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My Healthy Body Choices

Staying Healthy and Strong

Day 15of 180
Week 3of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify 3-4 healthy body habits

2

Create a visual poster showing healthy choices

3

Develop appreciation for God's gift of our body

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 10:31

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

— 1 Corinthians 10:31 (WEB)

Even small choices about our health can honor God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Poster board or large paper
  • Magazines or printed pictures
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons or markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about sleep and preview today's healthy choices activity

💭 Review Question: What helps our body grow strong?
2Teaching (5 min)

Discuss four healthy body habits: eating, moving, washing, sleeping

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Eating colorful fruits and vegetables
  • Playing and exercising every day
  • Keeping our body clean
  • Getting good sleep at night
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What foods help you grow strong?
  • How do you like to play and move?
3Activity: Healthy Choices Poster (6 min)
project

Create a colorful poster showing healthy habits

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look through magazines for healthy pictures
  2. Cut out pictures of good food, exercise, cleaning
  3. Glue pictures onto poster board
  4. Draw or color additional details
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting and gluing

Challenge: Child writes labels for each picture

4Closing (3 min)

Review poster and discuss healthy choices

📝 Review Questions:
  • What healthy things did you put on your poster?
  • How can we thank God for our body?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about bones inside our body

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning body awareness and basic health concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive, encouraging language
  • Make activity fun and playful
  • Allow child to be creative with poster
🤔 Common Struggles:

Cutting with scissors, staying focused

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of basic health concepts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing BibleMouse health habit song
  • Take a family walk together
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about body care

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