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What I Should Already Know
What I Should Already Know
Invertebrates have backbones.
There are 5 types: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
Some animals are suitable pets but others are not.
Some animals give birth to live young; others lay eggs.
Animals change throughout their life cycles.
Animals have offspring which grow into adults.
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Living things need food to grow
Living things need food to grow
and stay strong and healthy.
and stay strong and healthy.
Plants can make their own food but humans
Plants can make their own food but humans
and other animals cannot.
and other animals cannot.
How Humans Stay Healthy
How Humans Stay Healthy
To stay healthy, humans need to exercise, eat healthily and stay hygienic.
To stay healthy, humans need to exercise, eat healthily and stay hygienic.
Why is exercise so important?
Why is exercise so important?
Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising regularly lowers a person's risk of developing some diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Exercise also can help keep your body at a healthy weight. Exercise can help a person age well, meaning that they feel healthier and are able to do more things as they get older.
Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising regularly lowers a person's risk of developing some diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Exercise also can help keep your body at a healthy weight. Exercise can help a person age well, meaning that they feel healthier and are able to do more things as they get older.
To try some exercise videos at home, click here
To try some exercise videos at home, click here
Do I really need to eat healthily?
Do I really need to eat healthily?
Yes - and it will make you feel better too!
Yes - and it will make you feel better too!
We need different nutrients for different things. The important thing is that we get a balance of all the nutrients we need (not too much or too little of any).
We need different nutrients for different things. The important thing is that we get a balance of all the nutrients we need (not too much or too little of any).
If we eat a balanced diet, we will feel great, have loads of energy and be able to exercise more and sleep better. It will mean we stay at a healthy weight and have less risk of diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
If we eat a balanced diet, we will feel great, have loads of energy and be able to exercise more and sleep better. It will mean we stay at a healthy weight and have less risk of diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
What about good hygiene?
What about good hygiene?
Being clean is important for for. If someone is dirty, they can get infections, which can make us poorly.
Being clean is important for for. If someone is dirty, they can get infections, which can make us poorly.
It can also be embarrassing to be dirty.
It can also be embarrassing to be dirty.
If you wash their hands after going to the toilet and before they eat, you are less likely to get ill. It’s also important that you wash your hands after sneezing, playing outside or touching an animal. Watch this video to learn about washing hands:
If you wash their hands after going to the toilet and before they eat, you are less likely to get ill. It’s also important that you wash your hands after sneezing, playing outside or touching an animal. Watch this video to learn about washing hands:
Brushing your teeth is important too. Your teeth help you to talk and to break down food before it goes into your stomach.
Brushing your teeth is important too. Your teeth help you to talk and to break down food before it goes into your stomach.
We have to keep them healthy because we only get 2 sets of teeth to last us our whole lifetime!
We have to keep them healthy because we only get 2 sets of teeth to last us our whole lifetime!
Watch this video to learn how to look after your teeth:
Watch this video to learn how to look after your teeth:
What are Nutrients?
What are Nutrients?
Nutrients are found in food and do lots of jobs to keep us healthy. We need a balance of nutrients to stay healthy.
Nutrients are found in food and do lots of jobs to keep us healthy. We need a balance of nutrients to stay healthy.
Some Vocabulary to Learn
Some Vocabulary to Learn
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