Healthy Foods Research

For our unit in Health, we have focused on healthy eating and the 4 Food Groups. Students began inquiring what the 4 Food Groups were and questioned the kinds of food that are in the main food groups. We have collaborated with our friends on a shared-slide document. Students investigated the 4 Food Groups in an in-depth way. They were challenged to first figure out with a partner what types of healthy food are in the food groups.

To research, students consulted wonder and nutrition websites to help answer their inquiry and to categorize food into their appropriate food group. After completing this task I wondered if students understood why it was important to eat healthy food in the food groups. The next task had the students determine why the food groups were important. I was amazed to see how knowledgeable students are in researching. They recognized how to ask the right questions when searching on Google. They read through websites with a friend and found some amazing facts about Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, Grain and Protein foods. We even contacted Wonderopolis to help us determine where to categorize some food. The class is really enjoying this special project and I am so proud of how experienced they are in researching and proving with evidence. Well done friends! We will be using this important research to assist us on another project beginning Wednesday. Students will be exploring healthy food in a fun way. We will be creating a video to teach others about our healthy treat....stay tuned!!

To view our on-going work on our shared Google Slides project, please follow this link:

https://docs.google.com/a/ocsb.ca/presentation/d/17Uv7ZzsVnfCI42_GSGkZvtNGSOUSCcsbJWNe2zccIkQ/edit?usp=sharing

Dear @Wonderopolis are eggs dairy or protein?

— Mrs. Ciampa (@MrsCiampaClass) May 28, 2015

@MrsCiampaClass Would you like to nominate your Wonders for possible future Wonders of the Day? http://t.co/rZEqXzCUbD

— Wonderopolis (@Wonderopolis) May 28, 2015

Thank you. We added our wonder to the Wonder of the Day list. Are beans protein or grains? #wewonder #3rdchat https://t.co/EAjUNcSCUG

— Mrs. Ciampa (@MrsCiampaClass) May 29, 2015

Healthy Food Choices

During our Health unit, students explored healthy food options. We read many stories and watched videos that showed us alternate snack and meal ideas that included food in one of the 4 food groups. Students worked on an activity that had them create a healthy lunch filled with healthy food from one of the 4 food groups. We are learning that healthy eating can be tasty.
We made a list of healthy foods and categorized them into their food group. We also consulted the Wonder Website Wonderopolis to help us solve our tomato wonder...Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

We also posted our healthy food ideas and learning to our Healthy Eating Padlet. Click the link below to see what we've learned! Feel free to continue to add your healthy food options (and their food group) to our Padlet thinking. Some students are posting from home - WAY TO GO GRADE 2! Excellent thinking!

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