Minds On
Exercise helps us feel good
Think about what happens to your body when you are physically active.
Do you notice what happens to your body when you are active? How do you feel?
Explore this video entitled “Exercise” to learn more about how exercise can help us feel good.
Today we will pay attention to our bodies. Your heart is always beating and pumping blood to the muscles and the rest of your body. This makes your heart and lungs strong. This keeps you healthy.
Safety
Before you begin:
Warm up
Let’s begin by warming up and being active for 60 seconds. Choose any exercise (e.g., running on the spot, skipping, arm circles, playing with a ball) and start the timer or count to 60.
What are some of the changes you notice in your body? Is your heart pumping faster? Or are you feeling thirsty? Are you smiling?
Being active has many benefits. When you are active you have more energy to do fun things. Some things you can do is play with others, go for a walk, ride your bike, or dance.
Explore the following carousel of images for different ways we can feel while we are active.
Two children are seated on their skateboards going down a slope at a skateboard board park. They are excited, happy and wearing helmets.
A child on the tennis court wipes sweat from her brow. She has a determined and focused look on her face.
A child is hot and sweaty outside and the sun shines brightly. She is taking a big gulp from a water bottle.
With a long stretch of road behind her, a runner has stopped, and is bent over with both hands on her knees.
Action
Balancing animals
In the Minds On we explored how being active is important for your body. Our hearts start to pump quicker because our bodies need more energy. Being active keeps us healthy.
There are different ways we can be active, both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, you may want to dance, play broom hockey, stretch, balance, or do an indoor obstacle course. Outdoors, you may want to go for a walk, visit the playground, or swim.
Let’s continue being active while we try out a new game: Balancing Animals
Safety reminder
Remember to perform your safety check before you begin.
In this activity, you will move freely and then stop and try to balance in different ways. You will balance like a certain type of animal.
Step 1:
Wait for the music or signal that will tell you when to start. You can move in whichever way you would like.
Step 2:
When the music stops or when there is a second signal, you will be asked to balance like a certain type of animal. You can decide how that animal would balance, it’s up to you!
There is no wrong way to balance. Let’s think, how does a flamingo appear when balancing? A frog? A dog? Let’s have fun!
Press the following tabs to access some animal balancing ideas.
Press ‘Flamingo’ to access how it balances on one leg.
A group of flamingos stand on one leg, their other leg is bent and positioned close to their lower body.
A yoga instructor and students stand on their left leg. Right leg is bent at the knee, and bottom of the right foot rests above the left ankle.
Press ‘Frog’ to access it balances on hands and legs.
An adult sits on her toes, bum off the floor, legs bent at the knees in front of her, arms straight in front with fingertips touching the floor.
Press ‘Dog’ to access how this animal can balance.
Press ‘Crab’ to access how it balances.
Ways to stay active
Student Success
Think-Pair-Share
Consider the following images and think about what children are doing to be active.
How can you be active so that you can keep your body happy? Share two ways. If possible, share your ideas with a partner.
Two children with tennis racquets are on the same side of a tennis court. One is running and one is moving in a wheelchair.
Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.
Consolidation
How can you be active indoors and outdoors?
Pause and Reflect
Pause and reflect
What are some ways that you can be active indoors and outdoors? Record your ideas using the fillable graphic organizer or any method of your choice. If possible, share your ideas with a partner.
Complete the Active Indoors and Outdoors document in your notebook or using the following fillable and printable document. If you would like, you can also record your ideas using any method of your choice
Press the ‘Activity’ button to access Active Indoors and Outdoors.
Press the Activity button to access the Active Indoors and Outdoors.
Activity (Open PDF in a new tab)Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.
I feel…
Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.