Germs get into our bodies and make us feel bad. Discuss with the class some of the ways we take care of our bodies, such as washing our hands and face with soap and water, brushing our teeth, etc. Brush our teeth, brush our teeth. This is the way we brush our teeth To keep our bodies healthy. Materials Chart paper, markers Procedure Tell the children that eating good food helps bodies stay healthy.
Good foods keep bodies growing and working.
Make a large chart on a piece of paper, showing four equal sections. Label the four columns of the chart with the words breads and cereals , fruits and vegetables , meat and fish , and dairy products . Discuss with the children the four categories. As you collect the pictures, have children identify the foods in the pictures. Then, redistribute the pictures, one to each child.