s an early childhood professional building a home school connection is an important part teaching and learning As we teach three four and five year old children about healthy estyles nutrition safety and wellness we also must offer support and education to milles at home This graded project involves developing a themed Healthy Take Home Bag be sent home each week with a different child throughout the school year It should ontain important ideas and activities that provide families and children with knowledge bout becoming and staying healthy and fit These bags allow family members to be volved in a child s learning allow these steps to begin your assignment 1 Choose one of these four themes and plan your Healthy Take Home Bag around your selected topic a Germs Handwashing and Staying Healthy b Nutrition and Healthy Food Choices c Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness d Dental Health and Hygiene Search online and select an image of the ideal book bag backpack or tote bag you would send home with children in your class Copy the image of the bag and paste it into your assignment Cite the source of the image on your references page in APA format and explain in five to seven sentences which theme you ve selected and why Then share why you selected this particular bag to serve as your Healthy Take Home Bag From the teacher s perspective write a letter to families of your students explaining what the bag is about and why their children are receiving the bag to take home In your letter include a greeting and closing and follow proper spelling punctuation grammar and formatting rules Your letter should motivate and excite families to receive the bag provide a detailed explanation of each item included in the bag suggest how to use each item appropriately and include any other directions suggestions or guidance you wish to express Before writing your letter Imagine what questions concerns or apprehensions families might have as they receive the Healthy Take Home Bag Then include your answers and any additional information that might lessen their confusion or reluctance Research ideas as you plan the bag s contents which should include materials in each of the following categories Games Include a description of at least one game families would play together hat promotes understanding of your chosen theme Describe the materials needed to play each game and share a summary of how each game is played Finally indicate what the child will learn from playing each game at home with their family This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed aragraph of at least five to seven sentences Children s literature Identify and describe two books that promote children s nderstanding of your chosen topic Provide the title author s name publisher ate and a summary of each book Then identify two reasons for selecting each ook to be included within your Healthy Take Home Bag This portion of your ssignment is expected to be two fully developed paragraphs of at least five to even sentences each one paragraph per book nipulatives Describe at least one manipulative set you would include in the thy Take Home Bag Tell about the materials included and how they re to be 1 Then explain how the manipulatives extend the child s understanding of selected theme This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully eloped paragraph of at least five to seven sentences matic play Share ideas for costumes puppets or other dramatic play erials you would send home in the Take Home Bag Be specific by sharing the ufacturer s name of each item describing the items themselves and maining how they ll be used Describe how the dramatic play items you ve dod relate to your chosen theme and advance the child s understanding of In the Take Home Bag that supports your selected topic Explain t needed the steps of the experiment and the expected outcome how this experiment would benefit the family This portion of you expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to se Recipes for healthy snacks Share at least one recipe for a kid fr that s healthy nutritious and relates to the topic you ve chosen ingredients you would send home in the bag or expect the family Describe the procedure of making the snack and explain how an contributes to the family s experience in learning together abour This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully devel of at least five to seven sentences Additional resources Provide at least one resource such as a magazine movie or other resource that would extend the fam your chosen theme Explain what the resource is and how it wo family Make sure this is a credible source that families will fine easily accessible This portion of your assignment is expected to developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Science experiment Describe one age appropriate scienc in the Take Home Bag that supports your selected topic Ex needed the steps of the experiment and the expected outo how this experiment would benefit the family This portion expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least fiu Recipes for healthy snacks Share at least one recipe for a that s healthy nutritious and relates to the topic you ve ch ingredients you would send home in the bag or expect the Describe the procedure of making the snack and explain contributes to the family s experience in learning together This portion of your assignment is expected to be one full of at least five to seven sentences Additional resources Provide at least one resource su magazine movie or other resource that would extend a your chosen theme Explain what the resource is and how family Make sure this is a credible source that families w easily accessible This portion of your assignment is expe developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences As you complete these portions of your assignment click on the links some of the ideas pinned for you on your ECB instructon Pinterest bo ECH130 Health Safety and Nutrition Healthy Take Home Rag Ideas Submission and Grading Formatting Your Assignment Begin by creating a title page in APA format Format your paper using as 12 point Times New Roman Set the margins at a standard 1 inch o line spacing as double Because you ve given your information on the necessary The standard style format for citations if required is Amer Association APA For more information on this citation style reler t Prior to Submitting Your Assignment f