Child Development 2_Plan & Materials_Unit 3_Nutrition
Unit 3: Nutrition
Child Development 2 Curriculum
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Contents
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Unit bubble map
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Benchmarks
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Products plan
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Daily schedule
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Teacher notes
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Materials
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Child Development 2
Unit 3: Nutrition
Activity Product 2
* ELTM lecture
notes
Activity Product 3
* Personalized daily
food plan from on-line
source
Activity Product 1
* Notes on CDA
reading, and
answers to
questions
Activity Product 1
* Feeding activity
and discussion/
debrief
Section Product 1
* Nutrition review card
sort
Final Product:
* Lesson plan for a
nutrition-related activity
with children
Activity Product 2
* Snack nutrition
analysis
Section Product 2
* Menu for one
nutritionally appropriate
meal
Activity Product 4
* Food log and
reflection
Activity Product 3
* Nutrition for
Infants and
Children DVD quiz
Activity Product 4
* Head Start food
guidelines quiz
Activity Product 5
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Activity Product 6
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Activity Product 6
*
Activity Product 5
* Very Hungry
Caterpillar reading
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Unit Benchmarks
Final Unit Product (Description): Lesson plan for a nutrition-related activity with children
Section Product:
Reading
Study skills
 Learners will
produce…
 Nutrition review card  Read and
sort
categorize
information
 Menu for one
nutritionally
appropriate meal
Writing
Grammar
Speaking
Listening
Critical thinking
Technology
 Document own
behavior – eating
log
 Take notes on
lecture
 Listen for and note  Reflect on child’s
 Use internet tool
main points and
experience of being
to create
details in lecture
spoon-fed,
personalized
implications for
nutrition plan
caregiver
 Critically reflect on
own eating habits in
light of nutrition
guidelines
 Use active
 Write notes on
 Listen for key points  Analyze and
 Create Word
reading methods
reading assignment in DVD
compare multiple
document
to increase
food
items
for
 Create template
comprehension
nutritional value
lesson planning
guide (FP)
 Read children’s
 Identify nutrition
book aloud with  Use template to
lessons in children’s
fluency and
book
write plan (FP)
expression
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Products Plan
Section Product 1 (S1)
Materials
Description: Nutrition review  Teacher notes
card sort
 ELTM Module 1, Lesson 2
(pp. 10-27)
Materials:
 New My Pyramid handout
ELTM pp. 14,15,16,18
(S1-A3)
Scissors
 Student computers (S1-A3)
Glue sticks (optional)
Section Product 2 (S2)
Description: Menu for one
nutritionally appropriate meal
Materials:
Menu planning guide (S2)
Final Product (FP)
Lesson plan for a nutritionrelated activity with children
Materials
Activity Product 1 (S1-A1) Activity Product 2 (S1-A2) Activity Product 3 (S1-A3)
Feeding activity and
discussion/debrief
ELTM lecture notes
Personalized daily food
plan from on-line source
Activity Product 4 (S1-A4) Activity Product 5 (S1-A5) Activity Product 6 (S1-A6)
Food log and reflection
Activity Product 1 (S2-A1) Activity Product 2 (S2-A2) Activity Product 3 (S2-A3)
 Teacher notes
Notes on CDA reading, Snack nutrition analysis Nutrition for Infants and
 CDA, pp. 136-144
and answers to questions
Children DVD quiz
 Nutrition for Infants and
Children DVD (S2-A3)
Activity Product 4 (S2-A4) Activity Product 5 (S2-A5) Activity Product 6 (S2-A6)
 DVD note-taking guide (S2Food choice and serving Very Hungry Caterpillar
A3)
size guidelines quiz
reading
 DVD quiz (S2-A3)
 Head Start food guidelines
(S2-A4)
 Food choice and serving size
guidelines quiz (S2-A4)
 Very Hungry Caterpillar
books (S2-A5)
Materials
 ELTM pp. 19-20 – nutrition
activity suggestions
 Lesson plan outline
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Final Product Description
Ss apply the knowledge from the unit, create a lesson plan about nutrition, carry
out the activity at their volunteer placement in subsequent weeks, and reflect on
the experience.
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Daily Schedule
Day
1
Time
5
5
15
45
35
15
Activities
Introduce new unit, final product
S2-A1 – check in on homework (CDA reading), give Qs on reading
S1-A1 – feeding activity
S1-A2 – note-taking prep; lecture; check-in about note-taking
S2-A4 – Read Head Start food guidelines; quiz
Assign, model homework; how will they find nutrition info? (labels, internet); any
logistics needs
Homework
S2-A1 – Qs on reading
S2-A2 – snack analysis, CDA p. 140
2
10
10
S2-A4 – read Head Start food
guidelines, complete open-book quiz
S2 – write up menu – will turn in
FP – read through suggested
activities, choose one or make up
another one
10
S2-A1 – check homework
S2-A2 – partners report to each other on snack analysis; full group make list of best
choices
S1 – time to review material; then do card sort
S2-A3 – nutrition DVD, discussion and quiz
S2-A5 – model reading Caterpillar, key points for expressive reading; Ss read to
each other in pairs
Assign homework
10
5
20
10
60
15
S2-A4 – check homework
S2 – collect menus (formal assessment); accountability for homework/assessment
S1-A3 – create and print personalized My Pyramid plan
S1-A4 – print out log for recording food choices
FP – type lesson plan into Word
Volunteer placement information – begin next week – give out
Prepare for their volunteer
placements – calendar,
transportation/route, etc.
30
45
15
3
Follow-up next week:
- S1-A4 – Ss report on their food choices, what they learned, one goal for improvement
- FP – Ss implement their lesson sometime in the next 3 weeks in their volunteer placement
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Teacher Notes
S1-A1 – (from ELTM, p. 23) – Bring plain yogurt or cottage cheese and spoons. Divide class
into infants and caregivers. Instruct caregivers to feed plain yogurt or cottage cheese to the
infants without telling them what it is. Discuss how the infants felt, how it’s important not to
force children to eat but to respect their preferences.
S1-A2 – Prepare Ss to take notes on the lecture – open to new page in notebook, label with date
and topic; what do you know about this topic (activate schema), how will you organize notes;
use ELTM Module 1 Lesson 2 lecture. NOTE – ELTM and CDA both use old/outdated food
pyramid – give Ss copy of new pyramid (available at
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/downloads/MiniPoster.pdf to print out, or in dropbox). After
lecture, check in on note-taking skills/success, Ss fill in what they missed with classmates.
Remind them to use their Vocabulary grid to build vocab from the lecture, too.
S1-A3 and S1-A4 – Students on computers for first part. – See instructions on student sheet.
S1 – Photocopy for each student ELTM pp. 14, 15, 16, 18. They cut out all the cards and fit
them into the grids. You may want to create your own key before class. Have Ss work
individually first; you circulate, assess mastery of the information. Have early finishers help
classmates. Debrief activity as full group.
S2-A1 – See worksheet.
S2-A2 – Students complete activity in CDA p. 140. You can photocopy the page for them or
have them recreate it in their notebook. When assigning this activity as homework, strategize
about how they will find the info. Have them come up with ideas. Options include:
- at home or at the store, read nutrition labels
- do a google search on nutritional value of each selected foods
- use google to find a website that provides nutritional values of many foods, find your
select foods there
Answering the question about best nutritional value is complex. Have a critical discussion about
this when they bring in their completed homework.
S2-A3 – Check with Debra Fish Library or public library in advance of this unit, get copy of
DVD Nutrition for Infants and Children, from Meridian Education Corp. (See
http://www.worldcat.org/title/nutrition-for-infants-and-children/oclc/68463020 .)
Provide note-taking guide with key topics, Ss write main points under each. Show DVD
(26 minutes), discuss, then have Ss complete the quiz.
S2-A4 – Guidelines are in binder, headed Welcome! Handout guidelines, assign as homework,
give quiz, Ss complete open-book at home. Check their quizzes in class the next day
S2-A5 – Bring in multiple copies of Very Hungry Caterpillar books, model reading the book to
Ss as if they are children, not key points for expressive, engaged reading; have Ss read to each
other in pairs. Discuss – What nutrition lessons can be drawn from the book (eating too much
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can give you a tummy ache!), other things children are learning from the book, how we make the
reading experience fun for children.
S2 – Have Ss complete the menu planner worksheet. Have them share the menus and their
responses to the questions with classmates, then submit them to you for evaluation. Evaluate
based on correct categories, correct categorization of menu items, all complete.
FP – Follow instructions on student worksheet.
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My Pyramid Nutrition Guide (S1-A3, S1-A4)
1. Create your personalized daily plan for healthy eating
a. Using the internet, go to: http://www.choosemyplate.gov .
b. Choose in the right-hand box “Get a personalized plan.”
c. Enter all the required and optional information and “submit.”
d. On the right, choose “Click here to view and print a PDF version of your results.”
e. View and print “My Daily Food Plan.”
f. Take time in class or at home to read it thoroughly and understand it.
2. Print and use the meal tracking worksheet
a. Go back to the previous tab or window headed with a blue “Daily Food Plan.”
b. On the right, choose “Click here to view and print a PDF of a helpful Meal
Tracking Worksheet.”
c. View and print “My Daily Food Plan Worksheet.”
d. Take time in class or at home to read it thoroughly and understand it.
3. Track everything you eat for one day
a. Use the Worksheet you just printed.
b. In the left column, write everything (everything! – meals, snacks, food, beverage)
that you consume in one day, as you consume it, both the food and the amount
c. The next day, in the “Match your food choices” column, put each thing you ate
into its correct nutrition category.
d. Analyze your eating for this one day and rate yourself at the bottom of the sheet.
And 1-3 sentences about what is especially good or not good about your food and
how it compares to the healthy nutrition guidelines for you.
e. At the bottom of the page, set goals for yourself.
f. Consider asking a classmate to be your “partner” in setting and attaining healthy
goals for yourself in food and activity during this course.
REMEMBER:
 Early childhood professionals have to be strong and healthy to take care of children each
day.
 Also, children will follow your example. Your eating and exercise habits speak louder
than words in teaching children what they can do to keep themselves healthy and fit!
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CDA Reading
Child Nutrition (S2-A1)
Read Essentials for CDAs… pages 136-144. Think about the topic before you start. What do
you know about child nutrition? What do you want to know?
Take notes using a method that works well for you. Use the Vocabulary grid to record and learn
new words from the reading. Then answer these questions.
1. What are some especially good sources of protein for children?
2. On p. 41, it says “Don’t be misled by ‘health food’ or ‘natural’ claims…” What does this
mean?
a. Be sure you are not in the wrong aisle in the grocery store. You should be sure to
shop in the natural foods section to get the best foods.
b. Labels may use healthy or natural to attract buyers, but only the nutrition
information on the label will tell you what you need to know.
c. Health food and natural mean two different things. Don’t get the two confused.
Be sure you know which one is which.
d. Food manufacturers often lie about the ingredients and nutritional value of their
foods.
3. Do you think it’s a good idea to include children in the preparation of food in a childcare
setting? Why or why not? Write two or three sentences about your opinion.
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Nutrition for Infants and Children DVD – Note-taking guide (S2-A3)
From Meridian Education Corporation
1. Feeding and Infant – Breastfeeding
2. Benefits of Breastfeeding
3. Breastfeeding: Benefits to Mothers
4. Infant Nutrition: Formula Feeding
5. Breast milk Alternatives
6. Solid Food and Food Allergies
7. Nutrition for Toddlers
8. Appropriate Serving Size
9. Nutrition for Preschoolers
10. Special Diets
11. Physical Activity and Good Habits
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Nutrition for Infants and Children DVD – Quiz (S2-A3)
Liz get file from Carlynn, copy and paste here. Meanwhile, hard copy is in binder.
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Food Choice and Serving Size Guidelines Quiz (S2-A4)
Reference: Welcome! CACFP, Family Style Meals & Nutrition Training, Angela Prokop,
Dietary Supervisor, Head Start Nutrition Services
Read the statements below and circle T for True or F for False.
1. Each meal at a Head Start center must include: fluid milk, a fruit or vegetable, grains and
a protein.
a) True
b) False
2. Whole grain is the same as whole wheat.
a) True
b) False
3. Serving sizes for children ages 3-5 years old are the same as for children ages 6-12.
a) True
b) False
4. Children are forced to eat what is on the table.
a) True
b) False
5. Children help clean up the tables.
a) True
b) False
6. Children help set the tables.
a) True
b) False
7. Volunteers can eat their own lunches at the children’s table.
a) True
b) False
8. Food is used as a reward for good behavior at Head Start.
a) True
b) False
9. Only volunteers or Head Start staff can use the bleach sanitizer on the tables.
a) True
b) False
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10. Meals at Head Start are served family style, but individual assistance is provided if
necessary.
a) True
b) False
Write two other True/False questions about the guidelines to give to your classmates. Mark the
correct answer as True or False.
11. ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
a) True
b) False
12. ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
a) True
b) False
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Menu Plan (S2)
You will plan a healthy lunch for children in a child care setting.
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Using the My Pyramid guidelines, write in the five categories of food to include in the
table below.
Then choose the foods you will serve. Some ideas are provided in CDA p. 142. You
may also get ideas from the menus at a childcare facility. Or check on-line for other
ideas.
Be sure to make up a new menu of foods you would actually want to serve and eat (don’t
just copy one you find).
Food type
My menu
Why I think this is a good menu:
Why I chose these foods:
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Lesson Plan (FP)
Assignment: Apply your knowledge from this unit to plan a lesson (activity) about nutrition.
Then, in the next few weeks, carry out the activity at your volunteer placement and reflect on the
experience.
Look at the list of suggestions provided. Use one of these, or use your own idea. Make it
simple. But think about how a fun activity can teach children something you want them to know
about nutrition. Have fun planning and teaching!
Activity:
Age of children to teach:
Amount of time needed:
Learning objective(s) – what you want children to know or do after the activity
Materials:
Preparation:
Activity outline (steps):
Assessment – how will you know that children met the learning objectives?
REFLECTION – After you carry out the activity in your volunteer setting, reflect on the
experience. Were you well prepared? What went well? What did the children learn? What
surprised you or didn’t go as expected? What did you learn about the children? What did you
learn about yourself as a child educator?
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