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Students develop a physical fitness plan. In this physical fitness instructional activity, students study the website 'Kids Health' and learn the importance of physical fitness. Students watch a PowerPoint about an exercise plan. Students make their own plan, keep a journal of their physical activities, and complete the 'Health Hunt Game.'
Brainstorm the reasons why a healthy heart is important. Using a diagram, label and locate the heart and discuss its function. Practice finding your heartbeat and describe the effects of physical activity on the heart. Also perform an exercise and state the muscles used.
Students explore reasons to stay physically fit. They participate in activities that address excuses people use for not being active. Students discuss benefits of exercise. Students write personal goals for physical fitness and share them with the class.
Explore the benefits of physical activity and how it will affect your students' health. Students track their physical activities for one week and then compare their results. Collaboration with a math teacher woould be useful as it would allow for greater analysis of the data.
Third graders explore various fitness activities. In this exercise lesson, 3rd graders view a power point presentation that introduces components of health related fitness. They discuss alternative exercise activities. Students play a fitness board game.
Students demonstrate how to jump rope. In this physical fitness lesson, students discuss why physical activity is important on a daily basis and practice jumping rope. Students graph their improvement as their jumping time increases.
Identify at least five benefits of physical activity and guide young scholars to experience fun feeling healthy. Your class will participate in the Synchronized Chair Dance. Worksheet and Evaluation are included.
Students develop and implement a fitness station. Students base their exercise stations upon flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance. They complete a health related fitness portfolio. Students design and take a fitness survey.
Students understand the importance of physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle. For this health lesson students create a display and presentation about what they learned.
Fifth graders explore the benefits of cardiovascular fitness. In this physical education lesson, 5th graders use pedometers and bio-impedance analyzers to rate their personal fitness levels and learn exercises that benefit their overall physical health.