Weekly Play # 1
I’ve made the decision to center my weekly play sessions on advocating for better nutrition for children in the public school setting. This week’s play was a dig at the disaster that is “school lunch”. In addition to my weekly play theme, I’ve also decided to name my blog posts after different children’s literature books that align with the theme of
the post. In doing so, I hope to expose readers to some of my favorite authors and books for young readers.
This week’s book is a favorite of mine in a series of books about Charlie and his litter sister Lola. Lola is a young girl with a spunky personality and wild imagination. This book tells the story of Lola and her fussiness when it comes to eating loads of different foods. It isn’t until her ever patient and understanding older brother Charlie changes the names of these dreaded foods that Lola starts trying them. Peas are much more delightful when they’re depicted as green drops all the way from Green Land or potatoes described as Cloud Fluff from Mt. Fuji. Lauren Child knows how to so beautifully capture the heart and spirit of young children in her books. A delight for both children and adults!
An experience I witnessed in the school cafeteria the other day got me thinking. Are kids throwing their school lunches away as a result of pickiness or do they know it is just flat out BAD? This child went so far as to dump his chocolate milk in an effort to get out of eating it.
To make this meme I created a free account with imgflip.com. The website was easy to navigate and the directions to make the meme were super simple. I’m excited to start spreading awareness about the sad story that is the public school lunch. This meme captures a kindergartener with a developed enough palette to say “I’ll pass” when it came time to eat his mashed potatoes and, dare-I-say chicken? nuggets.
Kindergarten Bookworm 
It is like you read my mind with this post. I am constantly discussing our school lunches with my colleagues. I find it disgusting just how many lunches are cooked in a plastic bag. I actually wonder if they are throwing it away because it is bad as well. It has made me fully aware of the lunches I will send with my child one day. I appreciate you posting this because I feel this is a big issue in schools today.
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It is like you read my mind with this post. I am constantly discussing our school lunches with my colleagues. I find it disgusting just how many lunches are cooked in a plastic bag. I actually wonder if they are throwing it away because it is bad as well. It has made me fully aware of the lunches I will send with my child one day. I appreciate you posting this because I feel this is a big issue in schools today.
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