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Lesson Plan - Emerging
Importance of Keeping a Healthy Body Weight

Instructional Area:

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Ability Level:

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Topic / Skill Outcome:

  • Health and safety- personal health

Learning Area(s):

  • Literacy
  • Communication
  • Math and Science
  • Physical Education

Purpose of Lesson / Objective:

  • Promote personal health by understanding how your weight keeps you healthy

Materials / Equipment / Environment:

  • Scale / charts / graphs / personal health logs
  • Dietician/Nurse/Doctor/Physical Education Instructor

Group Size: Any

Time Required: 30 minutes

Lesson Procedure:

  1. Students will start by becoming aware of different weights by using body force.
    • Have students exercise in the following ways:
      • Lift arms slowly and gently
      • Stomp on the floor/ Move feet
      • Walk on tiptoe
      • Kick out one leg
  2. Then have a dietician talk about the importance of maintaining proper weight
  3. Discuss ways to maintain a healthy body weight
  4. Students may weigh themselves and discuss a goal they want to set for themselves / changes they could make in their diet

Carry Over / Related Activities:

  • Learn about food groups and ways to gain or lose weight
  • Learn haw calories and exercise help to keep you healthy
  • Make healthy snacks or create healthy menus

Supporting Activities / Possible Adaptations:

  • Tour a hospital, health care facilities, doctor’s offices, health club or drug store
  • Have a doctor, nurse, and/or aerobics or physical education instructor talk to students – prepare students regarding what questions they could ask – practice interviewing
  • Write books or an article for school newspaper about students learning and participation

Strategies for Participation:

  • Teach in small steps and break up each lesson with hands-on activities, speaker or outing

Student Reaction / Evaluation:

  • Review what they learned and post on a wall chart / display pertinent vocabulary and concepts associated with topic