Physical Activity

Key message

Move your body to stay healthy

Objectives

As a result of this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Identify some types of physical activity

• Understand the benefits of physical activity for health

• Recognize the benefits of planning ahead for physical activity

• Recognize the importance of drinking water

Supplies and prep

• Share the vocabulary list and writing exercise for this lesson with your ELL teaching partner one week before the class date. 

• Select activities from the menu of activities in this lesson. Which ones suit your learners? How many do you have time for?

• Shop for, print and prepare materials you will need. See the supplies list in this lesson. 

• Technology: Check that wifi will allow you to show slides, videos and play music. If not, download slides and videos to a device that can run them in the room you will be using for class. 

Core activities in this lesson

• Focused breathing

• Do you ... physical activity

• Benefits of physical activity flash cards

• How much movement is enough?

• Barriers to physical activity

• Cook and taste: Flavored water

• Say and write vocabulary words

Optional activities for advanced English language learners

• Discussion

• Chronic disease quiz

• Writing practice - sentences

Optional for all learners

• Ragged start - tasting flavored water

• Compare physical activity in the USA to your home country

• The 7 movements of physical activity