Learning objective
- To understand the benefits of physical activity
Statutory guidance
Pupils should know about:
Mental wellbeing
- The benefits of physical exercise, time outdoors, community participation, voluntary and service-based activity on mental wellbeing and happiness
Physical health and fitness
- The importance of building regular exercise into daily and weekly routines and how to achieve this; for example walking or cycling to school, a daily active mile or other forms of regular, vigorous exercise.
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: May need to follow example activities and need guidance recognising the effects of exercise on the body.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should be able to describe how exercise releases hormones that make them feel good.
Wrapping up
Assessing pupils' progress and understanding
Vocabulary
In this topic
- Assessment RSE & PSHE Y2: Health and wellbeing
- Lesson 1: Experiencing different feelings
- Lesson 2: Healthy body, healthy brain: being active
- Lesson 3: Relaxation: breathing exercises
- Lesson 4: Steps to success
- Lesson 5: Resilience: developing a growth mindset
- Lesson 6: Healthy diet
- Lesson 7: Looking after our teeth