Healthy Heart!

February is heart awareness month, so we ended the month learning all about how to keep our hearts healthy. The students learned that we can keep our hearts healthy by eating healthy food, exercising, and staying away from smoke.

They also learned how important the heart is to the body. We discussed how the heart helps blood and oxygen move throughout our bodies. One of our wonderful parents, Dr.Todd, came in to explain about the parts of the heart and how it all works! She did a fabulous job- especially answering all of our questions! Dr. Todd also brought in stethoscopes to donate to the class so the students can listen to their own hearts. We are very thankful!

We read several books to help us understand how the heart works:

The Magic School Bus has a Heart by Anne Capeci

The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body by Joanna Cole

A Heart Pumping Adventure by Dr. Heather Manley