create a good dining environment for children

a 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 art works made by children, and create a theme environment of "I like it best" to 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 radishes, tomatoes, corn, etc. The children watered the seedlings themselves to grow and bear fruit, and showed great interest in the food that they didn't like to eat.

While paying attention to the layout of the dining environment, teachers should create a relaxed and pleasant dining atmosphere with children. Before meals, teachers can have a brief and relaxed exchange with children, tell them the names of the dishes of the day, ask the children whether they like these foods, and finally tell them that they are eating particularly nutritious dishes today, and that eating more will make them taller and smarter, and see who eats more and more delicious. Teachers can also take this opportunity to introduce and educate children on dining etiquette. Children are happy to accept it, and they will use the teacher's suggestions in the whole dining activities. In addition, a comfortable dining environment and relaxed and happy mood can improve children's appetite. We play beautiful and soothing music when eating, such as serenade, light music and piano music that children are familiar with, which adds to the dining atmosphere.

Make use of rich educational activities to promote children's healthy eating

In the usual educational activities, teachers use picture books and fairy tales to tell some 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. She is not in a hurry or angry in the process of her children's picky eaters' resistance. While satisfying her children, she cooks various delicious foods to arouse their curiosity, appetite and patience. Another example is the picture book "There is a Train in the Belly", which introduces the children what they do after eating food, what the elf likes to eat and what he doesn't like to eat, and what will bring him trouble. Appreciating the beautiful, interesting and vivid picture book stories, the children understand that they should chew slowly and not eat too fast when eating, 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 to feed their dolls and experience the feeling of feeding them. Teachers and children take this opportunity to compose simple and short children's songs together to remind them of correct eating habits. In addition, children can exercise their finger muscles and improve their ability to hold chopsticks with spoons by feeding their dolls. The opening of the "Life Experience Hall", a special department in our garden, is particularly popular among children. Teachers lead children from wearing aprons, washing hands and preparing ingredients to making and tasting delicious food by themselves, which greatly exercises their hands-on operation ability and love for life. We make jiaozi, make red jujube buns, steam cupcakes and roll noodles in the life experience hall, and children eat their own delicious food, which greatly increases their appetite and knows 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 or slow. Teachers should know children's physical and mental health in time and pay more attention to each 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 having a meal, the teacher gives affirmation to the children who behave well, and encourages them by touching their heads kindly. For children who just come to the garden when they are sick, they should 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 to make unremitting efforts. Sometimes, when encountering delicious food, children 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 keep it up. Walking after a meal 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 eating slowly, so they will adjust in time and join the walking team as soon as possible.