Healthy Snacks

Boys and Girls, here's some advice Ms. Ohl sent me about healthy snacks to eat. So i'd like to pass it on to you:

Here are some tips for smart snacking:
· Plan your snacks with variety, moderation and balance in mind
· Watch the portion sizes of your snack foods and beverages — remember a snack is a mini- meal to tide you over until the next time you eat
· To prevent overeating, don’t snack out of the box and avoid eating in front of the television or in the car
· Don’t leave home without healthy snacks — stock up at work so you are prepared for mid-day cravings
· At home, keep your healthy snacks within sight and easy reach
· Store less nutritious snacks at the back of the cupboard or better yet don’t buy them at all
· Read the Nutrition Facts table on any snack foods — aim for foods that are low in sodium, sugar and fat and higher in fibre

· Avoid processed snack foods such as donuts, cookies, muffins and chips
· Smart snacks include foods and beverages from 1 or 2 of the 4 food groups such as:
o Fresh, canned or dried fruit
o Vegetables sticks and low-fat dip
o Low-fat yogurt and milk puddings
o Café latte with skim milk
o Plain low-fat popcorn, pretzels, baked chips, soy crisps or rice cakes
o Trail mix with whole-grain cereal, nuts and seeds
o Whole grain crackers and low-fat cheese
o Whole grain or oatmeal granola bars
o Cereal or cereal bars

Video Game Review Center

Play your favorite video games and share what's good about it and what's not! In this section, you can write a review and include details about the following:

• What's your favorite video and why?


• Where can you play/find these games?


• What similarities does this game have with others?


• What short-commings or limitations does this game have and what kind of improvements would you like to see? Describe them.


• What makes a good video game good?


• In the "kid world" what's the "IN" or most famous or popular video games? What makes it famous?


• etc.

Favorite TV Show Rant

Want to Rant about your favorite TV Show?

So why not share the following using meaningful sentence structure (remember to give your reasons and explain your thinking with evidence):

• name the show, the channel/network, times it's on etc.
• summarize what the show is about in general
• the genre
• your opinion about why you like it, why you'd recommend it someone, or who you'd recommend it to
• favorite episode...title of it, summarize the episode
• Favorite character and why?
• Connections to the show
• predictions about future episodes or series
• What are your likes and dislikes or opinions about the show? What would you like to see improve on the show?
• If the show had deleted scenes, like in a DVD, what would it be? Describe the scene and/or give a dialogue or script...be creative here.

Movie Response Center

Watch any great movies lately? Well, here's a spot where you can chat appropriately about a movie. You might want to consider the following ideas:

What was it about? Summarize the setting, main characters, problem, important events, and solution.

What were your favorite parts and why?

Who directed it? What do you like about this person's direction techniques?

What genre was it?

Where did you watch it?

Where there any movies you recommend that were similar to this movie? And Why?

Reading Response Centre

Have you read a great book lately?

In this section, share a great book by writing a paragraph (8-10 Sentences) using good topic, detail and concluding sentences. Include transition and descriptive words. Spell check and edit.

You can do the following:

• recommend the book, and give reasons
• make connections (t-t, t-w, t-s)
• talk about the author's style
• discuss your favorite parts and why
• make some predictions or inferences

Quote Of the Day

This is a place where you can place famous quotes you have. I encourage you to discuss the meaning of the quote and provide evidence for your thinking.

Suggestion Center

Have a neat suggestion for the class? Blog me and I'll see what I can do for you.