Think fit. Be fit! Healthy Choice Stations

• Safety: Section off four activity areas. Determine boundaries that are a safe distance from obstacles and walls.
• Place a  fit  Poster  at each activity area to designate the station and activity.
• Review the four station activities from the Activate section of the lesson. 
• Determine how you will group learners, using best practice guidelines from the Teacher's Guide.
• Be prepared to demonstrate fitBoost brain break activity and fitFlow yoga.   

Begin with a fitBoost.

Say: Let’s review the four parts of fit! I will make a statement, and you are to move (identify locomotor movement) to the area of fit that fills in the blank.

1. Following a bedtime routine helps you to get enough sleep to _______ your energy. (recharge) 
2. Take time to stop and think about your _______. Is it “I will” or “I won’t”? (mood)
3. _______ is fuel for your body to go, grow, and know. (food) 
4. _______  many times and many ways each day to strengthen your body and brain. (move)

The number one thing you need to know is that thinking about recharge, mood, food, and move will help you make fit choices. So let’s think fit and be fit!

Recharge, mood, food, and move choices give us energy to go, grow, and know! I will read a statement, and you are to move (identify locomotor movement) to the area of the gym that matches that part of being fit.

1. I turn off all screens and start getting ready for bed about an hour before my bedtime. (recharge)
2. I stop and think about my feelings before I make a food, move, or recharge choice. (mood)
3. I drink water when I am thirsty instead of soda, juice, or sports drinks. (food)
4. I jog a lap around the playground at the beginning of recess before I play games with my friends. (move)

Today we are going to practice healthy recharge, mood, food, and move choices. You and your partner will rotate through four fit stations—one each for recharge, mood, food, and move.

1. Demonstrate the Think fit. Be fit! station activities:

• Recharge Your Energy: Partners draw a fitFlow yoga card and work together to do a yoga flow as a quiet activity to recharge energy. Learners stay in each position for five deep, slow breaths. (Message: Do a quiet activity to recharge your energy.)
• Motivate Your Mood: Learners work with a partner to move (teacher-selected locomotor movement) across the mood activity area while standing side to side with shoulders touching. If they reach the other side, they return, using a different locomotor movement. (Message: When you need to motivate your mood, do something with a friend!)
• Think Your Food: Partners choose food cards to make a MyPlate meal. They move (teacher-selected locomotor movement) to one side of the food area to select a card then return to the MyPlate diagram and place the card next to the matching food group. (Message: Eat a variety of foods each day.)
•  Move Your Body: Make a move choice. Jump rope or do a throw/catch activity. (Message: Make moving fun!)

2. Divide learners into four groups. Learners in each group will work with a partner for each activity. New partners may be selected after each activity station rotation. 
   
   
3. Learners do the activity at each station. Rotate after two to three minutes.
   
   

1. Partner learners.
   
   
2. Do fitFlow yoga sets: Select a fitFlow card and work in partners to complete the poses.
   
   
3. Partners do a think-pair-share or turn-and-talk to review lesson.

• Think about recharge, mood, food, and move choices you can make each day. 
• Talk with your partner about when and where you can make a recharge choice, a mood choice, a food choice, and a move choice.
• What choices can you make at different times during the day? 
• Share your ideas with the class.
  
  

4. Assess understanding with the following questions:
   
   Q: What are the four kinds of fit choices you can make?
   A: Recharge, mood, food, and move
   
   Q: How would you explain fit choices to a friend?
   A: When you make a positive recharge, mood, food, or move choice, you are making a fit choice!
   
   Q: Describe a fit choice you can make in the morning, at lunch, after school, and before bed.
   A: Accept any positive choice relating to recharge, mood, food, or move.
   
   
5. Use the Assessment Rubric (see Teacher's Guide) as a checklist to  assess understanding, skill development, and personal responsibility. Encourage learners to identify influencers at home, in the community, and at school.

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When and where will you make your next fit choice?