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Food-Smart Kids

Food is an essential part of life and also a way to teach children about health and improve literacy.  There are the names and colours of fruit and vegetables and finding out where the food comes from, as well as providing a great topic for imaginative play. Research consistently links between child nutrition and the ability of children to realise their full potential so education about food is vital.
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The banana boat song (Day-o)

All: Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home
All: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
All: He say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Work all night on a drink a’rum
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Stack banana till thee morning come
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
Boys: He say day, he say day
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: A beautiful bunch a’ripe banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Hide thee deadly black tarantula
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Bunch!
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Day, he say day-ay-ay-o
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
Boys: He say day, he say day
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home
Boys: Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana
Girls: Daylight come and he wanna go home

All: Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go home
All: Day, he say day, he say day, he say day,
All: He say day, he say day-ay-ay-o
All: Daylight come and he wanna go hoooome

Peanut Butter

Chorus:

Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you pick ‘em, you pick ‘em,
You pick ‘em, pick ‘em, pick ‘em
Then you crush ‘em, crush ‘em,
You crush ‘em, crush ‘em, crush ‘em
Then you spread ‘em, spread ‘em,
You spread ‘em, spread ‘em, spread ‘em…
Then you take the berries and you pick ‘em, you pick ‘em,
You pick ‘em, pick ‘em, pick ‘em
Then you crush ‘em, crush ‘em,
You crush ‘em, crush ‘em, crush ‘em
Then you spread ‘em, spread ‘em,
You spread ‘em, spread ‘em, spread ‘em…

Actions:

Pick: pretend to pick berries
Crush: squish something between your hands
Spread: use one hand to spread pb/jam over other hand

Recommended products:

Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons!

Toffee Apple by Peter Combe

Mm-mm – very nice

Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth
Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth

Daddy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Mummy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Chew it well – nyum, nyum, nyum, Mm-mm, very nice

Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth
Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth

Daddy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Mummy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Micky have a munch – munch, munch, munch
Vicki have a munch – munch, munch, munch
Chew it well – nyum, nyum, nyum – Mm-mm, very nice

Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth
Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth

Daddy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Mummy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Micky have a munch – munch, munch, munch
Vicki have a munch – munch, munch, munch

Tommy have a taste – nyum, nyum, nyum
Connie have a taste – nyum, nyum, nyum
Chew it well – nyum, nyum, nyum – Mm-mm, very nice

Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth
Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth

Daddy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Mummy have a bite – chomp, chomp, chomp
Micky have a munch – munch, munch, munch
Vicki have a munch – munch, munch, munch
Tommy have a taste – nyum, nyum, nyum

Connie have a taste – nyum, nyum, nyum

Toffee apple gone – gone, gone, gone
Down in the tummy – gone, gone, gone
Can I have some more – no, no, no
Please, daddy, please – no, no, no
Why, daddy, why – I’ll tell you why
There is toffee apple all – over – your – face
[slurp, slurp, slurp] Mm, [slurp, slurp, slurp] very nice

Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth
Toffee apple, nice and licky, one for Judy, one for Nicky
Crunchy munchy, very sticky, don’t forget to clean your teeth