El Bichito: Week 5

Week 5:Week of June 3^rd

By Brennan Howick and Dane Smart   

            This week we wanted to give an added focus on hygiene.  We reviewed what past interns had taught, and reemphasized the need of constant personal care.  One exercise we did focused on the importance on hand washing.  We talked about the need to wash hands before each meal.  We listed the steps on the board and then each child practiced in the sink.  From that lesson on we encourage and instruct them to wash up before they eat.

We also talked about the need to shower each day and washing our entire bodies to keep ourselves clean and maintain health.  We then discussed the importance of eating healthy foods, what these foods are, as well as reviewing the food pyramid. The kids put food items in each category, and servings required per day for each category.  We discussed what a balanced diet is, and the presence of these in our diet helps us grow and keeps us healthy.  Finally, we talked about the steps to brush our teeth.  They learned about what should be used, how often, and the proper technique to brush. 

            

As part of our participation, homework, and reading rewards program we help a movie day at El Bichito (some pictures of the rewards program chart and rules are included).  The idea of the specific movie came from the children frequently talking about superheroes.  We thought we would surprise them and watch the Pixar movie, Megamind.  It was good to emphasize to the children that their hard work does pay off.  They were all very attentive, and enjoyed a movie they had never seen before. 

            

We really felt that this is an ongoing theme to reinforce, and to strive towards being healthy and clean.  We have seen the reoccurrence of these issues and will continue to help solve them.  We had the impression that this was just a review for many of the children but wanted to do our part to encourage them to continue these practices.  It was another fun theme and another fun week at El Bichito!