Posts Tagged ‘Good Choices’
Monday, May 25th, 2015
On the bus ride home from a class trip to a working farm and farmer’s market, Miss Pat challenged the “Can Do”Kids with a game of what can I make with what I saw at the farmer’s market.
Miss Pat said, “Okay, who is going to go first?
Bobby raised his hand and said, “I saw apples and I can make applesauce with apples.”
Kathy went next saying she saw peaches and she can make a peach pie with her mom’s help.
Hector shared that he saw cherries and he could make an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top.
Eulyn saw celery and she knows she can make a tuna salad with cut up celery in it.
Willie saw tomatoes and he can make a salad with them.
Now it is your turn. Name one thing you make with the following things that the “Can Do” Kids saw at the farmer’s market?
eggs milk
butter cheese
strawberries blueberries
potatoes corn
Tags: butter, Can Do Kids, cheese, eggs, farm, farmer's market, fruit, Good Choices, life skills, milk, miss pat, vegetables
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
It’s time for a safety smarts check!
Ask an adult to hear your answers and tell you if you have safety smarts.
When Nellie got home from school, Grandma Hattie was sitting in her chair. She told Nellie she wasn’t feeling well and to call for help. What should Nellie do? Who can she call? What number should she dial? What should she say to the person on the phone?
Bobby’s apartment building with an elevator. Should he get on the elevator with a stranger?
Arthur J is playing in his fenced-in yard when a man he didn’t know leans on the fence and invites Arthur J to come over and see his new puppy. What should he do?
Annie is playing basketball in her driveway when a boy much older than her comes over and asks if he can shoot hoops with her. What can she say? What can she do?
Hector is hungry; his mom is napping in the living room. he goes onto the kitchen for a snack. He thinks about making popcorn in the microwave, or cutting an apple into slices to dip in peanut 
butter, or getting a yogurt from the refrigerator. Which choice shows good safety smarts?
Yundi’s helmet is tight on his head. Is it okay for him to go bike riding without his helmet?
Kathy is going to be in a jump rope competition. She is trying to decide what shoes to wear. Her sandals look nice with her dress. Her school shoes are sturdy. Her sneakers have good support. Which shoes do you think Kathy should wear and why?
Mickey and Muggins are taking a walk when a little boy breaks free of his mom’s 
hand and runs up in front of them. Mickey needs to practice safety smarts by telling the little boy not to pet Muggins as he is a service dog. Why does Mickey need to do this? What might happen if the little boy starts petting Muggins?
Tags: Annie, Arthur J, bike smarts, Good Choices, kathy, kitchen smarts, life skills, Mickey, Muggins, Nellie, safety smarts, street smarts, Yundi
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
Miss Pat was really disappointed to see how poorly a number of the “Can Do kids” did on the US map quiz. Most didn’t know where over half the states were on the map, and even less could name the capital of each state.
Miss Pat announced, “It is time to spend some time, each day, on the computer playing the US Jigsaw Game to learn where each state is and what city is its capital.”
At first, the class wasn’t too keen on the idea, but once they got started with the jigsaw puzzle, they liked it. Each day, Miss Pat would have a pop quiz following their using the jigsaw game and she and the “Can Dos” were pleased to see how many states they were getting to know.
Why not see how you can do finding each state in the USA.
Just go to the “Can Do” Street club house, choose the balloon that say More Games, then choose USA Jigsaw.
Good luck finding each state and its capital!
Tags: Can Do Kids, games, Good Choices, jigsaw, life skills, miss pat, state, state capitol, states, USA map
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
At the last parent-teacher meeting some of the parents asked Miss Pat if there was a computer game that could help their children practice the steps of good personal hygiene.
It seems that some of the “Can Dos” were having trouble with the steps for wash their hands and keeping themselves clean.
Miss Pat decided to make up a game, two of them to be exact.
The first game reminded the “Can Dos” of the correct steps to hand washing. The second game Miss Pat made reminded the “Can Dos” of the steps to washing and grooming.
Well, at first the “Can Dos” couldn’t see the need for the games as they all thought they knew the steps of hand washing a personal grooming. Wow, were they surprised when they didn’t do so well in the two games.
Let’s see how well you do with the “Steps” games.
Just go to the “Can Do” Club House, go to games and choose Steps.
Tags: Can Do Kids, computer games, games, Good Choices, grooming, life skills, miss pat, personal hygiene, steps, steps to good hygiene
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Friday, April 24th, 2015
Grandma Hattie describes food as fuel that our bodies run on.
She is always telling her grandchildren and their friends how important it is to eat good food, not junk food if they want to grow strong and healthy, not put on too much weight, and have the energy to learn, exercise and play.
Grandma Hattie always has lots of food in her refrigerator.
The other day she challenged Willie and his friends to pick out foods that are good to eat at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Why not see what food you can pick out for each meal? Don’t forget a snack food! Have a grown up check your choices.
Tags: breakfast, choices, dinner, food, foods, Good Choices, good food, Grandma Hattie, junk food, life skills, lunch
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