Peek inside the 6 lessons to see activities, storybooks, parent handouts and more…
Prologue:
Mealtime is Family Time
Parents view a short program about family mealtime. They receive a handout about feeding their preschooler as well as a magnet and four coasters that reinforce the Division of Responsibility in Feeding concepts shown in the program and subsequent lessons.
The Cow Loves Cookies: Showing How We Enjoy Eating
Children read the book The cow loves cookies and explore the enjoyment of eating. Children show, in words and actions, how animals and they like to eat. This lesson is taught anytime after Prologue.
Let’s Eat (A Comer): What Counts as Family Mealtime?
Children read the book Let’s Eat (A Comer) and identify the benefits of eating together. They learn what counts as family mealtime and evaluate 8 mealtime scenarios. A food tasting activity lets them try some foods shown in the book. This lesson is taught anytime after Prologue.
Conversation Starters
Children learn about food-neutral conversation. They create a “Chinese take-out box” to hold “fortunes” that can be used to start mealtime conversation in school and at home. This lesson is taught anytime after Prologue.
Bee-bim Bop: Cooking and Being Together
Children read the book Bee-bim Bop and “pretend” to cook and eat together a Bee-bim Bop meal. They practice politely accepting and refusing the “pretend” foods. This lesson is taught anytime after Prologue.
Eating the Rainbow: It’s a Child’s Choice
Children practice the concept of food acceptance and refusal while reading Eating the Rainbow, A Colorful Food Book and participating in a food-tasting activity. This lesson is taught anytime after Prologue.
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