Tiny Tummies is an overview of the Food Guide Pyramid for Children and the Dietary Guidelines. Emphasis will be placed on planning meals and snacks that meet the nutritional needs of children. The booksare read to the children, and then supplemented with learning activities.
Some activities reinforce learning about foods.
Other activities focus on math, language, and cognitive developmental skills. Child care personnel will be introduced to the books and will receive a bibliography of featured books, as well as activity sheets and lesson plans for the books. Active Kids is an innovative, interactive nutritional and physical activity curriculum for pre-schoolers, ages 4 and 5. The goal is to give young people the tools they need to learn good fitness and nutrition habits that will carry them into a healthy lifestyle. Child care personnel will be trained to teach this curriculum and will receive a teaching kit.