ECE 101 – Final Project Health, Nutrition, and Wellness Presentation

Health, Nutrition, and Wellness
Presentation

As a
teacher, you have the opportunity to share the knowledge you have gained in
this course with your colleagues to support a collaborative approach to shared
health, nutrition, and safety goals. For your Final Project, you will create a
presentation for other educators in your center that is focused on the
development of a program valuing health, nutrition, and safety.
For this presentation, imagine you are part
of a team of teachers at an early childcare setting working toward
accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC). As part of this lengthy process, you have been tasked with
the creation of a professional development training for teachers focused on
enhancing effective health, nutrition, and safety practices at your center. Use
the knowledge you have gained in this course, as well as practical application
and research to support your presentation.
You
can be creative for this project, but you must include the following:
1.Introduction that states the purpose of
the presentation
2.Summary of what will be covered in the
presentation
3.Health (five to six slides/pages) a.Explain what this component includes in the
early childhood classroom.
b.Describe two to three strategies to
support health and wellness in the classroom.

c.Identify and describe at least two
resources that teachers can utilize in their planning and implementation. These
can be text or web-based resources.
d.Create a family activity or newsletter
that you can send home to support family engagement in fostering children’s
overall health and wellness.
e.Discuss one obstacle that teachers may
encounter and a plan for how to deal with the challenge.

4.Nutrition (five to six slides/pages) a.Explain what this component includes in the
early childhood classroom.
b.Describe two to three strategies to
support nutritional choices and possible food allergies in children.
c.Identify and describe at least two
resources that teachers can utilize in their planning and implementation. These
can be text or web-based resources.
d.Create a family activity or newsletter
that you can send home to support family engagement in fostering children’s
nutrition.
e.Discuss one obstacle that teachers may
encounter and a plan for how to deal with the challenge.

5.Safety (five to six
slides/pages)
a.Explain what this component includes in
the early childhood classroom.
b.Describe two to three strategies on
safety in the early childhood classroom.
c.Identify and describe at least two
resources that teachers can utilize in their planning and implementation. These
can be text or web-based resources.
d.Create a family activity or newsletter
that you can send home to support family engagement in supporting children’s
safety.
e.Discuss one obstacle that teachers may
encounter and a plan for how to deal with the challenge.

6.Closing You have two options for your
Final Project. You many either submit an
18- to 22-slide PowerPoint presentation (not including a title and reference
slide) or you may choose to create a Prezi. You are able to use the free
version of Prezi to create your presentation. Be creative in your delivery.
Include visuals, audio, and video if you choose, but be thorough in your
content. Your presentation must utilize at least eight scholarly sources, in
addition to the course textbook. Be sure to address the required topics with
critical thought, elaboration, and college-level writing. The PowerPoint or
Prezi presentation must be formatted according to APA style, and it must
include a title slide, reference slide, and citations where appropriate.