that tell the nutri- tional value of the food are located on food boxes. 3. Use a measuring cup to show the students a sample serv- ing-size portion (half-cup measuring cup). 4. Practice quiet time. (Explain that theres a time for noise and a time for quiet.) 195 Preschool Essentials Nutrition Daniels Diet Theme Focus Information: Letter: N, n Shape: Pyramid Number: 10 Ordinal Numbers: FirstTenth Color: Orange SEI: Overdoing It Notes to the Teacher: This theme is about eating healthy foods. The food guide
pyramid will be introduced and discussed. The preschool-
ers will begin to learn which foods are healthy and which
ones are unhealthy. They will learn how God helped Daniel
and his friends eat healthy food. Skills for Success The preschooler will be able to: Social Emotional Issue (SEI): 5. Discuss appropriate amounts of sleep and what happens when we dont get enough sleep. Peas Porridge Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Fish Alive Hot Cross Buns Asparagus was believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to prevent bee stings and to relieve headaches. Banana clusters are called a hand; individual bananas are called fingers. Chocolate contains PEA (phenylethlamine), a natural substance that stimulates the same reaction in the body as
falling in love. Coca Cola was originally green. Cheerios is often a childs first solid food; ten percent of all cereal sold in the US is cheerios. Gatorade got its name after the Gators, the University of Florida football team who first tested it. Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C. Rice comes in over 15,000 different varieties. Tea is the most widely drunk beverage in the world, next to water. Termites are a delicacy in South Africa, roasted and eaten by the handful. Watermelon is not really one of Americas favorite fruits; it is a vegetable. (Recipes 4 Children) FYI Simple Sayings 2 Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum See pages 9 and 10 for sample. Bible Time: This section summarizes the information you will need to know to prepare for the Bible lessons. Measurable
objectives, theological concept(s), reference(s), and a memory
verse are listed. Bible Background: This is a brief summary of the passage or story being discussed. It is designed to give you information
to help tell the story. *Five activities based on the senses help explore each Bible
story. (You could use one per day.) Say It: This is a poem that can be taught to the preschool- ers or read and repeated for them. It summarizes the lesson and
the concept(s) and includes possible discussion questions that
can be used to review the poem. See It: This involves a visual activity that revisits the story or concept. Touch It: This involves a tactual activity that reviews the story or concept. Do It: This involves a kinesthetic activity that emphasizes the story or concept. Sing It: This involves a musical activity that retells the story or concept. *Occasionally Hear It (an auditory activity) or Taste It
(a tasting activity) may be used in place of another sense
activity to reinforce the story or concept(s). Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Explanation of Bible Time 196 Preschool Essentials Say It Bible Time Bible Story: Daniels Diet Objective: The preschooler will be able to Name vegetables and water as food and drink that God told Daniel to eat and drink to keep his body
healthy. Tell that God gave Daniel wisdom and the ability to learn. Concepts: God wants us to take care of ourselves. God wants us to be healthy. God wants us to follow Him. Reference: Daniel 1:621
Memory Verse: Daniel saidDont give us anything but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Daniel 1:12 The Babylonian army took Daniel and other Israelites into captivity. This is after the time of King Solomon when
the Kingdom of Israel was divided and many of the Jews
were not serving God. But Daniel was a godly man who prayed three times a day. He was a young man when he went to live in the
kings palace. He was to be educated in the ways of the
Babylonians. Daniel was always faithful to God. Although he was probably best known for his night in the lions den, todays story is about when the king asked
him to eat the same foods as his servants. Daniel,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego chose not to do this
because the food had been offered to idols. That is why
Daniel made the agreement to have only vegetables and
water for a ten-day duration. The vegetables were very high
in protein and considered nutritious. Bible Background Use the rhyme to teach the Bible story. Daniel was taken to a place far away.
Some friends were with him; they all had to stay. In a place with a king who told them what to eat.
Food offered to idols, some wine, and some meat. Daniel asked, Please may I try something new?
Its healthier, its better, and its good for you, too! The king wasnt sure, but they could try it and then,
If they were stronger than his men, then they would win. Vegetables and water for ten days was the diet,
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel all tried it. The four men were stronger than the rest you see.
Eating nutritiously was the way that it would be. God cares what we drink and He cares what we eat.
He wants us to be healthy and strong every week. Possible discussion questions: 1. Why didnt Daniel want to eat the kings food? (It had been offered to idols.) 2. What did Daniel and his friends do instead? (They ate vegetables and drank water.) 3. Who was healthiest? (Daniel and his friends.) 3 Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Teach It: This section is designed for circle time or seat time. It gives you an opportunity to explore with the preschoolers
important educational concepts that are vital for their cognitive
development. Each section lists the objectives and then the activ-
ities. At least one activity is provided for each day. Language: The activities in this section are derived from language skills that are necessary for the preschoolers under-
standing of early reading, writing, and listening concepts. *The first activity is the Sound It Out phonemic
awareness opportunity. This simple rhyme is designed to
help the preschoolers recognize the sounds of letters. *The second is a trace activity. (Use the reproducible in
the Teachers Manual.) This will help the preschoolers
practice printing letters, words, and/or numbers. Science: These activities are based on skills needed for an understanding of observing, comparing, classifying, measuring,
discussing, reporting, and predicting. Social Studies: These activities are based on skills needed for an understanding of geography, history, map reading, cul-
tural awareness, and social studies. Math: These activities are based on skills needed for an understanding of numbers and include the following: Ordering,
one-to-one correspondence, counting, shapes, sorting, ordinal-
ity, grouping, adding, and subtracting. Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Explanation of Teach It See pages 11 and 12 for samples. 198 Preschool Essentials Teach It Demonstrate phonemic awareness of the letter N, n. Print the letter N, n and the number ten. List words that start with the letter N. Answer questions about a story. Express ideas in a developmentally appropriate written form. 1. Sound It Out: N says, n, n, n, n, nut. You cant find me in a hut. Discover the sound the letter N makes. 2. Use the reproducible tracer page to practice the letter N, n and the number ten. Have the preschoolers draw a
picture of something that begins with the N sound or
draw ten objects. 3. Have the preschoolers practice the N sound. Discover words that start with the N sound as in nut by creating
a word wall with the letter N. 4. Read the story Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti. Have the preschoolers discover how many pieces are in a
whole orange. Discuss the color orange. 5. Have the preschoolers journal about healthy foods or Daniels diet. Identify where foods are grown. Identify seeds. Label foods by smell. Grow lima beans. Classify foods. 1. Show the preschoolers TTH B (Where fruits and vegeta- bles grow). Put Velcro or magnetic strips on TTH B and
the backs of the foods. Have the preschoolers place them
where they grow. Discover which foods are grown above
ground or below ground. 2. Have the preschoolers match large seeds. Cut out the fronts of seed packets and glue them onto index cards.
Tape a few of the seeds on the cards also. Place the
remaining seeds in plastic resealable bags (secure the tops
with tape) and have the preschoolers match the bags
with the pictures. Discover visual discrimination by
matching the seeds and what foods come from seeds. 3. Take turns blindfolding the preschoolers and having them identify slices of fruit by smell and taste. The
preschoolers can compare different forms of the same
food (raisins/grapes; apples/applesauce; plums/prunes;
apricots/dried apricots; cherries/canned cherries;
bananas/banana chips). Discover the variety of foods
that come from the same food source. 4. Plant lima bean seeds in water-saturated cotton or paper towels and place them in plastic bags. Have the
preschoolers observe the seeds sprouting. The preschool-
ers can measure the growth rate of the seeds each day
using unifix cubes. Discover that seeds produce plants
and that some foods come from plants. Sequence the
growing process (seeds, plants, fruit). 5. Show the preschoolers various foods and ask them ques- tions about each one (what color is it, where does it
grow, what part of it do we eat, how can it be prepared,
how can we eat it, etc.). Discover various aspects about
different foods. Language The preschooler will be able to: Science The preschooler will be able to: 199 Preschool Essentials Teach It Describe farm life. Examine a map. Set a table. Pretend to be a baker or pastry chef. Discuss different ways of eating food. 1. Talk about life on a farm (the crops they grow, the ani- mals they raise, the chores they do, etc.). Discover the
importance of farms, the kinds of foods we get from
farms, and the steps it takes to pick, pack, and ship food
from the farm to the grocery store. 2. Show the preschoolers a map. Locate where different fruits and vegetables are grown (e.g., oranges in
California and Florida; apples in New York; potatoes in
Idaho and Maine; corn in Iowa, etc.). Discover the rea-
sons these foods are grown in these areas. 3. Teach the preschoolers to set a table. Supply
disposable table set-
tings (spoons, forks,
napkins, and paper
plates). Explain that
the plate goes in the
center with the spoon
to the right and the fork to the left. (You can draw a pic-
ture of a spoon and fork on the plate to indicate which
side of the plate they are placed.) 4. Give each preschooler a small amount of play dough or cookie dough. Have them roll out the dough and use
cookie cutters to cut out cookies. Discuss the job of a
baker or pastry chef. 5. Cook some rice. Give each preschooler a set of chop- sticks. Discuss how different cultures eat food. Weigh foods. Measure foods. Estimate amounts. Add and subtract. Count to ten. 1. Use a balance scale to compare the weights of fruits and vegetables. Discover the differences and compare the
weights. 2. Use unifix cubes to measure the length and width of fruits and vegetables. Discover how to measure a round
object. (Measure the circumference with string.) 3. Estimate how many potatoes are in a five-pound bag or how many apples are in a bag. Discover the actual num-
ber by counting them. 4. Use popcorn to make up simple addition or subtraction problems. [E.g., Billy had two groups of popcorn. One
group had two pieces of popcorn and the other had one
piece of popcorn. Billy joined the two groups of pop-
corn. How many pieces of popcorn does Billy have in
all? (Three.)] [E.g., Have each preschooler count out four
pieces of popcorn, then eat two pieces. How many
pieces are left? (Two.)] Discover that addition means
more and subtraction means less. 5. Make number cards by writing numbers on index cards (1 to 10). Hold up a number card and have the
preschoolers count out that many popcorn pieces to eat.
Have the preschoolers arrange the cards using their ordi-
nal positions (first through tenth). 6. Use ten empty, small milk cartons. Number them 1 to 10. Provide craft sticks for the preschoolers to count out
and have them put that number of sticks in the milk
cartons. Discover matching and one-to-one correspon-
dence. 7. Shuck corn in the sensory table. Practice weighing the shucked corn on a preschool scale or balance scale. Social Studies The preschooler will be able to: Math The preschooler will be able to: 4 Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum See pages 13 and 14 for samples. Theme Map: The map is a quick overview of ideas that could be developed to teach the theme. Some of the ideas have been
developed in the Teach It section, some have been added to Center
Time, but all are designed to spark your imagination to develop
activities that will meet the preschoolers individual needs. Center Time: A variety of center suggestions are available. They may vary from theme to theme. Art: These crafts and activities will encourage preschoolers creativity. Block: Ideas for building with blocks will reinforce theme concepts. Book: This center lists books that pertain to the theme. Also, it includes fun ways to encourage reading that relate to
the theme. Fun Foods: Recipes, foods, and decoration ideas are designed to teach the preschoolers self-help skills while sparking their
imaginations. Dramatic Play: These ideas give the preschoolers a chance to role-play, make-believe, and create models. Outdoor: Suggestions of games and activities are geared for the outdoors. Reading & Writing: These tasks are designed to encourage the preschoolers to listen, read, and write about topics that
they are interested in. Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Explanation of Theme Map/Center Time 1. Have the preschoolers build a farm with blocks, plastic animals, and a garden made out of clay. 2. Have the preschoolers make barn silos out of paper towel tubes and tape cone shapes on top. 3. Have the preschoolers build grocery stores and restau- rants. 4. Provide a variety of empty food boxes that have been taped shut. Preschoolers could use the food boxes to
build a pyramid. They will discover the bottom needs to
be larger than the top. Discuss a pyramid shape. Display a variety of books about nutrition and/or foods. Following are some suggestions: 1. Blueberries for Sale by Robert McCloskey 2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett 3. Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti 4. Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert Block 200 Preschool Essentials 1. Fruit and Vegetable Prints. Cut some fruits and vegeta- bles in half. Dip the halves in paint then press them on
paper to make prints. Sing the Veggie Rainbow song.
(See the Music & Movement Center.) 2. Food Painting/Prints. Paint pictures of different fruits and vegetables or make vegetable prints. Discuss their
colors. 3. Corn Cob Prints. Have the preschoolers shuck corn by hand. Have them roll the corn on the cob in paint and
then roll it on paper. 4. Food Collage. Have the preschoolers look through maga- zines, cut out dairy product pictures, and glue them on
TTH C (picture of a cow). 5. Healthy Meal Plates. Have the preschoolers cut out pic- tures of healthy foods from magazines and glue them on
paper plates to make a healthy meal. 6. Cereal Jewelry. Have the preschoolers string cereal on yarn for necklaces and on pipe cleaners for bracelets. Center Time Art Food Groups/Servings Grains (6-11) Fruits (2-4) Vegetables (3-5) Dairy (2-3) Meat and proteins (2-3) Fats and oils (sparingly) People Who Make Food Chef Baker Mom Dad Grandma and Grandpa Cooks Food Places Grocery stores Restaurants Farms Trees Plants Food Sources Milk from cows Bacon from pigs Steaks from cows Nuts from trees and plants Eggs from chickens Cheese from milk from cows Fruits from trees and plants Vegetables from plants Agricultural Map Oranges = California, Florida Apples = Washington, New York Potatoes = Idaho, Maine Corn = Iowa Wheat = Kansas Nutrition Favorite Foods Pizza Spaghetti Lasagna Tacos Ice cream Hamburgers Book 201 Preschool Essentials 2. Create a restaurant for the preschoolers to play Preschool Café. Provide healthy menus by using pictures of foods
from the five food groups. The preschoolers can pick
healthy things to eat off the menu. (The menus may have
pictures and words of healthy foods.) 3. Supply aprons, cooking utensils, play dough, cookie cutters, cookie sheets, bowls, and rolling pins. Have the preschool-
ers pretend to be cooks or bakers. 1. Play Hot Potato. Form a circle and pass the potato. When you say, Stop, the student holding the potato is
in the pot or middle of the circle. Play until there are
only two preschoolers left passing the potato. Say,
Stop! The preschooler left holding the potato is the
baked potato and is nice and hot. 2. Move a jump rope like a snake on the ground. Have two preschoolers take turns jumping over the rope chanting,
One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato,
six potato, seven potato, more! 1. Write the preschoolers names on tag-board strips. The preschoolers can trace over their names with glue. Use a
variety of nuts and seeds to outline their names. 2. Have the preschoolers draw and tell about their favorite vegetable or fruit. 3. Provide large fruit and vegetable cutouts for the preschoolers to create characters (e.g., Annie Apple,
Perry Pumpkin). Have the students tell stories with their
characters. 4. Have the preschoolers look for the letter N, n in print (newsprint). Have them cut out the letter N, n, and glue
them on the outline of a nut. 5. Environmental print is a great way for young children to begin reading. Have the preschoolers bring in their
favorite cereal boxes. Cut out the front of the boxes and
make a class Big Book. Punch holes in the cereal boxes
and use rings to bind the book. 6. Give the preschoolers alphabet cereal to find the letters in their names. 7. Pour oats, salt, or cornmeal on cookie sheets or sensory trays. Let the preschoolers print their names in it using
their fingers. Center Time 5. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 6. Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert 7. Supermarket by Kathleen Krull 8. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 10. Vegetable Soup by Jeanne Modesitt 11. Stone Soup by Ann McGovern Have the preschoolers help make the following foods: 1. Vegetable Soup. As an extension to the story Stone Soup, have the preschoolers help prepare soup. Place a clean
decorator glass stone in a Crock-Pot. Ask the preschool-
ers to bring in cans of vegetables (carrots, peas, corn,
green beans, potatoes, and tomato juice). Open the cans
and allow the preschoolers to put the vegetables in the
Crock-Pot. Add the tomato juice and set the Crock-Pot
on high to heat the soup. After heated through, serve. 2. Fruity Pizza. Give each preschooler a dessert-sized sponge cake cup to use as pizza crust. Have the
preschoolers spread Cool Whip topping or whipped
cream over their crusts. The preschoolers can arrange
assorted fruit slices over their pizzas. 3. Pigs in a Blanket. Have the preschoolers roll Vienna sausages or small hot dogs in crescent roll dough. Use a
microwave (cook about one minute) or toaster oven to
bake them. 4. Butter. Have the preschoolers pour 1/4 cup whipping cream into each of four baby food jars. Add a dash of
salt and shake until butter forms. Pour off any liquid.
Serve on bread or crackers. 5. Purple Cow Drink. Have the preschoolers add the fol- lowing ingredients to a blender and process until
smooth. Serve immediately. 3 cups of nonfat frozen yogurt
1 cup of reduced-fat milk
1/2 cup thawed frozen grape juice concentrate, undiluted
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1. Create a grocery store by providing empty food boxes, cans of vegetables, and plastic fruits and vegetables for
the preschoolers to pretend to buy. Provide a toy cash
register and play money. Baskets can be used for shop-
ping carts. Fun Foods Dramatic Play Outdoor Reading & Writing 5 Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Using Essentials Preschool Curriculum Explanation of Center Time/Check It Sensory Table: These opportunities encourage preschoolers to touch, feel, or manipulate objects that pertain to the theme. Note:
Dishpans or baking pans can be used to contain the items at sen-
sory centers. Music & Movement: This center provides opportunities for the preschoolers to sing, practice gross motor activities, and
interact socially. The first option refers to the song(s) that could
be used from the CD Little Explorers Songs for Preschoolers. Little Explorers Songs for Preschoolers is included in the
Teachers Manual. This double-length CD includes 55
entertaining and upbeat songsat least one for every
Preschool theme. Each weeks Music & Movement Center
indicates the songs that reinforce the theme. The front of
the Teachers Manual also contains a complete list of songs
and their corresponding themes. Special Events/Field Trips: Suggestions of places to go, things to see, or special days to sponsor all relate to some aspect
of the theme. *The Games Center, Motor Skills Center, and the Puzzles
Center are used occasionally. Games: This center provides a list of group participation
activities. Motor Skills: These opportunities encourage the
preschoolers to practice large muscle movements. Puzzles: These ideas suggest how to use puzzles with the
theme. Check It: This is an assessment checklist of skills covered in the theme. The quarter page can be enlarged at 200% and
duplicated to full-page size. You can make a copy for each pre-
schooler to establish a running record of his or her progress. PASs (Preschool Activity Sheets) are pages found in the Preschool Activity Book. There are two PASs
for every theme, and they are identified as PAS 1 and
PAS 2. Thumbnail pictures of them are inserted in the
theme when they are used to complete an activity. TTHs (Teacher Theme Helps) are reproducible pages found at the end of each theme. They may
include patterns, puzzles, interactive sheets, etc. They
are identified as TTH A, TTH B, TTH C, and TTH
D for each theme. Supplement Teachers Manuals with: Each preschoolers assessment records, including the Check
It sheets, can be stored in an Essentials Preschool Skills File
Folder. The outside of the folder contains a convenient list of
skills covered in the curriculum. Check off each skill as the
preschooler masters it to have a handy, at-a-glance record of
his or her progress. The Essentials Preschool Skills File Folder
can be ordered through GPH (item #: 42-6117). Sold in
sets of 10. The Essentials Preschool Lesson Planner simplifies lesson plan-
ning with its ready-made categories and quick-reference
numbering system. Teachers decide which of the activities
listed in the lesson will best meet the needs of their students
and write in the activities numbers. Planner includes 52
pagesone for each week. It can be ordered through GPH
(item #: 42-6116). See pages 1519 for samples. 6 Theme Overview Essentials Preschool contains 52 relevant themes with a corresponding Bible story and social emotional issue. Theme Bible Story Social Emotional Issue (SEI) Alphabet Apples God Created Food Sharing Big and Little David and Goliath Courage Community Helpers God Calls Samuel Caring Deserts John the Baptist Hope Elephants Noahs Ark Obedience Friendship David and Jonathan Friendship Gardening Good Soil/Bad Soil Gentleness Houses The Builders Respect for Property I Am Special Children Come to Jesus Uniqueness Jackets Josephs Jacket Giving Kings David as King Loyalty Lions Daniel in the Lions Den Bravery/Courage Musical Instruments Praise God with Music Joy Nutrition Daniels Diet Overdoing It Oceans Jonah Following Directions People Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego Anger Queens Queen Esther Courtesy (Manners) Rainbows Noah Keeping Promises Senses Jesus Heals the Blind Man Contentment Transportation Missionary Journeys Talking to Others Up and Under Things Jesus Ascension Salvation Vacations Jesus Traveled Adventure Walls Walls of Jericho Cooperation BoXes Ark of the Covenant Importance of Rules Year (Seasons) A Time for Everything A Time for Everything Zoo God Made Animals Respect for Animals 7 Theme Overview Theme Bible Story Social Emotional Issue (SEI) Holidays Christmas Jesus Birth Traditions Earth Day Creation Respect for Environment Easter Jesus Death and Resurrection Happy/Sad Fathers Day Lost Son Forgiveness Grandparents Day Naomi and Ruth Learning from Others Independence Day Freedom from Egypt Patriotism Mothers Day Mom Who Fed Elijah Dependable Presidents Day Leaders and Kings Honesty Thanksgiving Manna and Quail Thankfulness Valentines Day Good Samaritan Love Colors Red Wind and Fire (Day of Pentecost) Patience Orange Moses and the Burning Bush Listening Yellow Paul and the Bright Light Appreciation Green Widow Who Gave Money Generosity Blue Wind and Waves Trust Purple Lydia Sells Purple Cloth Helpfulness Brown Through the Roof Problem Solving Black and White Lame Beggar Healed Prayer This & That Books The Bible, Gods Book Our Words Communication The Lords Prayer Prayer Farm Animals Lost Sheep Self-Care Frogs Ten Plagues Appropriate Behavior Nighttime Jacobs Dream Attentiveness Opposites Jacob and Esau Good/Bad Shoes Jesus Washes Feet Serving Trees Zacchaeus Confidence 8 Essentials Sample Lesson Recognize the number ten.
Identify the color orange.
Identify food groups.
Describe where fruits and vegetables grow.
Recognize healthy/unhealthy foods.
Name the ordinal positions first through tenth.
Demonstrate simple addition and subtraction problems. Recognize the pyramid shape.
Recognize the letter N, n.
Associate the letter N with the N sound as in nut.
Verbalize Simple Sayings. Overdoing It: We overdo it when we have too much of something. Too much of anything can be harmful. We can
overdo it by eating too much, drinking too much, staying
up too late, being around one person too much, being in
one place too long, doing something too much, being too
rough, etc. 1. Discuss appropriate amounts of foods using the food guide pyramid. 2. Show the students where food labels that tell the nutri- tional value of the food are located on food boxes. 3. Use a measuring cup to show the students a sample serv- ing-size portion (half-cup measuring cup). 4. Practice quiet time. (Explain that theres a time for noise and a time for quiet.) Nutrition Daniels Diet Theme Focus Information: Letter: N, n Shape: Pyramid Number: 10 Ordinal Numbers: FirstTenth Color: Orange SEI: Overdoing It Notes to the Teacher: This theme is about eating healthy foods. The food guide
pyramid will be introduced and discussed. The preschool-
ers will begin to learn which foods are healthy and which
ones are unhealthy. They will learn how God helped Daniel
and his friends eat healthy food. Skills for Success The preschooler will be able to: Social Emotional Issue (SEI): 5. Discuss appropriate amounts of sleep and what happens when we dont get enough sleep. Peas Porridge Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Fish Alive Hot Cross Buns Asparagus was believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to prevent bee stings and to relieve headaches. Banana clusters are called a hand; individual bananas are called fingers. Chocolate contains PEA (phenylethlamine), a natural substance that stimulates the same reaction in the body as
falling in love. Coca Cola was originally green. Cheerios is often a childs first solid food; ten percent of all cereal sold in the US is cheerios. Gatorade got its name after the Gators, the University of Florida football team who first tested it. Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C. Rice comes in over 15,000 different varieties. Tea is the most widely drunk beverage in the world, next to water. Termites are a delicacy in South Africa, roasted and eaten by the handful. Watermelon is not really one of Americas favorite fruits; it is a vegetable. (Recipes 4 Children) FYI Simple Sayings 9 Essentials Sample Lesson Say It Bible Time Bible Story: Daniels Diet Objective: The preschooler will be able to Name vegetables and water as food and drink that God told Daniel to eat and drink to keep his body
healthy. Tell that God gave Daniel wisdom and the ability to learn. Concepts: God wants us to take care of ourselves. God wants us to be healthy. God wants us to follow Him. Reference: Daniel 1:621
Memory Verse: Daniel saidDont give us anything but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Daniel 1:12 The Babylonian army took Daniel and other Israelites into captivity. This is after the time of King Solomon when
the Kingdom of Israel was divided and many of the Jews
were not serving God. But Daniel was a godly man who prayed three times a day. He was a young man when he went to live in the
kings palace. He was to be educated in the ways of the
Babylonians. Daniel was always faithful to God. Although he was probably best known for his night in the lions den, todays story is about when the king asked
him to eat the same foods as his servants. Daniel,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego chose not to do this
because the food had been offered to idols. That is why
Daniel made the agreement to have only vegetables and
water for a ten-day duration. The vegetables were very high
in protein and considered nutritious. Bible Background Use the rhyme to teach the Bible story. Daniel was taken to a place far away.
Some friends were with him; they all had to stay. In a place with a king who told them what to eat.
Food offered to idols, some wine, and some meat. Daniel asked, Please may I try something new?
Its healthier, its better, and its good for you, too! The king wasnt sure, but they could try it and then,
If they were stronger than his men, then they would win. Vegetables and water for ten days was the diet,
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel all tried it. The four men were stronger than the rest you see.
Eating nutritiously was the way that it would be. God cares what we drink and He cares what we eat.
He wants us to be healthy and strong every week. Possible discussion questions: 1. Why didnt Daniel want to eat the kings food? (It had been offered to idols.) 2. What did Daniel and his friends do instead? (They ate vegetables and drank water.) 3. Who was healthiest? (Daniel and his friends.) 10 Essentials Sample Lesson Bible Time Materials: TTH A (healthy/unhealthy foods) PAS 1 Two brown paper bags Scissors Glue Directions: Color and cut out the pictures of Daniel and his friends from PAS 1. Glue them onto a
brown paper bag labeled healthy foods. Next, color and cut
out pictures of the weak, unhealthy servants from PAS 1
and glue them onto another paper bag labeled unhealthy
foods. Retell the story of Daniel and his diet. Define
healthy foods as those that provide nutrients and vitamins
for our bodies. Hand out pictures of healthy and unhealthy
foods from TTH A (healthy and unhealthy foods) to
preschoolers and have them sort them in the appropriate
bags. Materials: PAS 2 Scissors Glue Directions: Olga and Heather are two girls who eat very differently. Olga tries
to eat healthy, while Heather prefers
junk food and makes poor food choices. Have the preschoolers cut out the pictures of the foods at the bottom of PAS 2. Have them place the healthy
foods next to Olga and the unhealthy foods next to
Heather. Discuss the story of Daniels diet and how Daniel
and his friends chose healthy foods. (Option: You could have the preschoolers cut out the picture of the girls and glue or tape them to a piece of con-
struction paper in the center. Then they can glue or tape
the pictures of the foods that match them on the outside of
the pictures.) Materials: Small paper plates (28) Glue Pictures of foods Grain group (11) Vegetable group (5) Fruit group (3) Dairy group (4) Protein (3) Fats/sweets (2) TTH D (food guide pyramid) (optional) Crayons, scissors, and construction paper (optional) Directions: Use the plates to build a food group pyramid. Divide the preschoolers into food groups. Give each group a picture of
a food in their food group to color and glue on a paper
plate. Build the food pyramid on a wall or the floor by
placing the plates in the appropriate order by food groups
(bread group first, then vegetable/fruit, dairy, protein, fats).
Discuss that God wants us to eat healthily. Review the
story of Daniel and his diet. (Option: Have the preschool-
ers color the pictures on TTH D (food guide pyramid), cut
them out, and glue them on pieces of paper in the correct
order.) Sing the Daniels Diet song to the tune of Frere
Jacques. Daniel, Daniel (2x)
Ate good food. (2x) He grew strong and healthy (2x)
And pleased God, too. (2x) Fruits and vegetables (2x)
Help us grow. (2x)
Water is helpful (2x)
To keep us strong. (2x) See It Touch It Sing It Do It 11 Essentials Sample Lesson Teach It Demonstrate phonemic awareness of the letter N, n. Print the letter N, n and the number ten. List words that start with the letter N. Answer questions about a story. Express ideas in a developmentally appropriate written form. 1. Sound It Out: N says, n, n, n, n, nut. You cant find me in a hut. Discover the sound the letter N makes. 2. Use the reproducible tracer page to practice the letter N, n and the number ten. Have the preschoolers draw a
picture of something that begins with the N sound or
draw ten objects. 3. Have the preschoolers practice the N sound. Discover words that start with the N sound as in nut by creating
a word wall with the letter N. 4. Read the story Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti. Have the preschoolers discover how many pieces are in a
whole orange. Discuss the color orange. 5. Have the preschoolers journal about healthy foods or Daniels diet. Identify where foods are grown. Identify seeds. Label foods by smell. Grow lima beans. Classify foods. 1. Show the preschoolers TTH B (Where fruits and vegeta- bles grow). Put Velcro or magnetic strips on TTH B and
the backs of the foods. Have the preschoolers place them
where they grow. Discover which foods are grown above
ground or below ground. 2. Have the preschoolers match large seeds. Cut out the fronts of seed packets and glue them onto index cards.
Tape a few of the seeds on the cards also. Place the
remaining seeds in plastic resealable bags (secure the tops
with tape) and have the preschoolers match the bags
with the pictures. Discover visual discrimination by
matching the seeds and what foods come from seeds. 3. Take turns blindfolding the preschoolers and having them identify slices of fruit by smell and taste. The
preschoolers can compare different forms of the same
food (raisins/grapes; apples/applesauce; plums/prunes;
apricots/dried apricots; cherries/canned cherries;
bananas/banana chips). Discover the variety of foods
that come from the same food source. 4. Plant lima bean seeds in water-saturated cotton or paper towels and place them in plastic bags. Have the
preschoolers observe the seeds sprouting. The preschool-
ers can measure the growth rate of the seeds each day
using unifix cubes. Discover that seeds produce plants
and that some foods come from plants. Sequence the
growing process (seeds, plants, fruit). 5. Show the preschoolers various foods and ask them ques- tions about each one (what color is it, where does it
grow, what part of it do we eat, how can it be prepared,
how can we eat it, etc.). Discover various aspects about
different foods. Language The preschooler will be able to: Science The preschooler will be able to: X Essentials Sample Lesson 12 Teach It Describe farm life. Examine a map. Set a table. Pretend to be a baker or pastry chef. Discuss different ways of eating food. 1. Talk about life on a farm (the crops they grow, the ani- mals they raise, the chores they do, etc.). Discover the
importance of farms, the kinds of foods we get from
farms, and the steps it takes to pick, pack, and ship food
from the farm to the grocery store. 2. Show the preschoolers a map. Locate where different fruits and vegetables are grown (e.g., oranges in
California and Florida; apples in New York; potatoes in
Idaho and Maine; corn in Iowa, etc.). Discover the rea-
sons these foods are grown in these areas. 3. Teach the preschoolers to set a table. Supply
disposable table set-
tings (spoons, forks,
napkins, and paper
plates). Explain that
the plate goes in the
center with the spoon
to the right and the fork to the left. (You can draw a pic-
ture of a spoon and fork on the plate to indicate which
side of the plate they are placed.) 4. Give each preschooler a small amount of play dough or cookie dough. Have them roll out the dough and use
cookie cutters to cut out cookies. Discuss the job of a
baker or pastry chef. 5. Cook some rice. Give each preschooler a set of chop- sticks. Discuss how different cultures eat food. Weigh foods. Measure foods. Estimate amounts. Add and subtract. Count to ten. 1. Use a balance scale to compare the weights of fruits and vegetables. Discover the differences and compare the
weights. 2. Use unifix cubes to measure the length and width of fruits and vegetables. Discover how to measure a round
object. (Measure the circumference with string.) 3. Estimate how many potatoes are in a five-pound bag or how many apples are in a bag. Discover the actual num-
ber by counting them. 4. Use popcorn to make up simple addition or subtraction problems. [E.g., Billy had two groups of popcorn. One
group had two pieces of popcorn and the other had one
piece of popcorn. Billy joined the two groups of pop-
corn. How many pieces of popcorn does Billy have in
all? (Three.)] [E.g., Have each preschooler count out four
pieces of popcorn, then eat two pieces. How many
pieces are left? (Two.)] Discover that addition means
more and subtraction means less. 5. Make number cards by writing numbers on index cards (1 to 10). Hold up a number card and have the
preschoolers count out that many popcorn pieces to eat.
Have the preschoolers arrange the cards using their ordi-
nal positions (first through tenth). 6. Use ten empty, small milk cartons. Number them 1 to 10. Provide craft sticks for the preschoolers to count out
and have them put that number of sticks in the milk
cartons. Discover matching and one-to-one correspon-
dence. 7. Shuck corn in the sensory table. Practice weighing the shucked corn on a preschool scale or balance scale. Social Studies The preschooler will be able to: Math The preschooler will be able to: 1. Have the preschoolers build a farm with blocks, plastic animals, and a garden made out of clay. 2. Have the preschoolers make barn silos out of paper towel tubes and tape cone shapes on top. 3. Have the preschoolers build grocery stores and restaurants. 4. Provide a variety of empty food boxes that have been taped shut. Preschoolers could use the food boxes to
build a pyramid. They will discover the bottom needs to
be larger than the top. Discuss a pyramid shape. Display a variety of books about nutrition and/or foods. Following are some suggestions: 1. Blueberries for Sale by Robert McCloskey 2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett 3. Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti 4. Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert Block X 13 Center Time Food Groups/Servings Grains (6-11) Fruits (2-4) Vegetables (3-5) Dairy (2-3) Meat and proteins (2-3) Fats and oils (sparingly) People Who Make Food Chef Baker Mom Dad Grandma and Grandpa Cooks Food Places Grocery stores Restaurants Farms Trees Plants Food Sources Milk from cows Bacon from pigs Steaks from cows Nuts from trees and plants Eggs from chickens Cheese from milk from cows Fruits from trees and plants Vegetables from plants Agricultural Map Oranges = California, Florida Apples = Washington, New York Potatoes = Idaho, Maine Corn = Iowa Wheat = Kansas Nutrition Favorite Foods Pizza Spaghetti Lasagna Tacos Ice cream Hamburgers Art 1. Fruit and Vegetable Prints. Cut some fruits and vegeta- bles in half. Dip the halves in paint then press them on
paper to make prints. Sing the Veggie Rainbow song.
(See the Music & Movement Center.) 2. Food Painting/Prints. Paint pictures of different fruits and vegetables or make vegetable prints. Discuss their
colors. 3. Corn Cob Prints. Have the preschoolers shuck corn by hand. Have them roll the corn on the cob in paint and
then roll it on paper. 4. Food Collage. Have the preschoolers look through maga- zines, cut out dairy product pictures, and glue them on
TTH C (picture of a cow). 5. Healthy Meal Plates. Have the preschoolers cut out pic- tures of healthy foods from magazines and glue them on
paper plates to make a healthy meal. 6. Cereal Jewelry. Have the preschoolers string cereal on yarn for necklaces and on pipe cleaners for bracelets. Book Essentials Sample Lesson 2. Create a restaurant for the preschoolers to play Preschool Café. Provide healthy menus by using pictures of foods
from the five food groups. The preschoolers can pick
healthy things to eat off the menu. (The menus may have
pictures and words of healthy foods.) 3. Supply aprons, cooking utensils, play dough, cookie cutters, cookie sheets, bowls, and rolling pins. Have the preschoolers
pretend to be cooks or bakers. 1. Play Hot Potato. Form a circle and pass the potato. When you say, Stop, the student holding the potato is in the
pot or middle of the circle. Play until there are only two
preschoolers left passing the potato. Say, Stop! The pre-
schooler left holding the potato is the baked potato and is
nice and hot. 2. Move a jump rope like a snake on the ground. Have two preschoolers take turns jumping over the rope chanting,
One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato,
six potato, seven potato, more! 1. Write the preschoolers names on tag-board strips. The preschoolers can trace over their names with glue. Use a
variety of nuts and seeds to outline their names. 2. Have the preschoolers draw and tell about their favorite vegetable or fruit. 3. Provide large fruit and vegetable cutouts for the preschool- ers to create characters (e.g., Annie Apple, Perry
Pumpkin). Have the students tell stories with their char-
acters. 4. Have the preschoolers look for the letter N, n in print (newsprint). Have them cut out the letter N, n, and glue
them on the outline of a nut. 5. Environmental print is a great way for young children to begin reading. Have the preschoolers bring in their
favorite cereal boxes. Cut out the front of the boxes and
make a class Big Book. Punch holes in the cereal boxes
and use rings to bind the book. 6. Give the preschoolers alphabet cereal to find the letters in their names. 7. Pour oats, salt, or cornmeal on cookie sheets or sensory trays. Let the preschoolers print their names in it using
their fingers. 14 5. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 6. Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert 7. Supermarket by Kathleen Krull 8. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 10. Vegetable Soup by Jeanne Modesitt 11. Stone Soup by Ann McGovern Have the preschoolers help make the following foods: 1. Vegetable Soup. As an extension to the story Stone Soup, have the preschoolers help prepare soup. Place a clean
decorator glass stone in a Crock-Pot. Ask the preschool-
ers to bring in cans of vegetables (carrots, peas, corn,
green beans, potatoes, and tomato juice). Open the cans
and allow the preschoolers to put the vegetables in the
Crock-Pot. Add the tomato juice and set the Crock-Pot
on high to heat the soup. After heated through, serve. 2. Fruity Pizza. Give each preschooler a dessert-sized sponge cake cup to use as pizza crust. Have the
preschoolers spread Cool Whip topping or whipped
cream over their crusts. The preschoolers can arrange
assorted fruit slices over their pizzas. 3. Pigs in a Blanket. Have the preschoolers roll Vienna sausages or small hot dogs in crescent roll dough. Use a
microwave (cook about one minute) or toaster oven to
bake them. 4. Butter. Have the preschoolers pour 1/4 cup whipping cream into each of four baby food jars. Add a dash of
salt and shake until butter forms. Pour off any liquid.
Serve on bread or crackers. 5. Purple Cow Drink. Have the preschoolers add the fol- lowing ingredients to a blender and process until
smooth. Serve immediately. 3 cups of nonfat frozen yogurt
1 cup of reduced-fat milk
1/2 cup thawed frozen grape juice concentrate, undiluted
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1. Create a grocery store by providing empty food boxes, cans of vegetables, and plastic fruits and vegetables for
the preschoolers to pretend to buy. Provide a toy cash
register and play money. Baskets can be used for shop-
ping carts. Center Time Fun Foods Dramatic Play Outdoor Reading & Writing Essentials Sample Lesson 1. Visit a grocery store. 2. Visit a pumpkin patch. 3. Visit an apple orchard. 4. Visit a bakery. 5. Ask a local farmer to visit the class and talk about plant- ing vegetables and fruits. 6. Invite the preschoolers to bring in fruit or cans of vegeta- bles. Create a special food basket for someone. Supply
the basket with a note card, a bow, a couple bottles of
water, and a copy of the memory verse, Daniel asked
for vegetables and water to drink Daniel 1:12. 7. Visit a cafeteria or restaurant. 1. Bury plastic fruits and vegetables, gardening tools, and a basket in sand. Have the preschoolers dig for them. 2. Provide colored play dough for the preschoolers to create foods. 3. Put oats, cornmeal, rice, or beans in the sensory table for the preschoolers to play in. Let them tell about the
meals made from these foods, where these grains come
from, and who grows them. 1. Use the song There Are So Many Things from the CD Little Explorers Songs for Preschoolers. Have the preschoolers express their appreciation to God for food. 2. Have the preschoolers pretend to go shopping using bags or baskets. Sing the Shopping song to the tune of A
Hunting We Will Go. A shopping we will go. (2x)
Well pick good foods for all of us,
A shopping we will go. 3. Sing the Food Group song by Ginnette Overly to the tune of London Bridge Is Falling Down. Eggs and nuts, (meat and fish) (3x)
Eggs and nuts, meat and fish. These are proteins!
I like protein yes I do, yes I do, yes I do.
I like protein yes I do, I eat proteins. *(Additional verses following the same pattern as the first
verse.) Apples, oranges, grapes, and plums/These are fruits.
Rice, and wheat, and corn, and barley/These are grains.
Ice cream, yogurt, milk, and cheese/These are dairies.
Green beans, carrots, peas, and beets/These are vegetables.
Donuts, cookies, candy, and chips/These are sweets. 4. Sing the Veggie Rainbow song to the tune of Ten Little Indians. One little, two little, three little veggies,
four little, five little, six little veggies,
Seven little, eight little, nine little veggies,
Ten veggies on my plate.
Scoop the (peas/corn/beets) around my plate, (3x)
Scoop the broccoli.
Look and see the veggie rainbow (3x)
God has given us to eat. 5. Sing Jimmy Crack Corn. 15 Center Time Music & Movement Sensory Table Name: ____________________Date: _______________ Letter: N, n Shape: Pyramid Number: 10 Color: Orange Ordinal Number: FirstTenth Can the preschooler: 1. Recognize the number ten? Y or N 2. Identify the color orange? Y or N 3. Identify food groups? Y or N 4. Describe where foods grow? Y or N 5. Recognize healthy/unhealthy foods? Y or N 6. Name the ordinal positions first through Y or N tenth? 7. Demonstrate simple addition and subtraction Y or N problems? 8. Recognize the pyramid shape? Y or N 9. Recognize the letter N, n? Y or N 10. Associate the letter N with the N sound as Y or N in nut? 11. Verbalize Simple Sayings? Y or N Check It Theme: Nutrition Essentials Sample Lesson Special Events/Field Trips 16 Essentials Sample Lesson TTH A Nutrition Essentials Sample Lesson 17 TTH B Nutrition Essentials Sample Lesson 18 TTH C Nutrition TTH D Nutrition 19 Essentials Sample Lesson