In this lesson students will talk about friendship, make and eat a friendship fruit parfait and read a book about fruit NUTRITION QUESTION OF THE DAY

Why is fun to eat fruit with our friends? NUTRITION OBJECTIVES

• Students will make and eat a friendship fruit parfait. • Students will learn that eating fruit will help their body feel good every day.

MATERIALS AND INGREDIENTS

Bins Copies/Supplies Books/Food/Materials

In Teacher Bin - Can opener - Chef knife In Paper Goods Bin - Plastic spoons* - Napkins* - Serving containers (paper boats) - 10 oz clear plastic

cups

- Family letter/recipe copies*

- Book “Handa’s Surprise” by Eilene Browne

- 1 (32 oz) low fat vanilla yogurt - 1 quart strawberries - 1 (15 oz) can diced pineapple - 1 pint blueberries**

*One per student ** Small firm foods can be a choking concern. Always observe children while

eating and cut foods in smaller pieces for children who may have choking concerns.

SET-UP Copies:

• Make copies of family letter/recipe (one for each student). Food Preparation:

• Open yogurt and stir. • Open can of pineapple. Drain. • Use serving containers for each of the 3 fruits. Students will serve themselves

a little of each fruit.

INTRODUCTION WITH STUDENTS

• Ask and discuss the Nutrition Question of the Day with the students. o Important: Give time to allow students to come up with their own answers to

the question. Support each answer. ü Why is it fun to eat fruit with our friends? ü Answer: Share some fruit, it is fun to eat. It gives us energy and tastes so

sweet.

• Ask students to name some fruits they like to eat. • Tell student that today they are going to make a healthy friendship fruit parfait and eat

it with their friends. • When good friends eat together they say “please” and “thank you” and listen to what

their friends are saying. • Read “Handa’s Surprise” by Eilene Browne • Sing the song below:

If It’s Your Birthday and You Know it

(Tune: If you’re happy and you Know it)

If you like to eat fruit with your friends clap your hands If you like to eat fruit with your friends clap your hands

If you like to eat fruit and you know it Then your face will surely show it

If you like to eat fruit with your friends clap your hands (Continue with: stomp your feet then shout hoorah)

• Make it your own! Add an art extension activity. Have students create a “Paper-

Doll Friendship Chain”. Give students a paper doll to decorate. Use yarn for hair, material scraps/wallpaper scraps for clothes, wiggly glue-on eyes, crayons for faces etc. Attach them all together and display.

LESSON PROCESS

• Have students wash their hands with soap and warm water. • Pass out fruit and yogurt. Go over the different types of fruit. • Pass out 10 oz plastic cups and have students serve themselves and make their

parfait (Did you know “parfait” means perfect in French?). • Let’s Eat, Let’s Talk. Role model trying new fruits. Lead and encourage discussion

about healthy and colorful fruits. • Have students take home the family letter/recipe so they can share a “Friendship

Fruit Parfait” with their families

STANDARDS REINFORCED Photocopy this form and save for your records

LESSON SUMMARY

• Lesson Name: Friendship Fruit Parfait

• Date lesson conducted: ___________________

• Lesson conducted by _____________________ SUMMARY OF NUTRITION ACTIVITIES

• Students will make and eat a friendship fruit parfait. • Students will learn that eating fruit will help their body feel good every day.

REINFORCING COLORADO ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Comprehensive Health • GR.P-S.2-GLE.1 Develop self-management skills and personal hygiene skills to promote

healthy habits. Reading, Writing and Communicating

• GR.P-S.1-GLE.2 Listening and comprehension skills are required to be clearly understood. • GR.P-S.3-GLE.1 Pictures express ideas.

REINFORCING HEAD START EARLY LEARNING OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK

Domain: Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development • SUB-DOMAIN: FINE MOTOR • SUB-DOMAIN: HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION

Domain: Language and Communication • SUB-DOMAIN: ATTENDING AND UNDERSTANDING • SUB-DOMAIN: COMMUNICATING AND SPEAKING • SUB-DOMAIN: VOCABULARY

Domain: Literacy • SUB-DOMAIN: COMPREHENSION AND TEXT STRUCTURE

Domain: Approaches to Learning • SUB-DOMAIN: EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SELF-REGULATION • SUB-DOMAIN: COGNITIVE SELF-REGULATION (EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING) • SUB-DOMAIN: INITIATIVE AND CURIOSITY • SUB-DOMAIN: CREATIVITY

Domain: Social and Emotional Development • SUB-DOMAIN: RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS • SUB-DOMAIN: RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHILDREN • SUB-DOMAIN: EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING • SUB-DOMAIN: SENSE OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING

Dear Family, Today your student made and ate a “Friendship Fruit Parfait”. They learned that eating fruit gives them energy and tastes so sweet! Make and eat this delicious fruit parfait with your family!!

Ingredients: Yield: 6-8 servings

1 container vanilla low-fat yogurt (32 oz.) 1 quart strawberries 1 can pineapple (diced) (15 oz.) 1 pint blueberries

Directions: 1. Open and drain can of pineapple. 2. Spoon yogurt into the bottom of a clear plastic cup or glass. 3. Spoon cherries on top of yogurt. 4. Spoon more yogurts on top of cherries. 5. Spoon pineapple on top of yogurt. 6. Spoon yogurt on top of pineapple. 7. Spoon blueberries on top of yogurt. 8. Continue to layer fruit and yogurt. 9. Eat and enjoy!

Share some fruit it is good to eat. It gives us energy and tastes so sweet!

This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP. SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact your county social services office. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Querida familia: Hoy los estudiantes prepararon y comieron un "Parfait de Frutas Amistad" ¡Ellos aprendieron que comer fruta les da energía y la fruta tiene un sabor tan dulce! ¡Prepare y coma este parfait delicioso de frutas con su familia!

Ingredientes: Porciones: 6-8

1 envase de yogur de vainilla bajo en grasas (32 oz.)

1 bolsa de cerezas congeladas (descongeladas) (16 oz.)

1 lata de piña (en trocitos) (15 oz.)

1 bolsa de arándanos congelados (descongelados) (16 oz.)

Instrucciones:

1. Abrir y escurrir la lata de piña. 2. Colocar una cucharada de yogur en un vaso o taza transparente. 3. Agregar una cucharada de cerezas sobre el yogur. 4. Agregar más yogur sobre las cerezas. 5. Agregar piña sobre el yogur. 6. Agregar más yogur sobre la pina. 7. Agregar arándanos sobre el yogur. 8. Continuar formando capas de fruta y yogur. 9. ¡A comer y disfrutar!

¡Comparte un poco de fruta, es bueno cuando hay compañía! ¡Tiene un sabor tan dulce y están llenas de energía!

Este material se desarrolló con fondos proporcionados por el Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP en inglés) del Depatamento de Agricultura de los EE.UU. (USDA siglas en inglés). SNAP ofrece asistencia relacionada con la nutrición para gente con recursos limitados. Estos beneficios le pueden ayudar a comprar comida nutritiva para una mejor dieta. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con la oficina de servicios sociales de su condado. USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece oportunidad igual para todos.