NUTRITION WEEK CONTINUED!

Dear Parents,

This week we continued working on our nutrition unit.  We learned all about the foods in the fruit group by reading The Fruit Group Book by, Megan Borgert-Spaniol. We then worked on our fruit group page by choosing five different fruits such as: apples, bananas, pineapples, kiwi, and cantaloupe and then glued them them on.  We also made a smoothie by adding yogurt, strawberries, bananas and a little orange juice (from the fruit and dairy group). 
It not only tasted good, but was healthy as well.

Mmm, was it good!

We learned that the fruit and vegetable groups are high in vitamin A, which is good for your eyes and skin.  They are also high in Vitamin C, which helps your body heal. Vitamin C keeps your teeth and gums healthy. Some vegetables are full of potassium which gives you energy.

The children had so much fun decorating chef hats, which they wore while preparing all the different foods from the five food groups.

Finally we finished our Nutrition Booklets with the grain group page.   Some of the foods the children chose to add onto the grain group page were: pretzels, bread, cereal, oatmeal, and pasta.
We learned that these foods give you energy that lasts a long time. 

On Wednesday, Great Scott, the magician, performed for us.

We also had a discussion about good dental care after reading Peppa Pig's Trip to the Dentist by, Scholastic Inc.  We then made our own set of teeth. The children then spread soy butter (from our protein group) onto apple slices. and finally added cubes of apples, (from the fruit group).  They put it all together and voila! a set of teeth!

          

Showing our white teeth!

Beach day fun on the playground:

 

 

 

On Friday we had pizza of course, which is from the vegetable group, the grain group, and the dairy group. We also read Babar's Yoga for Elephants, by Laurent De Brunhoff.  The children then practiced the yoga moves.

Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara