Footsteps to the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics will be held in Canada February 12th through February 28th. In preparation for our study of Footsteps on the Olympics in February, in January we will be studying Footsteps of Good Health because in order to make it to be an Olympian, one must be in good physical condition. Our four areas of study will be: Exercise or physical activity, Nutrition, Daily Routines required for Good Health and Risky Behavior. The students ( and their teacher) will be looking at their self in all four of these areas. We began the first week of our study by brainstorming "EAT SMART! PLAY HARD!" We especially looked at ways to get physical activity in addition to playing sports. Fun ways to do this were suggested: playing wii sports, playing active games with younger siblings, dancing or running in place and taking hikes or long walks. During this month we will be journaling the things we do to be healthy.