Submitted by Iris Ingram, Snohomish, Washington

Idea posted April 23, 2010

Here is the Food Script and Song List for my musical Food Program.

Chant/Game: "Mabel, Mabel, Set the Table"

Students chant "Mabel, Mabel set the table, don't forget the _________." The microphone is rather randomly placed in front of a student who supplies a short answer of something that is appropriate for the table.

Song: "The Food Pyramid" from Music K-8, Vol. 15, No. 2.

Four or more different readers read during the musical interludes between verses. (This has been simplified from the original version.)

Verse 1: The food pyramid is a chart of food groups. It is really shaped like a pyramid. The group we should eat the most of is called the "Grain Group." It includes bread, rice, cereal and pasta.

Verse 2: The Vegetable and Fruit Group is next to the Grain group. Both of these groups are very important and we should eat these every day.

Verse 3: The Milk Group is next to the Vegetable and Fruit Group. We don't need as much of this group. It includes milk, yogurt and cheese. Then comes the Meat Group which includes meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts and dried beans.

Verse 4: Fats, oils and sweets don't really make up a food group. Our bodies don't need very much of these and we should eat only a little of these. We should pay attention to the things we eat and drink to help us feel our very best.

Spoken: Section: "How to Eat Peas Like a Child" from the musical How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan.

Song: "Pizza Love" from Music K-8, Vol. 8, No. 5.

Spoken: Section: "How to Eat a Sandwich Like a Child" from the musical How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan.

Spoken: Section: "How to Eat Cooked Carrots Like a Child" from the musical How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan.

Song: "Guacamole!" from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 4.

Spoken: Section: "How to Eat Mashed Potatoes Like a Child" from the musical How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan.

Spoken: Section: "Another Method to Eat Mashed Potatoes Like a Child" from the musical How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan.

Song: "Mashed Potatoes" from Music K-8, Vol. 9, No. 2.

How to Eat an Oreo Cookie:

  1. Split in half.
  2. Lick off frosting.
  3. Get another cookie and repeat the process.

Song: Chocolate Cookie (sung to the tune of "Sarasponda")

Chocolate cookie, chocolate cookie,

Chocolate cookie, yum, yum, yum.

Chocolate cookie, chocolate cookie,

Chocolate cookie, yum, yum, yum.

An O--------reo. A chocolate Oreo.

I love that creamy filling in a chocolate Oreo!

Movements:

Sing six times.

  • 1st time: Sing it plain. (Some student said, "Original.")
  • 2nd time: Clap two 8th notes every time you say "chocolate."
  • 3rd time: Do the above and add one snap every time you say "cookie."
  • 4th time: Do the above and rub your tummy on "yum, yum, yum."
  • 5th time: Do the above and stand up on "O" and sit down on "reo" of the word "Oreo."
  • 6th time: Do the above and cross arms over chest on word "love," and hold both hands up with palms facing out and do a shimmy jazz hand on "creamy filling."