What makes you strong?

What makes you strong?

This week we discussed what makes us strong.

We figured out that there are 3 things that people need in order to be strong.

Food/water, sleep and exercise. 

Resting during rest time gives us energy.

Doing an obstacle course and recording our times.

Discussing and creating vegetables.

Vegetables and fruit give us lots of energy.

clearly this is a fun experience. :)

Sorting food into the MyPlate system, to show a balanced meal.

Food bingo and guessing what category each item falls into.

Another aspect of how to keep our bodies strong is by listening to good words.

A lot of children were surprised and skeptical, so we did an experiment using plants.

We gave the plants an equal amount of water and sunlight , but to one plant we spoke nicely and to the other meanly.

(it was so sweet to see how hard it was for the kids to come up with something mean to say!)

Getting to watch the process sparked some discussions with everyone.

We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

and discussed why he ate so much! He needed lots of energy to go into his cocoon for 2 weeks.

Some animals can eat a lot and save the energy for later, like bears when they hibernate.

but people aren't able to.

Punching holes through food  just like the caterpillar.

Creating our own hungry caterpillar!