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Literary: ECE, Children's Literature, and FHE Resource Packet: The Five Senses
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The ABC's of Snacking
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My Pyramid Food Banner with 30 Foods Set kids on the path to health and lifelong wellness! This colorful banner is based on the USDA MyPyramid for Kids food guidance system.

Food Group Sorting Set Miniature yet so detailed and realistic. Includes 28 food pieces - representing each of the 6 food groups - plus an 11 x 17 poster of the new USDA Food Pyramid food group labels on sturdy cardstock and USDA Recommended Daily Portions Guide for children. Ages 3 years and up.

My eBook
I have working on various Word & Games eBooks that I will send you within 24 hours (most likely almost instantly, depending if I'm on the computer or not).

Item # 4110 Fruit Words & Games eBook (English) is a great way to learn to recognize various fruits and how they are spelled. This eBook contains instructions, an 8 1/2" x 11" chart with fruit words and color images, 12 large word strips, 12 flashcards, 12 picture cards, 12 word cards, and some blank cards. The word strips can be used for classroom instruction, classroom display, bulletin boards, and more. The flashcards can be used as for those learning to read and to strengthen ones reading knowledge.  There are some blank word strips  and cards for other fruits.   Fruits included are: fruits, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, apple, cherries, pineapple, pear, banana, orange, and peach.  The large word strips measure 5 1/4"x 2 1/2" and the other cards measure 3" x 2 1/2" Pages: 16 pages Read more

Fruits & Vegetables Combo Felt Set Realistic fruit and vegetable felt pieces are perfect for color and shape recognition as well as introducing healthy foods and nutrition concepts. Set of 34 includes: 16 vegetables and 18 fruits. Ages Pre-K and up.

Food and Nutrition Thematic Unit The Food and Nutrition Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Growing Vegetable Soup; Bread Bread Bread; and Gregory the Terrible Eater. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

Food Thematic Unit Food provides provides lesson plans and cross-curricular activities based on the following pieces of literature: Vegetable Soup, The Milk Makers. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

4' x 4' Two High Garden Enclosure Great for group planting projects! Assemble this raised bed garden frame in minutes! These wood and recycled plastic timbers are durable temperature-resistant and lightweight. Splinter-free set includes 8 timbers 8 stacking joints and all hardware. Measures 4' x 4' x 12. Easy to move and disassemble for storage.

Music: "Me Gusta comer/ I Like To Eat" from "Amigos".
Tune Of: "Apples & Bananas" (the beginning part)
Cut out pictures of the foods from food ads, from the web, or other resources.  Glue them on 3x5" index cards.  Laminate or place clear laminate paper on the cards.  Use with the song.

Game: Make an extra set to play a matching or concentration game.

Go to Tips for Speaking Spanish to learn to pronounce these words.
In Spanish:
Me gusta comer, comer, comer
tomates y lechuga.

Repite

Other verses:
peras y manzanas
frutas y ensaladas
platanos y uvas

In English:
I like to eat, eat, eat
tomatoes and lettuce.

Repeat

pears and apples
fruits and salads
bananas and grapes

You can have sing the child's favorite food for more verses.

Activities and Printables

Old Testament Food (matching game)

FHE & Primary Idea Box: Word of Wisdom Talk about foods and products that are good and bad for your health.

Childfun.com - Juice Coloring Page
Mom's Network: Letter J Coloring Page
 

Online Activities LHS: Alien Juice Bar LHS Mostly Music: Juice Bottle Jingles

Peanut
Peanutsusa.com: Peanut Facts

Popcorn
Math: Count popcorn kernal before cooking them.
Cooking: Pop and eat popcorn

Music:
Popcorn! @ KIDiddles An action song.
LDS Church Music: Popcorn Popping (on the apricot tree)

Pickle
Games Kids Play - Pickle

Sugar
Domino Sugar

Foods From Animals
Foods From Animals
I Am Thankful for Animals, Primary 1, Lesson 12 @ lds.org

Egg Theme

Ice Cream Thematic Unit eBook Ice Cream provides lesson plans and cross-curricular activities based on the following pieces of literature: Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop, "Ice Cream" from Frog & Toad All Year, From Milk to Ice Cream. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography. Grade(s): 1 - 3 Pages: 80

Milk
Book:

HCFK: Level 2: Chapter 1 (pdf) Cheese, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, and pudding.
Milk Coloring Page @ Coloringbookfun
Milk Coloring Page @ Mann's

Meat and Meat Group

Ham
Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Hamburger

HCFK: Level 2: Chapter 1 (pdf) Steak, chicken, beans, fish, pork chop, peanut butter, and eggs.

Pork
National Pork Board: Food Fun For Kids

Salami
Snack: Eat salami.

Sausage
Cooking: Eat sausage.
Five Fat Sausages Rhyme @ jojoy.com

Grain Items and Desserts

Desserts

Cake
Decorate a Cake @ Outer-limit

Cookies

Cooking: Make cookies located at: desserts or dairy-free desserts.

Fortune Cookies
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Picture Picture Factory Tours: How People Make Fortune Cookies
Video, still pictures, and online activity.

Cooking: Fortune Cookies @ lds.org

Pie
Rhymes
Enchanted Learning - Little Jack Horner  and Printout to Color

Games Kids Play - Pie

Cooking:
Make a pie.

Grain Items
HCFK: Level 2: Chapter 1 (pdf) Bread, cereal, popcorn, crackers, noodles, rice,  tortillas, and oatmeal.

Bread
ChildFun.com: Bread
Themes and Activities for Kids: Books, Activities/Fingerplays/Poem/Songs, Arts and Crafts Projects, and Recipes
See food for coloring pages.

Buns
Songs & Rhymes
Enchanted Learning - Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns! (Including a recipe.)

Cereal
Snack: Make a necklace using colored cold cereal.  Eat it.

Quick Bread
Cooking:
Make a quick bread using my Bread Recipes or Dairy-free Bread Recipes.  These include: biscuits, cinnamon crepes, fruit breads, muffins, pancakes, and sopaipillas.

Muffins
If You Give A Moose A Muffin
New York State Assempy - Muffin Coloring Page

Cooking:
Make muffins or dairy-free muffins

Music: Sing this song as you make muffins.
Music

The Muffin Man
From: England

Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives in Drury Lane?

Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,...

Enchanted Learning - The Muffin Man

Muffin Pan Coin Toss
Have the children toss coins, into a clean tin muffin pan.  Have them count the coins (money).  1 cent..., 5 cents, 10 cents, etc.  This can be for older children.

Noodle
Cooking: Eat noodles.

Arts & Crafts:
Make a noodle necklace using colored large noodles with holes.

Colored Noodle Craft
Glue colored noodles onto a piece of construction paper.  You can make a pattern if you like.

You can color the noodles for these projects located at Crafts Recipes: Colored Pasta.

GusTown: Macaroni Art Game

Pancakes
Books:
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
The Great Pancake Escape by Paul Many Children's Picture Books with a Pancake Theme

Music:
Pancakes @ KIDiddles

Cooking:
Make pancakes or dairy-free pancakes.
If you are using this with the book, If You Give A Pig A Pancake, put some maple syrup on them.

Harper Children's - If You Give A Pig A Pancake Coloring Pages
Two pictures go with this book.

If You Give A Pig a Pancake: Pick something for pig to wear, Word Seach and Maze @ Harper Children's

The Great Pancake Escape - Fun & Games
Including a maze, games, sheet music to go with the book, and an online puzzle link.

Pretzel
Cooking: Make pretzels or cinnamon pretzels.

Spaghetti
Spaghetti Craft
Overcook some spaghetti. (If you want, add some food coloring to it to make it a different color.)  Let cool.  Make different designs on construction paper.  (Make sure it isn't piled up.)  Let dry.

Cooking: Eat spaghetti (if you have let over spaghetti from the craft, eat that.)

Tortilla

Book

The Runaway Tortilla by Eric Kimmel is one of our most favorite children's books.  It is so much fun.

Cooking: Make tortillas. (Corn Tortillas)

Vegetable Theme