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 orange 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 the orange kabob.
  • 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, peel and section oranges and grapefruits. Prepare any additional optional fruit as needed.
  • Immediately before the lesson, ask the children to put on their chef aprons, chef hats, and wash their hands.

Activity

Introduction

Making the orange kabobs will work well 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 Orange snack with the children in your classroom.

  1. Peel and cut bananas into chunks.
  2. Demonstrate to the children how to assemble an orange kabob.
  3. Stick one grapefruit section on the straw.
  4. Alternate orange sections with bananas, grapefruit, and any other optional tropical fruit.
  5. Ask each child to assemble his/her own orange kabob.
  6. Encourage each child to taste his/her orange kabob.

Summary

Enrichment

Ask the children what shape an orange is and what color an orange is. Ask the children how they think the orange got its name.

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.