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Lesson 2: Being active

Learning about the benefits of physical activity, describing feelings after exercise and identifying physical activities that the children enjoy.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap recall

Arrange the children into pairs and ask them to spend one minute talking to their partner about experiencing different emotions, acting like they are experts.

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Sarah Huggins RSE & PSHE specialist

Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young people and creates educational materials. 

Sarah runs her own independent education consultancy company Personal Development Matters, which supports schools to deliver high-quality PSHE education as well as other areas of personal development.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 17 April 2026

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