Going back to first grade...

You know, I always thank God that I am in school learning to do what I love. I realize I am very blessed to have a plan and direction for my life considering I am so young....

That said, after my visit with English Landing Elementary School, I wish I could go back to first grade!

Yesterday, I was invited to speak to all 80 first graders about "How to be Healthy." Teaching them the importance of "that 'v' word.... vitamins!", exercise, and saying no to drugs, has easily been one of the highlights of being Miss Gateway to the West! I loved hearing their ideas about how they were going to play outside to get their exercise, and which of their favorite foods fit into what category of the food pyramid. Since we had a little time left over, I brought out my stethoscope and expiratory meter to test "how healthy their heart and lungs are."

This boy was too cute! "I hear it, it goes lub-dub, lub-dub!"

Let me tell you, these kiddos are smart! At the end of my presentation, I gave a quiz about what was important. These kids can tell you why you need Vitamin A, where Calcium goes in your body, and ways to make your heart, lungs, muscles, and bones healthy. They also learned the "doctor" word for breads and sugars: carbohydrates. I was so impressed by how much information they soaked up!

High-fives for being superstar learners!

Ok, enough gushing. But needless to say, I cannot wait to go back to first grade again and visit my new friends :-)

Mrs. Weyer's first grade class, one of four I visited with yesterday.

Thank you to Renee Weyer for inviting me to speak to English Landing Elementary's first graders. It was an absolute blast!