Blood Composition

Introduction

AWatch briefa three-minute video, rhyme,"Operation orOuch: hookRed toBlood set the topic for the day.Cells".

Activity 1

AUse gross-motor or sensory activityplaydough to getmake biconcave disks, the wigglesshape out.of a blood cell. Make different sizes: tiny white ones for platelets, medium red ones for red blood cells, and large white ones for white blood cells.

Activity 2

AUse morea sedatespoon activity,(or usually involving letters, numbers,tweezers, or fine-motor.tongs) to scoop and sort red and white blood cells (white pony beads and red perler beads respectively).

Lunch Snack

IdeallyMake themedblood tosalad: thestrawberries topic.for red blood cells, banana for platelets, apples for white blood cells, grapes for bacteria and viruses, yoghourt for plasma.

Activity 3

Make a blood composition sensory bottle. Fill it 45% of the way with red perler beads (red blood cells), add a sprinkling of white seed beads (platelets), one white pony bead (white blood cell), and fill it with oil (plasma).

Activity 4 

Any other fun optional bonus.