Hayesville Primary School’s Pre-K students are enjoying learning about nutrition this summer through the N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Steps to Health program. The summer program is called Color Me Healthy. Students learn the importance of eating the colors of the rainbow and get to taste test colorful fruits and vegetables. Recently students made fruit kabobs. Classes are taught by Kim Terrell, Family & Consumer Science Agent.

Color Me Healthy is a program developed to reach children ages four and five with fun, interactive learning opportunities on physical activity and healthy eating.

It is designed to stimulate all of the senses of young children: touch, smell, sight, sound, and, of course, taste. Through the use of color, music, and exploration of the senses, Color Me Healthy teaches children that healthy food and physical activity are fun.