Concepts

Songs, Books, and Stories

Special Activities

Monday

Eating foods from each food group helps us stay healthy.

Eating Well by Melanie Mitchell
“I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas”

We will taste foods from each food group.

Tuesday

We need to be safe in the kitchen and keep it clean.

Food Safety by Sharon Gordon
“Five Little Cookies”

We will use soap and water to wash plastic dishes in the sensory table.

Wednesday

We use many tools in the kitchen.

Growing Vegetable Soup
“Who Ate the Cookie From the Cookie Jar?”

We will use measuring cups and other kitchen tools to make cookie dough.

Thursday

A baker is someone who makes food.

Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

“Patty Cake”

We will use cookie cutters to make shapes with the cookie dough.  Then we’ll bake the cookies for snack.

Friday

We get food from a grocery store.

Supermarket by Susan Canizares
“Peanut Butter and Jelly”

Today we will taste some cultural foods.

Changes to the Environment

The dramatic play area will feature a grocery store.  For art play paint using cookie cutters.  For sensory play we will manipulate playdough using cookie cutters, rolling pins, and other kitchen tools and we’ll build with food cans and boxes for construction play.  For small motor play we’ll place pictures of foods we like onto contact paper and for large motor play we’ll put food in shopping carts and push them.

Special Notes

We will take a buggy ride to Cartwright Center to look at the food area.