Digestion

Introduction

Watch a five-minute video, "How the Digestive System Works".

Activity 1

ALearn gross-motorhow ordigestion sensoryworks activityby squishing zip-loc baggies. Add a slice of bread and a slice of apple into each bag along with (1) nothing, (2) water, (3) vinegar, and (4) both water and vinegar. Squish each of the bags to gettry to break up the wigglesbread out.and apple into pulpy "poop".

Activity 2

AMake morea sedateplaydough activity,digestive usuallysystem. involving

letters, numbers, or fine-motor.

Lunch Snack

IdeallyDesign themeda tohealthy theplate topic.with half fruit and vegetables, quarter grains, and quarter protein.

Activity 3

CraftingUse activity.fabric markers to draw a digestive system t-shirt, and then dress your anatomy model in it.

Activity 4 

AnyReturn otherto funthe optionaldigestion bonus.baggies from earlier. The acid of the vinegar should now have had time to begin breaking down the apple slice.