Childhood Education

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Course Text:

• Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education (4th ed.)
• • Chapter 7, “Protecting Good Nutrition in Early Childhood Education Environments” (pp. 254−289)
  • Chapter 9, “Menu Planning and Food Safety in Early Childhood Education Environments” (pp. 344–368)

Articles:

• Goodway, J. D., & Robinson, L. E. (2006, March). SKIPing toward an active start: Promoting physical activity in preschoolers. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200605/GoodwayBTJ.pdf
• Schilling, T., & McOmber, K. A. (2006, May). Tots in action on and beyond the playground. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved from the Walden Library using this link:http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1038789361&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2006, May). Active start: Physical activity guidelines for children birth to five years. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200605/NASPEGuidelinesBTJ.pdf
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008, November). Childhood overweight and obesity. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. (2002). How to manage life-threatening food allergies in schools. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http://www.asthmaandallergies.org/Articles/managing%20life-threatening%20food%20allergies%20in%20child%20care_files/How%20to%20Manage%20Life-Threatening%20Food%20Allergies%20in%20Schools.htm

  Used by permission of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter. www.asthmaandallergies.org

Optional Resources

Articles:

• National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2006, May). Resources for encouraging good nutrition and physical fitness. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. Retrieved fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200605/ResourcesBTJ.pdf