Nutrition Education

• Food Pyramid
• Nutrients, Vitamins, Minerals
• Types of food
• Making healthy food choices
• Food Sources – farm to table, our garden, grocery store
• Water – the importance of
• Gardening and the “edible schoolyard”

Health

• Wellness & Illness
• Washing hands
• Cleaning
• Germs
• Sneezing, Coughing, Noses
• Food Safety, ie burns
• Refrigeration
• Cooking methods

Cooking & Eating

• Cooking together:
• Ingredients, Measuring, counting, separating, mixing
• Eating together:
• Setting/ clearing
• Spatial awareness & spills,
• Respecting and valuing food
• Conversation
• Manners
• Serving
• Giving Thanks and Appreciation
• Trying new foods
• Cultural/Ethnic Foods, Traditions, Holidays and Celebrations

Earth Friendly Practices:

• Composting
• Recycling