Minds On
Breakfast time
Describe what you do in the morning before you go to your learning space. You can use pictures or words.
Record your thoughts.
If possible, share your thoughts with a partner.
Healthy breakfast
Let’s explore a video!
Check out this episode of Bamboo Love to learn more about a healthy breakfast.
Why is it important for Bamboo Love to make healthy food choices?
As you work through this learning activity, you can record your ideas in many ways.
Access the following audio recording to learn more about how to record your ideas.
How to Record Your Ideas
Action
Making healthy food choices
If we want to stay healthy, we can start by making healthy choices.
This is a picture of Canada’s Food Guide. It helps us choose healthy foods!
Canada’s Food Guide
Description
Canada's Food Guide represented on a dinner plate. The guide helps us make healthy food choices for our meals and snacks. Half of the plate is filled with fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, broccoli, lettuce, and strawberries. A quarter of the plate contains proteins and dairy foods, such as meat and cheese. The last quarter of the plate contains whole grain foods, such as whole grain bread, pasta, and rice.
Choose your food
It’s your turn now! Can you make healthy food choices for your meals and snacks?
Choose a check mark for the healthy choices '✓' and an ‘X’ for the unhealthy choices.
Being active
Another thing that can keep us healthy is to be active.
The following images show us some ways to be active!
We can ride a bike to be active.
We can run to be active.
We can jump rope to be active.
Is it active?
It’s your turn now! Can you tell which activities keep us active and which do not keep us active?
Choose a check mark for the active choices and an ‘X’ for the choices that aren’t active.
Hygiene
To be healthy, we have to stay clean and maintain good hygiene.
The following images are some examples of good hygiene!
Brushing your teeth is a way to have good hygiene.
Brushing or combing your hair is a way to have good hygiene.
Washing your hands with soap and water is a way to have good hygiene.
Happy hygiene!
It’s your turn now! Can you tell which pictures show good hygiene?
Choose a check mark for good hygiene and an ‘X’ for bad hygiene.
How could healthy choices help someone's mind and body?
Consolidation
Healthy living collage
Materials Needed
Materials needed
Materials needed for this learning activity:
- newspapers, flyers, or magazines
- crayons or markers
- scissors
- paper
- glue
Gathering healthy choices
Now, let's create a healthy collage! The children in the image have started theirs.
In a collage, you gather pictures of healthy choices put them together on paper, poster, or even a computer.
Choose pictures of healthy choices for the healthy collage and explain why you made these choices.
If possible, share your collage and choices with a partner.
You can use magazines, flyers, images from the internet, or even draw pictures for the collage.
Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Press the button next to the sentence that matches how you feel.
