2000 Supplement - Child Care (Pre K)

1992

Over 20 apple projects for children ages 4-10 years. Kids can make apple clowns, dried apple wreaths, apple prints, apple bread and more.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Everything from apple traditions, growing apples, grafting apples, types of apples and two kid-friendly apple recipes for cooking.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

With whimsical, bright illustrations and a strong dose of humor, this book written by Jacqueline Farmer and Page Eastburn O'Rourke will show you how bananas grow (not on a tree), what animals eat bananas (not just monkeys) how bananas make the long journey from the plantation to your breakfast table (very carefully) and much more. Banana recipes, jokes, silly song titles and even a limerick are included.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary

Kids will follow along with "Charles" broccoli to learn the nutrition benefits, parts of plants we eat, how it is grown and harvested and taste broccoli through stories and hands-on activities. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1945

This classic story for 3-7 year old children. Kids are entertained by the little boy that plants a carrot seed that becomes a carrot.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1997

Tour a restaurant with Chef Ki. Children will discover how food is prepared in a restaurant with easy to read facts and actual photos.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

USDA developed this collection of 141 new recipes. Each recipe contributes to a reimbursable meal served to children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The recipes reflect recent advances in nutrition knowledge. They add variety to your menus with plenty of fruits, vegetables and grain products. They are also lower in fat, saturated fat and sodium.

AUDIENCE: Child Care

1981

Over 150 step-by-step recipes with multi-ethnic selections that make cooking with young chefs exciting and educational. Includes teacher's guide.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Did you know corn is an ingredient in many soap and paint dishes? Explore everything from the history of corn to making a kid-friendly corn recipe.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1999

The California Nutrition Education and Training Program developed this set of 18 reproducible letters. You can use the letters in a variety of ways. Copy and give them to family members, include them in a site or sponsor newsletter, or use them as handouts in a parent workshop or for addressing special concerns. Each letter offers information on a different topic and some invite families to discuss nutrition issues with their child care providers.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Nutritionists

1985

A funny, easy to read story for 3-7 year old children. Kids are entertained by the little girl and how she eats her peas.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Kids will discover the joy and nutrition benefits of eating carrots through stories, snacks and activities. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1998

The California Department of Education developed this publication that offers easy-to-understand descriptions of many of health conditions and provides nutrition intervention strategies to assist caregivers and families in helping children with special needs have successful and enjoyable mealtimes. Tip sheets offer useful solutions to common feeding and nutrition challenges affecting children's health.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary Parents Food Service

Beautiful illustrations and easy-to-read text about a child's day helping her family load the pickup with baskets of vegetables they have grown to sell at the weekly farmer's market. Together the family works side by side at the market.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

This book features lively food rhymes about food - from finger-licky jelly to long and orange and lovely for lunch, a crispy carrot is full of crunch - is just right for toddlers of all ages.

AUDIENCE: Child Care

1997

This book details the astounding changes that occur to milk as it becomes ice cream and more. Clear and detailed photographs illustrate the changes at each step and fun and lively text further clarifies the process.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1997

Clear and detailed photographs illustrate the changes as wheat is harvested and made into pasta at each step and fun and lively text further clarifies the process.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Children will enjoy learning about the nutrition benefits of fruits with the Fruit Hero characters - Shakes Pear, Awesome, Blammo Banana, Outrageous Orange, Strawsome Strawberry and Power Prune. The lessons are fun, easy to use and include materials to present a 30-minute lesson with minimal preparation. The basic lesson contains everything to teach that lesson.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1996

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services developed the Fun Kit that contains activities, materials and resources designed to encourage young children and their families to eat more fruits and vegetables. It also includes a 60-minute video in two parts - one for anyone who works with preschool children and another for teacher training. With this kit, you can begin a 5 a Day promotion in you program.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Head Start

1999

A kid's guide to food and nutrition. This book offers all the basic nutrition facts found in adult nutrition guides in a format designed specifically for kids. Designed to satisfy kids' love of food and their curiosity about how their bodies work. You will finds hands-on activities and recipes.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1994

Straight from the Totline Testing Kitchens come more than 90 new recipes designed to be healthy alternatives. Each recipe is low in fat, sugar and sodium. Great for home or school, these snacks will make your job easier, whether you're a parent, teacher or child care provider. Many recipes meet the requirement of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Elementary Parents

1995

As Vivian waits for the pizza delivery man, she imagines a whole cast of characters from a duck to a dinosaur delivering the pizza.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

Have you ever eaten part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from bud to flower to fruit - ready to be picked!

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1992

Over 20 pumpkin projects for children ages 4-10 years. Kids can make pumpkin pillows, design seed jewelry, create musical instruments, bake pumpkin cookies, serve pumpkin soup in a pumpkin bowl and more.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary

1995

A Rookie Reader About Science book that explains how pumpkins are grown, harvested, prepared and used for celebrations with full color photos and easy to read text.

AUDIENCE: Child Care Early Elementary