Play Hard, Snack Healthy

Students will define hustle, physical activity and variety. They will identify ways to work physical activity into their day. Also they will categorize different healthy snacks into the appropriate food groups.

Duration
1-2 hours
Lesson Type
1:1 Lesson

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Essential Question

What sports do you like to play when choosing to be active?  Do you make healthy choices for snacks?

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A projector for the teacher to show a video 
A device for each student/group of students with google documents

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Lesson Progression

Primary Message: An organized sport like soccer is a great way to get physical activity.
Secondary Message: It is important to choose healthy snacks to refuel before during and after these activities/sports.

After watching Healthy Hannah’s Healthy Choice Heroes: Play Hard, Snack Healthy, repeat the question asked by Healthy Hannah: What sports do you like to play when choosing to be physically active?  Do you make healthy choices for snacks?

Objective 1: Vocabulary Words
Define the following words: Physical activity, Hustle, Variety

Objective 2: Identify multiple organized sports to work physical activity into their days.
Activity: As a cloass make a list of organized sport games. Decide on one and play as a class.  This could be during recess (4-square, kickball, soccer, etc.)

Activity: Demonstrate there are other ways to incorporate physical activity unto their day using the “As If” Energizer handout, have the class act out each scenario at their desks or outside.  These could be done all at once or used throughout the day.

Objective 3: Categorize different healthy snacks into the appropriate food group.
Activity: Healthy Snacks Google Form Quiz. Choose the appropriate food group for each healthy snack.

Play Hard, Snack Healthy | Healthy Hannah

Healthy Hannah explains how diet and exercise can work together.

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"As If" Energizer

This is a list of energizers for the teacher to use during the Play Hard, Snack Healthy lesson.

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Snack Healthy Quiz

This is a google form quiz. Students must select the appropriate food group for each snack.

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