Courtney Whitby
PED 105
Fitness and Nutrition Lesson Plan
3rd Grade Objectives/Learning outcomes
Students will be able to list the five major food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet.
Students will be able to list three aerobic activities that can be used to keep active and healthy.
Students will be able to see that both nutrition and fitness play in a healthy and fit lifestyle.
Identify what you want the students to learn?
Students will learn about the importance of aerobic activity and about the importance of the five major food groups. Also students will learn about the importance that both nutrition and fitness play in a healthy and fit lifestyle.
Materials or Equipment required:
Video “Healthy Hannah Episode 3: ChooseMyPlate.gov”
MyPlate coloring sheet
Poster of MyPlate
4 cones
Deck of cards
Gymnasium
Food Group Matching Game Worksheet Procedures:
1. Use the poster of MyPlate and discuss with the students the different types of food groups such as fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, and dairy.
2. Ask students to provide a specific example of a food that belongs to a specific food group.
3. Give students the “MyPlate coloring sheet” and have them color in each food group.
Fruits- red, Grains- orange, Vegetables- green, Protein- purple, Dairy-blue
4. After students have finished coloring the worksheet play the video “Hannah Episode 3: ChooseMyPlate.gov” from YouTube.
5. Now discuss with the class aerobic activities and how aerobic activities can keep the body healthy and fit.
6. Have students provide examples of aerobic activities.
7. Now move the students to the gymnasium.
8. Place a cone at each corner of the gymnasium and ten cards beside each cone.
9. Draw on a dry erase board the four card suites and write each locomotive skill that the suites represents (Heart=Run, Spade=Skip, Diamond=Gallop, Club=Hop)
10. Students will begin at a cone and pick up a card. Students will perform the locomotive skill that matches the suite.
11. Students will move to the next cone performing the locomotive skill.
12. Once the student has reached the cone they will lay their card face down and pick up another car.
13. Before starting place 5 students at each cone and have them travel around the gym clockwise.
14. Continue this activity for fifteen minutes.
15. At the end of the activity have students recognize that their heart is beating faster 16. Bring students back to the classroom and discuss the connection between nutrition
and fitness and how both factors play a key role in a healthy lifestyle.
Class organization:
For the nutrition part have students sit in their assigned seats in the classroom. For the fitness part have students in the gymnasium stand against the wall as directions are given then split students up by placing 5 students at each cone.
Evaluation:
To evaluate students’ knowledge about the five food groups the “Food Group Matching Game” worksheet will be given to each student to complete.
To evaluate students’ knowledge about aerobic activities students will list three aerobic activities on the back of the “Food Group Matching Game” worksheet.
At the end of the lesson have each student pull out a sheet of paper, have them answer the question “What two factors that we discussed in class today play a key role in living a healthy lifestyle?” Then have students hand in their answers. This question will identify if the student has made the connection that both nutrition and physical activity promote a healthy lifestyle.
References or Resources needed:
Frisz, D. (2001, September 22). Card Suit Aerobics. Retrieved March 8, 2013, from PE Central website: http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=1777#.UTn10FfijNg MyPlate Graphic Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2013, from USDA website:
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/print-materials-ordering/graphic-resources.html
Printable - Match the Foods to the Food Group Worksheet. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2013, from Nourish Interactive website: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education- printables/108-kids-worksheet-matching-food-groups
South Carolina ETV. (2013, January 3). Healthy Hannah Episode 3: ChooseMyPlate.gov [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMR_bfZ_pzk
Modifications:
For students with disabilities during the fitness activity instead of using locomotive skills they can use non-locomotor skills, such as swinging, swaying, and arm circles, etc.
Students can stay at same station but choose different cards.
Explanation as to why I chose this item……
I chose this item because it focuses on the importance of providing lessons on fitness and nutrition for students. Not only did this item help me learn about how to write a lesson plan but also it helped me discover the importance of fitness and nutrition in everyday life. It is important that students at a young age are educated about nutrition and fitness so they are able to live healthy lives.
VI. Reflection Form Reflection Form
Item Title: Fitness and Nutrition Lesson Plan__
Date / Semester Created: _Spring 2013__
Course Where Item Was Completed:_PED 105-201_____
I: Item Context
Teacher candidates must describe the context in which the item was developed or collected.
This item was developed in order to provide a lesson plan about fitness and nutrition. As a part of the assignment it was important to focus on the objectives and make sure that each student would be able to meet them.
II. Personal Reflection Upon Growth and Development
Teacher candidates must describe how this particular item shows evidence of growth and development toward fulfillment of program outcomes.
This item was very beneficial for my future career as an educator because as an educator it is important to know how to properly right a lesson plan. Also it is important that I provide my students with information on fitness and nutrition and the importance of being active and eating healthy. This item demonstrates thinking critically and reasoning abstractly because I had to provide a clear lesson plan that was easy to follow but provided the students with obtainable objectives.
III. Optional Comments by the Portfolio Reviewer A blank portion must be provided for reviewer notes and Comments.
