Imagine living in a time long, long ago, when there were no grocery stores, farms, or even houses. People lived very differently back then. They were called HUNTER-GATHERERS. Hunter-gatherers were people who survived by finding and collecting their food from nature. Here’s how they did it: Hunting: The men & older boys often went hunting….
We’ve gone over how our amazing planet supports an almost impossible array of different life in our BIODIVERSITY lesson (click here) …. And we’ve gone over how Nature feeds itself in our FOODCHAINS lesson (click here)… And now, we are going to go over how the Foodchain starts, which is HOW PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN…
FOOD CHAINS are a great way to demonstrate how energy is transferred between plants and animals. EVERYTHING starts with… THE SUN… Then PLANTS-plants use the SUN to make their own food…. Then ANIMALS-eat the plants and other animals for food…. Then HUMANS-also eat the plants and other animals for food. Imagine you’re in a forest,…
Food comes from NATURE. We humans hunt it, fish for it, ranch it/raise it and farm it. But where did it come from BEFORE all those human activities? If you study nature…plants, animals, insects, birds, fish, seeds, sunlight, soil and how it all works together, it is really quite amazing. A miracle. Almost impossible, yet…
REAL food comes from PLANTS and ANIMALS! REAL food comes from THE WILD. REAL food comes from NATURE. ALL food comes from NATURE & THE WILD. Your kiddos should start thinking about food with THIS RULE in the front of mind. Teach them this, let me teach them this, drill this concept home… To show them…
I think it would be fair to say that a lot of people have a LOVE-HATE relationship with FAST FOOD. I know I do. On the one hand, it is easy, quick and usually pretty delicious. On the other hand, as a mom, I know it is terrible for us and filled with all kinds…
So we all hear the words “Junk Food” all the time. But imagine being a little kid, say 4 or 5 years old. Imagine hearing everyone talking about how your super delicious cookie is “Junk Food” or your amazing blue birthday cupcakes with pink sprinkles are….“Junk Food”. How sad and confusing!!? So in this lesson…
