Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.6B Grade 2 CPI 2

 

Standard: 2.6 - Fitness

 

Strand: B -   Training

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will explain that participation in regular physical activity contributes to wellness.

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        HEALTHY BODIES - Divide the class into several small groups, and assign each group a part of the body (e.g., heart, lungs, muscles). Each group lists or illustrates two ways that being active keeps the body part healthy. Reconvene the entire class and list the ideas on the board. Students create an “Active Me, Healthy Me” bulletin board display, illustrating the ideas generated in their groups.

 

      Variation: Each week, teach a new exercise that focuses on a different part of the body.
 

·        FITNESS BENEFITS - Create a series of posters that illustrate the benefits of being active. Display each picture and ask students to describe the action and how the person in the picture might be feeling. Relate this to the benefits of activity. Examples of pictures might include:
-        A smiling child running (feeling free and happy)
-        A group of people engaged in a game or sport (having fun)
-        A figure skater, dancer, or gymnast performing (graceful, powerful)

Variation: Students bring in pictures from magazines or newspapers that illustrate the benefits of being active and create a class collage or bulletin boar

 

·        HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU EXERCISE? - Ask students: “How do you feel when you exercise? when you are active?” Write all responses on the board. (Make sure every student gets to answer, even if the response is negative.) Divide the class into two groups. One group selects all the responses that are positive, and the other focuses on the negative responses. In each group, students compile a list. Discuss the results and clarify responses. (There should be more positive responses than negative ones.) Emphasize that movement and activity are important for good health.

Variation: Divide the class into small groups to develop a list of physical activities that are beneficial to health. Share the lists and discuss. Students complete the following statement in their journal: “Being active is good for me because...”