If you answered yes to any of these questions, you can work with parents to help children develop good feelings about dairy foods and other calcium-rich foods. An important concept that young children can understand easily concerns the connections between milk and bones. Milk, as well as other dairy foods, contains calcium that makes bones strong. You can explain to your children that they need to build bones now that will last for the rest of their lives. Bones form the frame for the body, and healthy bones will help them grow taller and stronger.
Children can have fun learning about milk and dairy foods.
Here are some activities which will help children learn about milk and dairy foods. This activity is fun for the very young children in your care and will help children recognize dairy products or other foods that contain calcium. You can make her happy. Here's what you can do. Tell the class that Molly the cow will be happy and will MOO when she hears that she is very important.