About

Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce a new food to the children in your classroom. The more times children are exposed to new foods, the more likely they are to eat and enjoy these foods in the future.

Overview

In this lesson, children will help prepare a healthy snack.

Learning Objectives

  1. Children will complete the third of four apple tasting experiences.
  2. Children will prepare a healthy snack.

Teaching Objectives

  1. Teachers will model healthy eating behavior for children.

Teaching Tips

  • Encourage each child to taste at least one apple slice and one banana slice.
  • Remember that the more times children are exposed to a new food the more likely they are to develop a taste preference for that food.
  • Children are more likely to try a new food if an adult models the behavior!

Prep Info

knife and cutting board

Equipment Required

materials

Materials/Supplies

* Optional

handwashing illustration

Before the Lesson

  • Earlier in the day, wash, core, and slice apples.
  • Immediately before the lesson, ask the children to put on their chef aprons, chef hats, and wash their hands.

Activity

Introduction

Making the apple and banana dippers will work well at tables in small groups.

Remind children that anytime chefs make food, they wash their hands; and, great chefs always taste the food that they make.

Words to Use

Activity Description

Prepare the homemade applesauce with the children in your classroom.

  1. Demonstrate to the children how to make an apple and banana dipper.
    • Dip one apple piece into the yogurt and taste.
    • Dip one banana piece into the yogurt and taste.
  2. Instruct each child to make and taste his/her own apple and banana dippers.

Summary

Enrichment

Expand the vocabulary of the children in your classroom by describing the different parts of an apple: core, peel, flesh, seeds, stem, and leaf.

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.

Weekly Log

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.