Bone Builder

What is the main topic of this story?

• It is important to keep your bones strong.

• Water makes up a lot of your body.

• If bones are not strong they can break.

• You had close to 300 bones when you were born.

How do bones help the body?

• Bones are soft and easy to bend.

• Bones make it hard to move.

• Bones help your body stay upright.

• Bones are not helpful.

How are the bones of an adult different from the bones of a baby?

• Adults have more bones than babies.

• Adult bones are soft and baby bones are hard.

• You get more bones as you get older.

• Adult bones are hard and baby bones are soft.

Bones need _____ to be strong.

• water

• nutrients

• calcium

• food

How can you keep your skeleton in good shape for life?

• by only drinking water

• by eating and drinking foods with calcium

• by laying on the couch

• by eating and drinking foods with no calcium

What foods are high in calcium? (pick 3!)

• milk

• yogurt

• cake

• cheese

Another word for break is ________.

• split

• hurt

• fracture

• stop

The bones in your body are ______. (pick 2)

• alive

• not living

• white

• brown

When other parts of your body needs calcium, ______

• they take it from the bones

• your body makes more

• drink more water

• your bones get stronger

_________ is good for your bones.

• Food

• Movement

• Being lazy

• Water