it throughout the school year It s contain important ideas and activities that provide families and children with knowledge about becoming and staying healthy and fit These bags allow family members to be involved in a child s learning Follow these steps to begin your assignment 1 Choose one of these four themes and plan your Healthy Take Home Bag around your selected topic a Germs Handwashing and Staying Healthy b Nutrition and Healthy Food Choices c Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness d Dental Health and Hygiene Manipulatives Describe at least one manipulative set you would include in the Healthy Take Home Bag Tell about the materials included and how they re to be used Then explain how the manipulatives extend the child s understanding of your selected theme This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Dramatic play Share ideas for costumes puppets or other dramatic play materials you would send home in the Take Home Bag Be specific by sharing the manufacturer s name of each item describing the items themselves and explaining how they ll be used Describe how the dramatic play items you ve included relate to your chosen theme and advance the child s understanding of your selected topic This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Sensory play Describe one sensory play experience you would include in the Take Home Bag to help teach children and families about your selected topic Explain how this sensory experience would benefit the family This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Science experiment Describe one age appropriate science experiment included in the Take Home Bag that supports your selected topic Explain the materials needed the steps of the experiment and the expected outcome Then explain how this experiment would benefit the family This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Recipes for healthy snacks Share at least one recipe for a kid friendly snack that s healthy nutritious and relates to the topic you ve chosen Identify the ingredients you would send home in the bag or expect the family to have on ham Describe the procedure of making the snack and explain how and why the snas contributes to the family s experience in learning together about the bag s them This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragrap of at least five to seven sentences Additional resources Provide at least one resource such as a website book magazine movie or other resource that would extend the family s exploratic your chosen theme Explain what the resource is and how it would benefit the family Make sure this is a credible source that families will find beneficial anc easily accessible This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Science experiment Describe one age appropriate science experiment include in the Take Home Bag that supports your selected topic Explain the materials needed the steps of the experiment and the expected outcome Then explain how this experiment would benefit the family This portion of your assignment expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences Recipes for healthy snacks Share at least one recipe for a kid friendly snack that s healthy nutritious and relates to the topic you ve chosen Identify the ingredients you would send home in the bag or expect the family to have on ha Describe the procedure of making the snack and explain how and why the sn contributes to the family s experience in learning together about the bag s thes This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragra