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Kindergarten

LESSON	WHAT YOU NEED	WHAT TO DO
1. We're on our way!	* At My Best Class Book	* Describe or illustrate what your family does to be healthy
2. You can do it!	* ABC Dance (Music \| Lyrics) * 6 scarves (2 of each colour) (Can use socks, towels, ribbons, etc.)	* Teach parents/guardians & siblings the ABC Dance with the scarves
3. Scarf parade	* 6 scarves (2 of each colour)(Can use socks, towels, ribbons, etc.)	* Try to keep more than one scarf in the air at a time (juggle). * Partner with a family member and see how many scarves you can keep in the air at once. * Come up with five things you can do with the scarves at home with your family.
4. Going on a scarf walk!	* 6 scarves (2 of each colour)(Can use socks, towels, ribbons, etc.) * "Going on a scarf walk" song (Music \| Lyrics)	* Go on your own family walk in your neighbourhood to a friends place, to the park or to the store. Take turns playing "Follow the Leader" with the scarves.
5. Balance Bean	ABC Dance (Music \| Lyrics) 6 scarves (2 of each colour) (Can use socks, towels, ribbons, etc.)	* Invent a new scarf dance with your family.
6. If you're healthy and you know it!	"If you're healthy and you know it" song (Music \| Lyrics) 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 journey	* Download: Vegetables & Fruits our family enjoys * Download: Eating well with Canada's Food Guide * Download: Our family's favourite recipe	* Draw pictures of fruits and vegetables your family eats. * Work with your child to write a recipe for a fruit snack using your family's favourite fruit (for example: smoothie, fruit kabob, fruit salad).
8. I like me!	* At My Best Class Book	* Add to the class book by having your child complete: "I care for myself every day by…" with your help and draw a picture to illustrate their sentence. * Teach a family member the 'new' Head and Shoulders song with different body parts.
9. What, When, and Why I eat	* Download: Fruit smoothie recipes	* Make a smoothie at home with your family. * Draw a picture of your family drinking the smoothie or draw a picture of the fruits in their smoothie.
10. Star Bright		* Teach a family member your favourite warm up from At My Best™. * Challenge your family to come up with a new "twist" to the warm up and then show the class.