what vegetables do you like?

What is our theme? Eating Healthy

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?  
Learning about different vegetables and what vegetables they might like 

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL5: The child will cooperate with others in play and learning.

Learning Outcomes:
Learning about vegetables that they may not know about 

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)

Book: Oliver’s Vegetables BY: Vivian French https://youtu.be/IhmqiEXe8dc 

Materials:

1. Paper 
2. sales flyer 
3. scissors
4. glue stick
5. markers 

Activity (Procedure):
Sorting vegetables 

1. Have your child cut out vegetables that they like and that they might want to try
2. On the piece of paper right down the different colors of the veggies that they cut out 
3. Have them glue the veggies underneath the right color

Activity Wrap Up:
How do vegetables keep us healthy? What vegetables are good for certain parts of our bodies?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment):
Is your child able to sort by color? Is your child able to tell you the different color of each vegetable?

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Children can sort blocks by color

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have the sales flyer, they can draw the different vegetables 

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