Exploring Foods

When the students arrive each Monday there are four new discovery tables for them to explore. This week, one of the tables had a whole bunch of play food, and placemats with two plates on each. I asked the students if they could find a way to sort the food.

Some students chose to sort the foods by colour. 

Students then made a PicCollage to share their learning. 

Taking photos and adding labels using the iPads.

During discovery time, I purposely leave the activities open ended. I did not tell them to sort the foods in a particular way. I am almost always surprised and pleased to see the creative ways students explore the materials provided.

After discovery time we go to the carpet for our morning meeting. This time often includes reviewing activities from the day before, sharing objects we have brought from home (that connect to our learning), looking at our calendar and doing activities on the Smart Board. 

Today we talked about the food explorations the students were working on. 

I asked them what they could tell me about healthy foods. Here is what the students had to say:

Carrots and soup and brocolli are really healthy for you. - Bryce 
Did you know that vegetables grow in the garden? - Ethan

You gotta eat rice so it's good for your eyes. - Essence

Celery is good for you. - Danica

Broccoli is good for you. - Dante

Apple juice is healthy. - Ken

You better eat strawberries cause they're really good. - Denise

Carrots are good for your eyes. - Ellie

Do you want to know what's the healthiest food in your life? Breakfast. - Tayna

If you eat too much junk food, you might get sick and die. - Elryck

Pizza is good for you.  - Caleb.

Apples are good for you. - Autumn

"Healthy and bad"

Why should we eat healthy food? - Mrs. Lowe

Because it makes you grow up. - Denise

It makes you healthy for your whole body. - Essence

If you dont eat healthy food your teeth will rot. You have to eat healthy food and you still have to brush your teeth. - Dante

They will make your heart strong and they will make you grow muscles. - Danica

It helps your body grow.- Ellie

We eat healthy fgood because if we dont, we might get hurt. -Elryck

Healthy foods make you strong. - Cassie

If we eat junk food you will just puke. If you don't eat junk food and you eat good food you will not puke. - Gabriel

Healthy foods help you fight the sweets you have in your body and you will live. - Tayna

If you eat junk food and you don't eat healthy food you might die. - Journey

Some stuff is not healthy so you don't eat them. You eat the healthy stuff first and then you eat the other stuff. - Essence

"Healthy food and treats"

I am very excited to see where this inquiry will take us. Please feel free to add to our discussion at home. Students are welcome to bring in books or objects that connect to our learning on this topic.