Grade 1 • Week of May 26 - May 29 • Health

Overview

Last week in health, you read about the five food groups. This week in health, we are going to learn about the different nutrients we get from the foods we eat.

Task

STEP 1.

find Find your home content journal and something to write with.

STEP 2.

write Write the date on the empty page of the Health section of your journal.

STEP 3.

read Read the article Nutrition in the MackinVia database PebbleGo Science.

If the link above does not work, the article can be found in PebbleGo Science > Life Sciences > Humans > Staying Healthy > Nutrition

PebbleGO path to Nutrition

You can select the yellow and white speaker symbol in PebbleGo to have the words read aloud to you.

STEP 4.

In your content journal, show a meal you eat that has a balance of nutrients. You can

Write about the meal
Draw the meal

STEP 5.

In your content journal, show an activity you are able to do because of the energy you get from the foods you eat. You can:

Write about the activity
Draw the activity

STEP 6.

new_conversation With a grown up, talk about these questions:

What are some foods that give you each of the nutrients?
What kinds of foods do you eat to get carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and water?
Which of your favorite foods have lots of healthy nutrients?
Can you plan a meal that includes foods that have all of these nutrients? What would be in the meal?

SHARE IT! Keep your Content Journal with you at our next virtual check-in. You might choose to share your work.

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Want to Learn More? (optional)

Read the Capstone Interactive ebook, Healthy Foods Make Your Body Go.

- The book can be read aloud by selecting the Audio button at the bottom of the screen

Try these activities with a grown up:
- With a grown up, talk about what other cultures or families eat that help them get a balance of nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins, and water).
- Think about a celebratory meal that your family eats, like one for a holiday. What are the foods in the meal? What nutrients are in these foods?
- List ideas of where you can go to learn more about nutrition.

Questions?

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