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In this PE game, learners practice making healthy recharge, mood, food, and move choices at different activity stations.
Say: Let’s review the four parts of making healthy choices for our body and brain! I will make a statement, and you are to move (identify locomotor movement) to the area that fills in the blank.
Following a bedtime routine helps you to get enough sleep to _______ your energy. (recharge)
Take time to stop and think about your feelings and emotions that set your ________. Recognize that all feelings are ok, but some may motivate us more to make a healthy choice. ? (mood)
_______ is fuel for your body to go, grow, and know. (food)
_______ 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 healthy choices. So, let’s think healthy and be healthy!
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 healthy.
I turn off all screens and start getting ready for bed about an hour before my bedtime. (recharge)
I stop and think about my feelings before I make a food, move, or recharge choice. (mood)
I drink water when I am thirsty instead of soda, juice, or sports drinks. (food)
I move, walk, or 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 stations—one each for recharge, mood, food, and move.
Divide learners into 4 groups. Learners in each group will work with a partner for each activity. New partners may be selected after each activity station rotation.
Demonstrate ‘Think Healthy. Be Healthy!’ station activities:
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, try doing 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. Choose a 'move' activity: jump rope or play a throw-and-catch game. (Message: Make moving fun!)
Learners do the activity at each station. Rotate after 1 to 3 minutes. Learners may go to each station more than once.
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