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Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: CHCPR301A - provide experiences to support childrens play
Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? Yes
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
What kind of activities can children partake that will lead to the child maintaining a healthy weight?

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
So far I have Outside play and Acting out stories. I've done a few google searches for ideas but haven't found anything that helps.

Description and Message:
We haven't really covered this in class properly, and I'm really stuck for ideas.

Hi Stephanie Louise,
Maybe you could write .. dancing games like freeze, climbing or obstacle course, playing ball games outside, running games eg. whats the time mr wolf, Yoga. Also intentional teaching about healthy food choices.
Hope this gives you some ideas to work with,

Jules...

Thanks heaps

Any activities, games that involve running, jumping, moving would help children maintain a healthy weight.
Increasing awareness about healthy choices - so maybe books about good food choices, conversations about it
Cooking experiences where healthy foods are used to cook with. Eg make pizza but using healthy things like proper tomatoes rather than tomato paste, veggies on it and a healthier cheese and not smothered in it. Fried rice with brown rice and veggies, Wholewheat pasta etc

Thanks thats really helpful, thanks