Lesson
Teach kids to think about making healthy choices and the importance of doing so.
Being fit is not just about what you eat or drink or how you move. Being fit is about having enough energy and motivation to make healthy nutrition and physical activity choices. Four key factors of well-being help you to be fit:
The lessons in this unit help students connect the four parts of fit with everyday choices by teaching them how to do a fit-check. A fit-check is a tool for the moments when a child needs to make a choice. Your students will learn to be mindful and stop to think about their energy and mood before making a choice—then decide the best choice, the fit choice! Print and display the fit Wellness Posters to help them be mindful of healthy choices they can make throughout the day.
Have kids describe what a choice is. Then have kids turn to a partner and talk about a choice that made them feel good.
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Help Kids Think About Healthy Choices
Read the slideshow story aloud to see what choices Alex, Leila, and Miguel make throughout their day.
Kids Can Make Healthy Choices
Discuss with students that there are many times and places when and where they can do a fit-check to help themselves make healthy choices. Note that times and places can include mornings, afternoons, evenings, at bedtime, at home, and at school.
Check for understanding: What are the best times and places for you do to a fit-check?
How to Get Kids to Think About Healthy Choices
Students tell one another times and places when they can include a fit-check in their day. Then, expand by naming a trusted adult they can ask for help if assistance is needed.
Grade: K-2
Time: 20 Minutes
Kids learn to pay attention to their energy level and mood, then do a fit-check to identify choices they can make.
Get PrintableRead a story about two characters. One takes the time to do a fit-check and the other does not. See the differences in their outcomes.
Start SlideshowHelp kids think about the choices they make after school and which are healthy choices.
Get PrintableRead the slides slowly and quickly depending upon whether they refer to low or high energy.
Start SlideshowHelp kids think about three choices they make after school and which are healthy choices.
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