Chemistry Basics: atoms, reactions, safe kitchen science

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I'm learning "Chemistry Basics: atoms, reactions, safe kitchen science" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "Atoms and elements, the building blocks".

What the lesson teaches:
- An atom is the smallest piece of an element that still acts like that element.
- Every atom has a centre called the nucleus, made of protons (positive charge) and neutrons (no charge). Tiny electrons (negative charge) move around the nucleus.
- An element is a substance made of only one kind of atom. Examples: oxygen (O), carbon (C), iron (Fe), gold (Au).
- The atomic number is the number of protons. It decides which element an atom is: every carbon atom has 6 protons; every oxygen atom has 8.
- The periodic table lists all the known elements in order of atomic number. There are 118 elements officially recognized by IUPAC (the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry). Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 completed the table's seventh row; their names (nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, oganesson) were approved in 2016.
- Elements in the same column (group) of the table often behave in similar ways.

The exercise I'm working on:
Look at a periodic table (search "IUPAC periodic table" or use a school poster). Find these five: hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, sodium, aluminium. Write each one's symbol and atomic number. Then find one thing in your home that contains each (water, pencil "lead" is graphite which is carbon, air, table salt, foil).

I'm stuck. Please:
1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example.
2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step.
3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.

I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "Atoms and elements, the building blocks" from the course "Chemistry Basics: atoms, reactions, safe kitchen science".

Here's what the lesson says:
Everything around you, your toys, your juice, even you, is made of tiny pieces called atoms. They are so small you could never see one, even with a magnifying glass. Atoms are like LEGO bricks: there are only a few kinds, but you can build almost anything with them.

The activity:
Look at a periodic table (search "IUPAC periodic table" or use a school poster). Find these five: hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, sodium, aluminium. Write each one's symbol and atomic number. Then find one thing in your home that contains each (water, pencil "lead" is graphite which is carbon, air, table salt, foil).

Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words.
Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.