Preschool Worksheet: Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrNhI9QqKd4endofvid[starttext]

Can your kiddo help Cathy Caterpillar eat the Anytime Food and avoid the Sometimes Food?

WORKSHEET HERE: http://bit.ly/10xh5Rd
HELP YOUR CHILD CUT ON THE LINE HERE: http://youtu.be/R8DAHqq7fts
STOP THE GLUE MESS HERE: http://youtu.be/4FW27XG4xDE

Thanks for watching!!!

Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch

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Here's a fun activity that you can do with your little one as we continue to talk about Sometimes Food and Anytime Food on Mr. Mike TV. It's called, "Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch," and it stars Cathy the Caterpillar. She is pretty hungry and looking for something to eat, but she definitely prefers to eat Anytime Food - this way she knows that she will stay healthy (and she'll be ready to turn into a butterfly when the time comes). The only problem is that not all of the food on the page with Cathy is Anytime Food. Your kiddo's job is to cut out the pictures of food out along the lines and then sort them, eventually gluing one piece of Anytime Food to each of the plates at the bottom of the page. Don't worry too much if your child is having some trouble cutting on those lines. One of the reasons that this is such a good activity is because it helps to strengthen those skills. I do have some things you can try that might help, though --> An Easier Way To Cut With Scissors

Oh, and as far as the glue goes, when I do work on an activity like this, I prefer for the focus to remain just a few little things - in this case: the cutting and then distinguishing between the types of food, and placing them appropriately. So, if it were me doing this activity, I would just use a glue stick as opposed to the white school glue. Kids tend to go a little overboard with the liquid stuff. If your kiddo is having a super-easy time with the other stuff and is ready for the next step, or if he is begging to use the other glue, I have come across some helpful hints over the years that have helped even the most glue-happy child work on using appropriate amounts of the sticky stuff. Here's a link there --> Stop The Glue Mess!

To continue to drive home the healthy eating bit, make sure to chat with your child a little bit about what would happen Cathy only wanted to eat Sometimes Food. Would she keep growing to be healthy and strong? Would she be able to turn into a beautiful butterfly someday? Probably not.

Do you learn better by watching as opposed to reading? ---> Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch on YouTube

I hope you enjoy Caterpillar Munch as much as I do!

Preschool Learning: 1 Little, 2 Little... Pears (Sometimes/Anytime Food Series, part 3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmoJKU1j70Aendofvid[starttext]

Let's practice counting while we talk about Sometimes Food and Anytime Food! Remember not to eat too much for that Sometimes Food as we use a familiar tune in this episode of Mr. Mike's House!

Thanks for watching!
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"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle (books for preschoolers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EctcFhw07UAendofvid[starttext]

This is a fantastic story about a little (but very hungry) caterpillar's journey from caterpillar to butterfly. It also lends itself to be a great example of the proper use of sometimes food and anytime food. Plus, kids love Eric Carle books!

Thanks for watching!


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Ants On A Log (easy recipe for children)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nmMtDoUC54endofvid[starttext]


This recipe take me way back to the old days of my own youth. All you need is a stick of celery, some peanut butter, and raisins. It's healthy, it's delicious - it's Ants on a Log!

Thanks for watching!

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Little Johnny And His Mommy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZsLuZfFPUendofvid[starttext]

Join Little Johnny and his mommy as they head to the grocery store to buy some delicious, healthy, anytime food in this fun and easy to remember fingerplay!

Here is little Johnny - he's going to the store

He waits for his Mommy, then they open up the door

They're doing lots of shopping, buying healthy food to eat

Then they go get in their car and drive off down the street

Thanks for watching!

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Kids Craft: Painting Apples... With Apples!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DTJLIwiVFgendofvid [starttext]
Here's a really fun craft that ties right into the theme of "Sometimes Foods and Anytime Foods."

But, in case you were wondering, here are those links I promised you in the video:

• Get your Apple Picture

• The Benefits of Dotting

• Avoid the Gluey Mess

One of the things that I always noticed that kids love is painting with something other than a paintbrush. So, we would paint with all sorts of things - hands, feet, sponges, marbles, and then some. There were even times when we used food to paint. In this case, we're going to use an apple to help us paint a picture of an apple.

Here's What You Need:
• Tempera or Poster Paint (red, green, or yellow)
• School glue
• An apple (mini apples work great for this craft)
• An apple outline (or the printable to the left)

Here's What To Do:
1. Cut the apple in half (Probably best for the grownup to do this part, although there are definitely some kiddos who are working on cutting with a knife. You know your little one best.)
2. Pick out the apple seeds from both halves of the apple and set them aside.
3. Spread lots of paint onto one half of the apple OR Pour some paint into a shallow bowl and dip the apple in it.
4. Start dotting your apple picture with the painted apple half. Stop to "refill" your apple if you start running out of paint.
5. After your apple is all painted, go ahead and glue those saved seeds onto the paper, right next to the apple.
6. Count the seeds and, if you child is up for it, she can even write the number of seeds next to them as well OR you can write it and she can copy it OR you can write it and she can trace over it.

Remember as you're working on this activity that apples are a great Anytime Food that are healthy to eat Anytime you are allowed to have a snack. In fact, when you're all done with this craft, you should have an extra half-an-apple laying around, just waiting to be eaten!!!

Enjoy!!

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Preschool Learning: Animal Crackers (Sometimes/Anytime Food Series, part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrA66G74IQ0endofvid
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One of the preschoolers in my class helped me to come up with this song while she was eating snack a few years ago. Thanks, Julia!!!

Animal crackers are so good

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

Grilled cheese sandwiches are so good

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

All these foods that I love to eat

Some are good for me and some are treats, yeah

If I eat the right food each day

My body can make energy, so I can play

Chocolate chip cookies are so good

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

Pepperoni pizza is so good

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

Candy, chips, and popcorn, too,

May not be so good for you

But, meats and beans, fruits and veggies all the time

Then, you can eat anything and be just fine

Animals crackers are so good

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

They taste so good in my belly, in my belly

Thanks for watching!

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Painting Apples... With Apples!!!

Here's a really fun craft that ties right into the theme of "Sometimes Foods and Anytime Foods."

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One of the things that I always noticed that kids love is painting with something other than a paintbrush. So, we would paint with all sorts of things - hands, feet, sponges, marbles, and then some. There were even times when we used food to paint. In this case, we're going to use an apple to help us paint a picture of an apple.

Here's What You Need:
• Tempera or Poster Paint (red, green, or yellow)
• School glue
• An apple (mini apples work great for this craft)
• An apple outline (or the printable to the left)


Here's What To Do:

1. Cut the apple in half (Probably best for the grownup to do this part, although there are definitely some kiddos who are working on cutting with a knife. You know your little one best.)

2. Pick out the apple seeds from both halves of the apple and set them aside.

3. Spread lots of paint onto one half of the apple OR Pour some paint into a shallow bowl and dip the apple in it.

4. Start dotting your apple picture with the painted apple half. Stop to "refill" your apple if you start running out of paint. Why dot and not just paint? I'll tell ya why --> "Get Even More Out Of Painting!"

5. After your apple is all painted, go ahead and glue those saved seeds onto the paper, right next to the apple.

6. Count the seeds and, if you child is up for it, she can even write the number of seeds next to them as well OR you can write it and she can copy it OR you can write it and she can trace over it.

Remember as you're working on this activity that apples are a great Anytime Food that are healthy to eat Anytime you are allowed to have a snack. In fact, when you're all done with this craft, you should have an extra half-an-apple laying around, just waiting to be eaten!!!

Enjoy!!

Preschool Learning: Apples And Bananas w/Letter Sounds (Sometimes/Anytime Food series, part1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciLR1CB5zMkendofvid [starttext]

It's time to chat about Sometimes Food and Anytime food while we sing a silly song about Apples and Bananas! Don't forget letter sounds... this video is packed with so much good stuff!

     Apples And Bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like to ate, ate, ate apples and banaynays
I like to ate, ate, ate apples and banaynays

I like to eet, eet, eet eepples and baneenees
I like to eet, eet, eet eepples and baneenees

I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and baninis
I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and baninis

I like to ote, ote, ote oples and banonos
I like to ote, ote, ote oples and banonos

I like to ute, ute, ute upples and banunus
I like to ute, ute, ute upples and banunus

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