Nutrition

Thematic
Unit
By Elizabeth Holleger

MCCC Childrens Center

Toddlers ages 2-3

EDU 233 HYBR2

Mrs. Lattanzi
Introduction
Age Group: Toddlers ages 2 -3

Topic: Nutrition

The entire center was covering this topic at

that time, and I was given the opportunity to
continue with it or to create my own topic. I
chose to continue with nutrition and was
given the freedom to be creative and to make
the topic my own.
Learning Outcomes
For the overall study:
Recognize that there are healthy and
unhealthy foods
Use their senses to Try and Explore new
foods
Begin to develop an appreciation for healthy
and nutritious foods
Weekly Planning Form
MCCC Lesson Plan Eating a Rainbow
Color Sorting Game

Learning Outcome: Classify play food by color.

MCCC Lesson Plan Mystery Fruit Detectives
Learning Outcome: Examine and describe an
object using the senses.
CONTENT AREAS
Teaching through play
Literacy
Read alouds every day
So Good For You Fingerplay

Mathematics
Eating a Rainbow - Colors of Food Sorting Game
Content Areas (Cont.)
Science
New Fruit Taste Test! Fruit Kabobs with strawberries,
kiwis, pretzel rods, and clementines
Mystery Fruit Guessing

Art
Fruit and Vegetable Art
Music and Movement
Taste the Colors and Try New Foods Songs
INTEREST AREAS
Creating the environment
Classroom Library
Books added to classroom library and read aloud:
Eating Through the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Food For Thought by Saxton Freymann
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Orange Pear, Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman
Move! By Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Puzzles
Fruit and vegetable, farming, and My Plate puzzles added
Dramatic Play
Grocery Shopping
Home Cooking
Interest Areas (cont.)
Fine Motor
Lacing Cards

Classroom Environment
 A few sample open-ended questions:
Tell me about your picture. Why did you
choose (specific fruit/vegetable)?

How should we cook the (food)? What

could we do first? Next?

Adaptations:
Interpreted morning Welcome Song into
Sign Language and included daily
Family Involvement

Family letter sent

home explaining the
taste test the children
participated in and
with the Fruit Kabob
recipe and tips for
picky eaters.