What Are We Learning About This Week?
Eating nutritious food helps our bodies to grow and stay healthy.
This Week’s Big Questions
How do nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables help our bodies? How are fruits and vegetables different from junk food?
Fun at Home
Look at the foods in your kitchen. Find the fruits, vegetables, and junk food. Discuss why it is important to eat fruits and vegetables every day.
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Fruits
Explain It:
Fruits are the parts of a plant that has seeds and skin. Most fruits that people eat are sweet.
Talk About It:
What is your favorite fruit? Why?
Say It:
Vegetable
Explain It:
Vegetables are the plants or parts of plants that are used for food, such as potatoes, broccoli, or corn. Vegetables are healthy foods for your body.
Talk About It:
Why do we need to eat lots of vegetables?
Say It:
Junk Food
Explain It:
Junk food is snack food that is not good for your body. Junk food such as cookies and soda have too much sugar and don’t help your body to be strong and healthy.
Talk About It:
What could happen to your body if you ate too much junk food?