1 / 13

Fit WIC Kids!

Fit WIC Kids!. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona WIC Program October 2001. How do you feel about working with Preschoolers?. What would you enjoy about it? How would it benefit the children? What would the challenges be?. Goals of Preschooler Activities. Learn about and enjoy eating foods.

karl
Download Presentation

Fit WIC Kids!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Fit WIC Kids! Inter Tribal Council of Arizona WIC Program October 2001

  2. How do you feel about working with Preschoolers? What would you enjoy about it? How would it benefit the children? What would the challenges be?

  3. Goals of Preschooler Activities • Learn about and enjoy eating foods. • Learn how to prepare foods. • Develop listening and comprehension skills. • Introduce to different types of literature. • Learn the importance of physical activity. • Enjoy physical activity. • Develop family understanding of the division of responsibility in feeding. • Develop movement skills, hand-eye coordination, etc.

  4. Preschoolers are Fun! • They love to learn about things. • They want to discover the world around them. • They are full of energy.

  5. More about preschoolers • Short attention spans • Change activities often • May be uncomfortable joining in • Keep things low key • Don’t force them to participate • Move around a lot • Don’t expect them to sit perfectly still • Expect them to stay in their own space

  6. Getting Started • Introduce yourself. • Learn the names of the kids. Use name tags if you need to. • Be upbeat, speak enthusiastically, smile a lot • Set rules

  7. Setting Some Simple Rules • Stay in your space. • Listen to who is talking. • Play safely. • Take turns.

  8. Dealing with Misbehavior • Tell them the behavior is not allowed. • If a child continues to misbehave, he should sit out for a few minutes. • Unacceptable behaviors such as purposely hurting another child should not be tolerated. The child should be removed from the group.

  9. Giving Praise • Acknowledge when children are doing well rather than telling them when they are not. • Give praise often • Be specific. • Say their name and what they are doing that you like.

  10. Encouraging Participation • Participate in the activities with the children • Encourage parents to participate • Change activities when children seem bored • Smile and be enthusiastic

  11. Space Equipment Table and chairs Toaster oven Microwave Physical Activity Equipment Tape/CD player Supplies Plates Cups Recipe Ingredients Knives Peelers Napkins Getting Ready to do Activities

  12. Structure of Activities • Read a book. • Discuss the book. • Physical Activity. • Cooking Time. • Closing.

  13. Teaching and Learning can be Fun

More Related