This week you and your child will learn about Health. Your child can learn:
- All living beings need air, food, water and shelter to survive
- Living plants need air, food (nutrients), water, and light to survive
- Living beings need a period of rest
- When we sleep, our bodies heal
- If we don’t get enough sleep, we get sick
- If we eat good foods, our bodies will grow strong
- If we drink plenty of water, our bodies work better
- We need to get plenty of physical exercise every day
- A doctor can help us get better when we are sick, and to stay healthy
The lesson plans are going to start adding an extra component – letter, number, shape, and color recognition. So this week, your child will also learn about the letter W, the number 2, the color green, and the circle shape. For younger children, it may be a beginning level activity, for others it will be easy review. The links to free worksheets you can print off are located at the bottom of this article. No matter where your child fits in the scheme of things, consider this: If you teach him to read, he may do well in school. If you teach him about good health, you may improve the quality of his life forever.
The Rules for Good Health
On Monday, your child may go on a camp out in the backyard, as he learns the importance of sleep for good health. If you can, set up a tent and let him take his nap in it. Children learn as much or more from our actions as from our words. If you want your child to understand the importance of sleep, then you shouldn’t be staying up late, either. Set yourself a reasonable bedtime that allows you eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. If you aren’t waking up refreshed and rested every morning before your alarm goes off, then you may be suffering from chronic fatigue.
Wednesday is all about exercise. You can visit a fitness trail, or make one in your backyard. You’ll play ball, and learn a little Yoga.
Thursday, we learn about the importance of water. Your child will water-color, and pour water in the sandbox. He can help you water the plants, or plant his own seedling to water.
Friday, the week wraps up with a lesson on cleanliness. It is okay to get dirty – but then we must get clean again. Your child will learn the right way to wash his hands. He will learn to sing the ABC song through twice while washing, so he washes long enough. He will learn that warm water and plain soap work best for washing hands.
Five Star Books for Health Week
- Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss
- My Amazing Body: A First Look at Health by Pat Thomas
- Little Yoga: A Toddler’s First Book of Yoga by Rebecca Whitford
- All About Scabs (My Body Science Series) by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum
- Pooh Plays Doctor by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
- Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You by Tish Rabe
- The No-Cry Sleep Solutions for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Elizabeth Pantley
Quality Products for Health Week (optional)
- Yoga Kids, Vol. 2: ABC’s for Ages 3-6 DVD
- Baby Songs – ABC, 123, Colors and Shapes
- Bazoongi 48″ Bouncer
- Ball, Bounce and Sport Mickey Hopper
- Platinum All-Time Sesame Street Favorite Songs CD
- Alex Toys 18 Piece Picnic Basket set
- Educo Gourmet Chef Cookware
- Playmobile’s Dentist’s Office
- Preschool Games
Preschool Lesson Plan: Health Week
Free Worksheets for your Preschooler
W is for Watermelon coloring page
W is for Water printing practice
What Begins with W? matching practice
What Begins with W? coloring worksheet
The Letter W worksheet
Related Articles:
Teach Your Child How To Wash Hands
Mastering the Nap
Vitamin D Deficiencies in Children
Photo Credits:
Top: photo by Linda Aslund
Bottom: photo by Just Taken Pics
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