Learning From Afar 7.7.20

July 7, 2020

1. Read Aloud

Read-Aloud: "No Milk, No Moon!"

Stay tuned! We visited a local Dairy Farm!

2. Background Building Links

Learn About the Dairy Food Group

The group of food made from milk--such as butter, yogurt, and cheese--is known as dairy. Dairy foods have many benefits.

Click the link below to learn more about the benefits of dairy foods!

Why should children include dairy in their daily food intake?

3. Play to Learn

Try one or all of the activities below!

1. Data Collection with Milk

Considering dietary restrictions and food allergies, the whole family or class can try different types of milk to deter mine the tastiest one! Use the recipes below, store-bought, or sample milk alternatives.

Survey each class or family member asking their favorite of all the options. Following the example, use tally marks to record responses.Use counting to interpret the data. Which milk was liked the most? Which milk had the least likes?

To extend the discussion, ask if different kinds of milk would be better paired with other foods. For example, which milk is best for cereal? Which milk should we use to make mashed potatoes? How would chocolate cheese or strawberry butter taste?

2. Nutrition Labels and Life-Long Health

Which flavor of milk or milk alternative is the best choice? Conduct simple research to introduce your child(ren) to the concept of the Nutrition Label.

Milk's nutrition fact labels can be found by purchasing the different kinds of milk, looking at them while at the grocery store, or searching online.
What nutritional facts--total fat, calcium, sugar, or protein-- does your childcare site or family value?
Using the example chart as a guide, write down the values to be compared, and the corresponding numbers found.
Together compare the size of the numbers (larger or smaller) and explain the health information, such as calcium is healthy for our bodies as it helps our bones grow; the ones with more calcium are better choices.
CATCH.org recommends using GO, SLOW, and WHOA to describe the nutritional value of foods.

CATCH.org says,"the goal is to eat more GO foods than SLOW foods and eat WHOA foods only in small amounts." Learn more about CATCH.

3. Science Through Cooking

Use milk and science to make dairy foods! Watch the videos below to learn how to make dairy foods using milk and other tasty ingredients.

*Remember to consider food allergies and d on't forget to share a video or picture with

#ELCManatee or #LearningFromAfar!

Focus Standards: 4 Years to Kindergarten

Domain I: Physical Development

D. Health and Wellbeing - Feeding and Nutrition

Benchmark a. Assists adults in preparing simple foods to serve to self or others
Benchmark b. Recognizes nutritious food choices and healthy eating habits

Domain 4: Language and Literacy

C. Vocabulary- Shows an understanding of words and their meanings

Understands or knows the meaning of many thousands of words including subject area words (e.g., science, social studies, math, and literacy), many more than he or she routinely uses

Domain 5: Mathematics

A. Number Sense

Uses counting and matching strategies to find which is more, less than, or equal to 10

F. Measurement and Data

Represents, analyzes, and discusses data (e.g. charts, graphs, and tallies)
Begins to predict the results of data collection

Domain 6: Scientific Inquiry

A. Scientific Inquiry through Exploration and Discovery- Uses senses to explore and understand their environment

Benchmark C. Begins to understand that individuals may experience sensory events differently from each other (e.g. may like strawberry over chocolate milk)

C. Physical Science

Benchmark C. Distinguishes between the properties of an object and the properties of which the material is made (e.g. milk and butter)
Benchmark D. Investigates and describes changing states of matter - liquid, solid, and gas

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