Good dining environment layout can not only beautify the restaurant, but also stimulate children's appetite and promote their happy dining. We decorate food such as grain, vegetables and fruits in the class plant corner, decorate the theme wall with various fruit and vegetable works made by children, create a "my favorite" theme environment, arouse children's appetite, encourage children to like vegetables, and children's interest in food is also strong. Teachers and children in our garden planted all kinds of vegetables and food crops in the plantation, such as radish, tomato, corn and so on. Children water their own seedlings, let them grow and bear fruit, and show great interest in food they don't like.
While paying attention to the layout of dining environment, teachers should create a relaxed and happy dining atmosphere with children. Before the meal, the teacher can have a brief and relaxed communication with the children, tell them the names of the dishes of the day, ask the children whether they like these foods, and finally tell them that what they eat today is particularly nutritious. Eating more will make them grow taller and smarter, and see who eats more, the better. Teachers can also take this opportunity to introduce and educate children about dining etiquette. Children are willing to accept it, and they will use the teacher's advice throughout the meal. In addition, a comfortable dining environment and a relaxed and happy mood can improve children's appetite. When eating, we play beautiful and soothing music, such as serenade, light music and piano music familiar to children, which adds to the dining atmosphere.
Promoting Children's Healthy Eating by Rich Educational Activities
In the usual educational activities, teachers will use picture books and fairy tales to tell stories about cultivating eating habits, such as the picture book Francis and Bread with Jam. Francie's mother is very wise in the face of picky eaters. In the process of children's picky eaters, she is not anxious or angry at all. While satisfying the children, she cooks all kinds of delicious food to arouse their curiosity and appetite, patiently waits for the children to think about the pros and cons, and then changes her mind to make the right choice. Another example is the picture book "There is a Train in the Belly", which introduces what children do after eating food, what elves like to eat and what they don't like to eat, and what will bring him trouble. Appreciate beautiful, interesting and vivid picture book stories. Children understand that they should chew slowly when eating, and not eat too fast, otherwise the elves will be hurt, eat less ice cream and drink less cold drinks, otherwise the elves will go on strike.
In daily regional activities, teachers should also be good at using games to guide children. Children in small classes like to play the role of mother nursing the doll and experience the feeling of nursing the doll. Teachers and children take this opportunity to write simple and short nursery rhymes together to remind them of correct eating habits. In addition, by feeding the dolls, children can exercise their finger muscles and improve their ability to hold chopsticks with spoons. The "Life Experience Hall" specially opened in our garden is particularly popular with children. The teacher led the children from wearing aprons, washing their hands and preparing ingredients to making and tasting delicious food by themselves, which greatly exercised their hands-on operation ability and love for life. We made jiaozi in the Life Experience Museum, made red jujube buns, steamed cupcakes and rolled noodles, and the children ate their own delicious food, which greatly increased their appetite and knew how to cherish food.
Pay attention to individual differences and make good use of praise and encouragement.
Every child's physical condition and activity are different. Due to individual differences, children's appetite and eating speed are fast and slow. Teachers should keep abreast of children's physical and mental health and pay more attention to every child, which requires teachers to learn certain observation skills and methods, so as to judge children's existing problems in a targeted manner, and at the same time seize the opportunity to actively guide and cultivate children's good eating habits.
When eating, the teacher gives affirmation to the well-behaved children and touches their heads kindly to encourage them. For children who have just come to the park because of illness, it is necessary to record their diet and adjust their appetite in time. It takes some time to change a habit, and old habits sometimes interfere with the formation of new habits, which requires teachers' unremitting efforts. Sometimes, when encountering delicious food, children will gobble it up. We should remind children of the benefits of chewing slowly, and children become serious when eating. Children who learn to chew slowly will be rewarded with a small sticker to encourage them to stick to it. Walking after meals is a meaningful activity, which can not only help digestion, but also urge children who eat slowly to keep up with the progress. When the children who eat first go for a walk, the children who are eating realize that they are slow to eat, so they will adjust in time and join the walking team as soon as possible.