This week we began our Healthy Bodies unit, focusing on nutrition and the food groups.  Throughout the next couple of weeks, we will explore the digestive, skeletal, and circulatory system and begin building our bodies! 

Science

This week we read a variety of stories including; How Did That Get in my Lunch Box? Good Enough To Eat,  and Inside Your Outside.   All of these stories showed that eating a variety of healthy food provide us energy to play, think, move and learn! Our body is a machine and healthy food is our fuel.  We talked about the negative impact of sugars and how the healthiest way to eat is by eating the rainbow including protein, fruits, dairy and grains. We discussed the different foods that fit into each category and looked at a ‘healthy plate!’ They enjoyed searching through a catalog to find the foods that fit into each team!  We learned that proteins make our muscles and bones strong and carbohydrates provide our body with energy! 

Take a look at our healthy plates displayed outside of the classroom. 

Math

We completed math stations that related to our healthy body theme.  Many of the games this week introduced the idea of representing data on various charts/graphs.  Using spinners, cards, and dice the children showed information in different visual ways.  In our whole group math partners, we also worked on different addition strategies, looking at more effective ways to use our fingers, use manipulatives, or pictures to solve equations. 

 

 Happy Birthday, Alex!!  

Writing

In Writer’s Workshop we continue to focus on using our story hand.  When writing our stories the children will focus on characters, setting and adding two details to their story.  I encourage the children to stretch out the word on their own and do their very best kindergarten spelling!  They are gaining confidence and thinking about how all of these parts connect.