There is nothing like a real
life event to teach kids. This past week I had the unfortunate luck to break my
toe. Long story short my little piggy’s got pushed all the way backwards until
you heard a nice loud crunch! It was an accident obviously, but a painful one. Surprisingly,
this is my first broken bone. So, of course being a homeschooling mom I had to
make this a learning opportunity. I took pictures, documenting the process so
far. (I plan to show this to the kids all at once to show the transition of
injury through healing). A quick internet search provided loads of info on the
subject and my Anatomy books from college helped a lot as well.
This past week
we have read about what a broken toe is, learned about the different types of breaks/fractures, and played some health games as well. We also focused some
time on foods and vitamins that help to keep bones strong, to prevent future
breaks and osteoporosis. As bad as I hate that I am in pain, at least it was a
great learning opportunity for my kiddos ;)
Until Next Time...
