WE1 Early Years

Healthy Eating Activities for Kids

How to approach healthy eating in preschool settings

The two main objectives of healthy eating activities at this stage are:

To help the children find out about different kinds of food
To introduce and explore basic nutritional concepts

Here are some general principles to follow:

Make the healthy eating activities fun, engaging and hands-on
Keep things simple, using language that can be easily understood
Encourage the children to try new foods at mealtimes
Make sure that the food served in your nursery is nutritionally balanced
Be a good role model – eat healthily in front of the children
Be mindful of health and safety issues (e.g. allergies, choking)

Please use this link for further information on health eating activities for children in preschool settings.

National Literacy Trust - Back to nursery and reception: well-being resources

These easy-to-deliver resources are designed to help children settle in to the nursery and classroom environment, and will allow them to refresh and develop their communication, language and literacy skills.

The resources include:

A list of books to support children's mental wellbeing
Session plans linked to Ruby's Worry and Ravi's Roar, both by Tom Percival, to help children share and understand their feelings and to help create a sense of belonging in the new environment (can be used for nursery, reception and Year 1)
Guidance and session plans for hosting virtual meet-ups using Facebook live with families who may have particular reasons for not being able to attend in person

Please use the following link for more information - well-being resources

Please email earlyyears@literacytrust.org.uk with any particular requests or suggestions.

Resilience Development Pack

A series of webinars have been launched on behalf of the DfE, introducing activities for parents and practitioners to use.

The webinars will be held in September.