{"id":333113,"date":"2026-09-24T15:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=333113"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:31:50","slug":"3c-fueling-your-healthy-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/09\/24\/3c-fueling-your-healthy-body\/","title":{"rendered":"3C: Fueling Your Healthy Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This Week in Grade 3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We put on our nutritionist hats, explored how fuel powers our bodies, and practiced uncovering main ideas in non-fiction texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Unit of Inquiry: Expert Nutritionist Call &amp; Body Fuel<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Virtual Guest Speaker:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We had a fantastic interactive session with a guest nutritionist who taught us all about how food provides energy, growth, and body repair.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The Big 3 Macronutrients:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Students discovered how Carbohydrates give us energy to play, Proteins help us build and repair tissue, and healthy Fats support our brain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Eating the Rainbow:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We explored how colorful fruits and vegetables (red, orange, yellow, green, and purple) provide essential vitamins and minerals to keep our systems healthy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Water is a Super Drink:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Learned how staying hydrated helps us concentrate, keeps us cool, and supports digestion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Healthy Meal Challenge:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Put our knowledge into practice by designing balanced &#8220;Healthy Breakfasts&#8221; that combine carbs, protein, and colorful foods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Reading: Main Idea &amp; Supporting Details<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Uncovering the &#8220;Big Idea&#8221;:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Practiced identifying the central main idea in informational texts about body systems and health\u2014learning to spot the main point an author is making.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hunting for Evidence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Focused on pulling out key supporting details, facts, and examples that give us more information about the main idea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Using Text Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Used headings, bold vocabulary words, and diagrams to quickly locate where the main ideas and important facts were hiding on the page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Self-Management &amp; Classroom Community<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Time Management Focus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Practiced key self-management skills by setting personal goals and focusing on staying on task to complete work within the allotted time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Active Listening &amp; Curiosity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Showed wonderful learner profile traits by asking thoughtful questions before our nutritionist interview and supporting peers during quiet writing blocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_0156-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-333114 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_0156-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_0153-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-333115 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/IMG_0153-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Week in Grade 3: We put on our nutritionist hats, explored how fuel powers our bodies, and practiced uncovering main ideas in non-fiction texts. 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