Nutrition and Movement Activity Book

Nutrition and Movement Activity Book:

Taking Steps to Healthy Success

Version 1 August 2015

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Taking Steps to Healthy Success

Nutrition and Movement Activity Book

Welcome

Welcome to the National Early Care and Education Learning Collaboratives (ECELC) Project Nutrition and Movement Activity Book. This is a collection of physical activities and nutrition education ideas from Linda Carson's I am Moving; I am Learning Project, H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids: Healthy Kids Move and Healthy Kids Move beyond Munchies, and Elizabeth Walker's Boston ABCD Head Start Lesson Plans that can be incorporated throughout each of the Learning Sessions. The Implementation Guide for the National ECELC Project suggests when each activity can take place throughout the day of a Learning Session. Prior to the day of the Learning Session Trainers should choose an activity from this book and gather the necessary materials. Additionally, a physical activity slide in each Learning Session PowerPoint prompts trainers to conduct an activity. The Nutrition and Movement Activity Book contains the following activities: Across The River........................................................ 3 I Can Fly.................................................................. 16 Animal Read-Along.................................................... 4 King & Queen.......................................................... 17 Beach Ball High.......................................................... 5 Let's Go Picking....................................................... 18 Bean Bag Shuffle......................................................... 6 MESSY Fruits ? MESSY Vegetables......................... 19 Bean Bag Toss............................................................ 7 Moving To The Beat................................................ 20 Beanie BabyTM Tag....................................................... 8 Musical Stop and Go................................................ 21 Builders & Bulldozers................................................ 9 Runaway Train........................................................ 22 Chickadees............................................................... 10 Salad Toss Hop........................................................ 23 Dog Tag................................................................... 11 Swing and Sway....................................................... 24 Fitness Tag............................................................... 12 Tossing For Fun....................................................... 25 Frogs & Ants........................................................... 13 What Could It Be?.................................................... 26 Fruit & Vegetable Olympics..................................... 14 What Time Is It Mr. Wolf?....................................... 27 Hot Potato............................................................... 15 Where Does It Go?................................................... 28

Each activity card contains information on the appropriate age level, equipment needed, skills emphasized, description of the activity, teaching suggestions/variations, adaptations for implementation with younger children (if applicable), and safety considerations. Pick your favorite activities and incorporate them in to the National ECELC Project Learning Sessions and encourage your ECE providers to use them in their classrooms!

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Across The River

? Age Level: Preschool to school age

? Equipment: Three jump ropes for every four to five players

? Skills Emphasized: Teamwork, cooperation, balance, coordination, speed, agility, group awareness

? Description: Divide the children into groups of four. Have the groups stand in line next to each other. Three jump ropes are placed in straight parallel lines in front of each group, creating a "bridge" to get across a stream. The children must work as a team to cross the floor or playground by moving the last jump rope to the front after each person has stepped over it, and to the other two jump ropes lying on the floor in front of it.

? Teaching Suggestions/Variations: Ask the children to help create a story of how you will cross the river: you may make it through the jungle or meet other challenges by working together and using your rope bridge. Increase or decrease the number of jump ropes or players in a group. As children become more skilled, they may want to time themselves making it from one end of the classroom or playground to another. Instead of being a bridge, pretend the ropes are a stream and challenge the children to jump over the stream. Ask the children to join you in creating other active scenarios with the three ropes. This is a great activity for indoors or outdoors.

? For Younger Children: Lay the jump ropes in a circle on the ground for the children and let them jump, hop or walk from one jump rope to the next. They can walk to music or you can lay the jump ropes in an interesting pattern (i.e. circle, square, snake, etc.) for the children to follow. Ask the children to help pretend that you are crossing a river or lake and use rowing arm motions.

? Safety Considerations: Teams may only move a jump rope off of the ground when all group members have stepped over it. They may not run with the jump rope around their bodies. Teachers must supervise any activity with ropes carefully and coach or direct children as appropriate.

H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids: Healthy Kids Move and Healthy Kids Move beyond Munchies. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Education, Nutrition Programs and Food Services, Harvard Prevention Research Center (HPRC), & Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services (OCCS); 2004: 53.

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Animal Read-Along

? Age Level: Preschool to school age

? Equipment: Books (including Barnyard Dance) and bandanas; stuffed animals and tapes or CDs with diverse music are optional

? Skills Emphasized: Language development, social and emotional development, problem-solving skills (cognitive skills), motor development

? Description:

1. Explain that you are going to read a special book with the children and find ways to act it out in your classroom.

2. Give each child a bandana to use to make the action more fun.

3. Read the book, Barnyard Dance, slowly to the children and act out the movements with them.

4. Now, stomping your feet and clapping your hands, read the book aloud with the children. Have them dance and act out the book while you read.

5. Have the children wave their bandanas as they stomp, clap and dance with each other if they like.

6. Join in with the dancing.

? Teaching Suggestions/Variations: You can also act out the book with motions and sounds or have the children dance in place while you read. For more exercise, have the children dance longer with each session. Try acting out other books the children enjoy or expressing their favorite stories through movement or dance. Play tapes or CDs with lively dance music, encouraging the children to dance and wave their bandanas along with the music. For older children who are interested, try some square dancing or simple folk dancing.

? For older children, you could have them read the book to the younger children while you act out the book with the younger children. Older children might want to create a performance for the younger children, sharing a favorite story through acting or dancing.

H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids: Healthy Kids Move and Healthy Kids Move beyond Munchies. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Education, Nutrition Programs and Food Services, Harvard Prevention Research Center (HPRC), & Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services (OCCS); 2004: 30

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Beach Ball High

Age Level: Toddlers to school-age (adapt to fit age of your children) Type of Activity: Gross motor activity, indoors or outdoors

Materials Needed:

One beach ball for every three to 10 players

What To Do:

? Have children form a circle and instruct players to see how many times they can work together to hit the ball and keep it in the air without letting it touch the ground.

? The teacher and the children can count the number of hits together. ? If the ball touches the ground, the game starts over. ? During the next game, the children try to increase the number of times they

hit the ball. Skills Emphasized: Balance, coordination, agility, teamwork, cooperation, and some muscular/cardio-respiratory endurance Teaching Suggestions/Variations: Form smaller groups or add more balls of different sizes or colors. Also, this is an excellent game to include during a break from water play. For younger children, play this game by sitting on the floor and rolling the ball between them. Try to keep the ball moving. For older children, increase the size of the circle or playing field to make it more challenging. Safety Considerations: Remind the children to be careful not to run into the other players, and encourage them to keep their balance when going for the ball.

Adapted from H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids: Healthy Kids Move and Healthy Kids Move beyond Munchies. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Education, Nutrition Programs and Food Services, Harvard Prevention Research Center (HPRC), & Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services (OCCS); 2004: 41.

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Bean Bag Shuffle

Age Level: Preschool to school-age Type of Activity: Gross motor activity, indoors or outdoors

Materials Needed:

Two cones for each team's goal; one to two bean bags for every team

What To Do:

? Divide the children into an even number of teams comprised of four to six players. Players begin in the center of the playing field, facing their goal.

? The players must crawl on their hands and knees and attempt to slide a bean bag into their goal, while the opposing team is trying to slide their bean bag into its own goal.

? More bean bags can be added as the game continues. ? Picking up the bean bag is not allowed; teams must slide it along the ground in

order to pass or shoot for a goal.

Skills Emphasized: Muscular strength and endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, teamwork, cooperation, speed, agility, balance and coordination Teaching Suggestions/Variations: Adjust the number of bean bags appropriately. Consider imposing a passing rule to ensure that all children get the chance to slide the bean bag. For example, the bean bag must be passed to all players on a team before a goal can be made. When playing outside on grass, try using a soft ball instead of a bean bag. For younger children, play the game individually or with a partner and slide the bean bags into their own goal. For older children, encourage the children to create their own rules to make the game more challenging. Safety Considerations: Ensure that children are sliding and NOT throwing the bean bag. Remind players to be aware of their legs and feet to avoid kicking other players.

Adapted from H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids: Healthy Kids Move and Healthy Kids Move beyond Munchies. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Education, Nutrition Programs and Food Services, Harvard Prevention Research Center (HPRC), & Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services (OCCS); 2004: 54.

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