Day 3

Today we began with this creative activity.

While there were many stories shared, there seemed to be a few themes involving flying around the world at incredible speeds, so as to have visit many places within the day. The amount of $10,000,000 came up a few times as well! Please ask your child to share their stories with you.

We watched another Ted Talk:Why Do We Sleep?  It not only covers why we sleep, but also discusses ramifications of poor or inadequate sleep. (**I muted the talk from 3:17-3:27) We then had a discussion about our own sleep patterns and experiences.  Again, flying came up frequently here as well.


We then followed this with a few rounds of Kahoot.  We played one each about sleep, exercise, nutrition, and mental health. **If you haven't yet played Kahoot, you ought to try it!  Fair warning though, they can often contain typos and other mild errors, so be patient.

The students continued their research today.  Here are the research questions the students have chosen to have as their focus:

1. What are some mental conditions and how do they affect the people that have them?
2. What foods are good for you?
3. What does exercise do for your body?
4. What are different types of flus, their symptoms, and how can we prevent them?
5. How do caffeine and sugar affect sleep?
6. What causes allergies and what are some ways to treat allergies?
7. How much sleep is good for you? Is it good for your brain, and if so, how?
8. What are dreams?
9. What kinds of diseases can be caused by obesity?
10. What happens to your body when you exercise? (how does your body get fit?)
11. How do antibodies affect our immune system?
12. How do emotions occur?
13. How does your body fight off certain diseases?
14. What are the top 5 best foods to eat? And how do different foods affect the body?
15. Why do we feel pain?
16. What will happen if you over-exercise?
17. How do you lose weight?

I am so excited to learn all they will have to share next week!

We will be hosting our health fair in our classroom (15) on June 30th from 10:30-11:30 and would love for everyone to attend.