Objectives
- Plan ways to add physical activity to daily school routines.
Info to Know
Move is physical activity. To move is to participate in a sport, play, exercise, or do a leisure activity such as walking. Health experts recommend that youth get at least one hour of physical activity each day, but you do not have to do it all at once!
One way to get essential movement in during the school day is to include brain breaks and brain boosts throughout the day. Check out 50 Educational Brain Breaks for quick and easy activities to help kids re-energize, focus, and boost brainpower!
Set The Stage
Ask kids to think about the many ways they move at school. Have selected kids demonstrate some school-day moves. Examples: sharpening a pencil, passing out paper, sitting on the rug, walking to the lunchroom.
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Captivate
Get Moving!
Begin with a fitBoost!
Educate
School Day Exercises for Kids
Discuss ways to move at school. Examples include:
- Stand at your desk while doing school work.
- Hop instead of walk.
- Do arm crosses while walking in the halls.
- Do wall sits while waiting.
- Skip or run around the playground before playing recess games.
Check for understanding: What are your favorite ways to move at school?
Activate
School Day Move Choices
Students write or draw move choices they can make throughout the school day on their Add Move to Your Day printable. Let them know they will fill in the other sections during future lessons.
Close the Lesson
Today we learned about how we can increase our movement while at school. Next, we will look for more movement opportunities at home.
Grade: 3-5
Time: 20 Minutes
What You'll Need
Resources
Materials
- Markers
- Poster Board or White Board
- Slideshow
Health Education Standards
- Standard 1: Core Concepts–Regularly engage in physical activities to enhance body and brain
- Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
- Standard 5: Decision-Making
Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Responsible Decision-Making
Extend the Lesson
- Play the fitGame, Daily Moves, to help kids think about ways to be active throughout the day.
- Play the fitGame Memory Power, to build awareness of how movement connects to learning.
- Watch the video, Be Active Every Day, to learn how movement benefits your body and brain.