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Toys and Games for Preschool Nutrition Education Susan S. Davis, Eunice Bassler and Judy B. Anderson, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 We described the development, imple- mentation, and evaluation of "The ABC's of Nutrition Education: A Curriculum for Preschool" on pages 4-5 of this JNE issue. The curriculum features a set of educational toys and a board game de- scribed here (see Note). The educational toys include six food models, well stuffed for cuddling, and six finger puppets, each representing a nutrient found in abun- dance in one of the foods represented by the models. The food models contain a pocket for matching nutrient puppets and facilitate teaching relationships between food and nutrients. The models and matching puppets rep- resent a carrot matched with vitamin A, a carton of milk matched with calcium, a strawberry matched with vitamin C, a chicken leg matched with protein, a box of raisin bran matched with iron, and a slice of bread matched with B vitamins. These toys are made of brightly colored velours and are available ready-made or in an easy-to-sew kit complete with fabric and instructions. The board game, the ABC's of Body Building, encourages children to eat nutrient-rich foods to build their bodies. The object of the game is for each child to "build his body" by acquiring six body parts on his individual playing card . Body parts are received when the child lands on the color-matching squares with the appropriate food and nutrient symbol. Note Further information about the curriculum guide, educational toys, and board game is available from Eunice Bassler, The ABC's of Nutrition Education, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. Eachfood model has a pocket that holds a "matching" nutrientjinger puppet. From left to right are a carrot, one-half pint of milk, a strawberry, a chicken leg, a box of raisin bran, and a slice of bread. The game board for the ABC's of Body Building is c%rcoded. The colors correspond to the food models. The preschool child rolls a c%rcoded die and advances to the next space whose color matches the die. When the child lands on a space that contains afood and nutrient in it, the child begins build- ing a body by selecting a body part that matches the color of the space and then placing it on a body outline.

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Toys and Games for Preschool Nutrition Education Susan S. Davis, Eunice Bassler and Judy B. Anderson, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan , Kansas 66506

We described the development, imple­mentation, and evaluation of "The ABC's of Nutrition Education: A Curriculum for Preschool" on pages 4-5 of this JNE issue. The curriculum features a set of educational toys and a board game de­scribed here (see Note). The educational toys include six food models, well stuffed for cuddling, and six finger puppets, each representing a nutrient found in abun­dance in one of the foods represented by the models. The food models contain a pocket for matching nutrient puppets and facilitate teaching relationships between food and nutrients.

The models and matching puppets rep­resent a carrot matched with vitamin A, a carton of milk matched with calcium, a strawberry matched with vitamin C, a chicken leg matched with protein, a box of raisin bran matched with iron, and a slice of bread matched with B vitamins. These toys are made of brightly colored velours and are available ready-made or in an easy-to-sew kit complete with fabric and instructions.

The board game, the ABC's of Body Building, encourages children to eat nutrient-rich foods to build their bodies. The object of the game is for each child to "build his body" by acquiring six body parts on his individual playing card . Body parts are received when the child lands on the color-matching squares with the appropriate food and nutrient symbol.

Note Further information about the curriculum guide, educational toys, and board game is available from Eunice Bassler, The ABC's of Nutrition Education, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.

Eachfood model has a pocket that holds a "matching" nutrientjinger puppet. From left to right are a carrot, one-half pint of milk, a strawberry, a chicken leg, a box of raisin bran, and a slice of bread.

The game board for the ABC's of Body Building is c%rcoded. The colors correspond to the food models. The preschool child rolls a c%rcoded die and advances to the next space whose color matches the die. When the child lands on a space that contains afood and nutrient in it, the child begins build­ing a body by selecting a body part that matches the color of the space and then placing it on a body outline.