To explore some of the ways that learning through food experiences can benefit your child or children in your care visit the document below. Just click on it and you will go to a detailed page with information. I encourage you to share this with your parents too. It may encourage them to get their children involved in cooking activities and increasing family time.
Learning Through Food Experiences
The following areas are explored:
- Early Math Skills
- Science Skills
- Language Skills
- Pre-Reading & Beginning Reading Skills
- Social Studies Skills
- Nutrition
- Food Literacy
- Art Skills
- Socio-Emotional Skills
- Sensory-Motor Skills
Food experiences also help build connections for Brain Development.
- Experience shapes the brains wiring
- Nutrition offers windows of learning in everyday activities
- Stimulates all of the senses: seeing, touching, tasting, smelling, & hearing
- Forms new connections & strengthens old connections through language
- Repetition forms connections
- Healthy eating & exercise are important for brain development.
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