Human Body Week 12: Healthy Eating & Teeth

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Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 34-35 (“Teeth”)

Additional Reading:

   

Watch:

Kids vs. Cavities: How to Take Care of Your Teeth

Activity 1:

Two Toothy “Eggsperiments” to learn about the importance of good dental hygiene

Read:

Human Body Encyclopedia pg. 50-51 (“Healthy Eating”)

Additional Reading:

    

Watch:

Food Group Fun on YouTube

Food Groups Are Rockin’ Tonight Sing-Along

Vocabulary/ Copywork:

The Food Guide Pyramid is a guide to show how much of each kind of food we should eat each day.

Activity 2:

Find a good diagram of the Food Guide Pyramid for children, such as the one in the Human Body Encyclopedia. Using clip art, pictures from magazines, or a grocery store flyer, cut out pictures of foods from each food group. Create your own Food Pyramid on a large piece of construction paper. If you have a large amount of plastic play food, create a life-sized one on the floor.

 

Activity 3: Worksheets:

Organize the Food Groups coloring page

“My Menu Planner” (pg. 12 of this packet)- Come up with foods to eat each of 5 days to create a full, balanced & healthy meal.

“Switcheroos” (pg. 23)—Come up with a healthy alternative for unhealthy snacks you eat.