A healthY habits puzzler.

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What else does your body need to feel good in addition to eating healthy foods and being active? Start with a good night's sleep of about 10 hours. You use a lot of energy every day and you need to sleep in order to give your body rest and time to recharge. Your body also depends on you to practice good hygiene (say: hi Jean). Good hygiene means keeping clean by taking a bath or shower every day, brushing and flossing your teeth, and washing your hands often with soap and water.

Show what you know about staying healthy and making your body feel good. Answer questions one through eight by circling the correct letter. Then, place that letter on the lines with the matching numbers below. (For example, if you circle A for number 5, write the letter A above each blank labeled 5.)

1. If a tangerine is bigger than a grapefruit, circle A. If not, circle I.

2. If eating a variety of foods, like fresh fruit, every day is important, circle Y. If not, circle O.

3. If you should only wash your hands once a day, circle B. If not, circle E

4. If you should be active every day, circle H. If not, circle K.

5. If it's okay to brush your teeth once a week, circle W. If you should brush more often, circle A.

6. If getting enough sleep helps you feel good in the morning, circle I. If not, circle N.

7. If Florida citrus fruit, like grapefruit, tangerines and oranges, have no vitamins and minerals, circle D. If they do have vitamins and minerals, circle U.

8. If it's okay to take a bath once a month, circle V. If you should take more, circle O.

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Are you good at doing two things at once?

Some birds are. They actually take a nap for about 30 seconds while flying!

This activity explains that, in addition to eating healthy foods and being active, there are other important habits that keep us healthy (like getting enough sleep, washing hands, taking baths and brushing teeth).

Review proper hygiene habits with your class. Ask students how they feel when they do not get enough sleep. Explain to students that a lack of sleep can leave you feeling tired and irritable, and can weaken your immune system, making you more likely to get sick.

ANSWERS

1. I, 2. Y, 3. E, 4. H, 5. A, 6. L, 7. U, 8.0

Message at bottom: Keep your body healthy. Eat, sleep, play the Super Citrus way!

Extension Activities

* Divide students into small groups and assign each a topic (i.e., grains, dairy, protein, fruits, vegetables, physical activity, sleep, hygiene). Have each group create a poster about the topic showing how it helps make them feel good. Students can include related trivia from the wall poster, and research additional facts to add.

* Have students create activity cards--index-sized cards that describe their favorite activities and sports. Encourage kids to create cards for organized sports they like, as well as simple games they've invented with their friends. A different card should be created for each game. Display these on a "We're on the Move!" bulletin board.

* Ask students to keep a sleep log for a week or two charting how many hours of sleep they get each night. They should also track how they feel each day. Did they feel different on days they did not get as much sleep as usual the night before?

* Ask students to visit www.MyPyramid.gov/kids, the USDA's site for its new food guidance system. At the site, students and families can research the amount of foods children should be eating based on their age and activity level.