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Grade two

LESSON WHAT YOU NEED WHAT TO DO
1. Introducing At My Best * At My Best Class Book
* "The Milky Way song" (Music | Lyrics)		 * Describe or illustrate what your family does to be healthy.
* Teach a family member the Milky Way song.
2. Learn your ABC's: Are you able to be stable * ABC Dance
(Music | Lyrics)		 * Teach guardians & siblings your own version of the ABC Dance.
* Make a family "shape machine" at home. Each family member
takes on a shape and those shapes are all joined together to create a family machine.
3. Learn your ABC's: Spell & go * Download:
"Going on a Ski Trip"
* Download:
"Family Mover".		 * Do theactions for "Going on a Ski Trip" with your family.
* Complete "Family Mover".
4. Learn your ABC's: Ball bouncing bonanza   * Create a cooperative game with your entire family that involves
bouncing, tossing and catching a ball.
* Play any sport or activity with your parents/guardians that involves
catching, bouncing or tossing a ball (baseball, basketball, four-square).
5. Learn your ABC's: Toss it circle * 3 beanbags * Practice the tossing circle at home and think of challenging ways that everyone can have fun doing the tossing circle.
6. What does it mean to be healthy? * Download:
ABC Bingo card		 * Complete the healthy activities with your family.
* Guardians are asked to sign and date each healthy activity once completed.
7. Healthy eating choices * Download:
Our Healthy Placemat

* Download:
Eating well with Canada's Food Guide

* Download:
Our family's favourite recipe

 * Work with your family to draw a healthy meal your family eats with foods from each of the food groups.
* Work with your family to write out one of your favourite healthy dessert recipes.
8. Enjoy eating your food * Download:
"Tickets to Health"		 * On each Ticket to Health, the student will write one healthy choice they make at home. For example, eating a piece of fruit for dessert, eating some vegetables with dinner, going outside to play instead of watching TV.
* Parents or caregivers are to sign that they have made the healthy choice.
* Get out and play a real family soccer game! Snow soccer in the winter is even more fun!
9. Get energized daily! Healthy food and physical activity * Download:
"My energy diary"		 * Students keep a record of an activity and snack they did or had after school and after dinner. With the help of a parent or caregiver, they indicate whether their snacks and activities were energizing or non-energizing.
* For another day, plan with a parent or caregiver to make a healthy choice by replacing one non-energizing snack or activity with one that is energizing. For example: replace one hour of screen time with any activity, replace cookies with vegetables and low-fat dip, eat fruit instead of drinking juice, choose whole wheat foods.
* Encourage children to play a high-energy activity at home with their family (tag, basketball, soccer) as well as a lower-energy activity (walking, swinging).
* Encourage discussion on the right foods they can eat to fuel these activities.
10. Bringing it all together   * Walk and Talk: Go for a walk with your child and talk about some of the things they learned in this At My Best™ unit.