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Hello, my name is Miss Willow, and I'm going to be guiding you through today's learning.

Today's lesson is called Differences in Our Health, and it fits into our unit called Physical Health, Is it Hard to be healthy? In this lesson, we're going to be talking about some sensitive topics, so we recommend that you have an adult with you for the duration of this lesson.

If at any point you do become worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you go and speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start on today's learning.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to explain the different ways that people can look after their health.

Before we get started with today's learning, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone stays safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

That means we're not going to interrupt other people if they're speaking.

Jacob says, we need to not have any judgement.

That means we're not going to judge other people for what they feel, what they think, or what they've experienced.

Andeep says we need to respect each other's privacy.

That means we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

And Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

That means it's up to us how much we want to join in.

We are now going to go through the keywords for today's lesson.

These are gonna pop up multiple times throughout the lesson, so it's really important that we have a good understanding of what each word means.

First of all, we have the word health.

This means how well your body and mind feel.

Exercise, his is moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy.

Lifestyle, this is the way that someone lives.

And finally, we have nutrients.

These are substances found in food that help our body to live and grow.

As we go through today's lesson, keep an eye out for these words as they pop up and see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into three learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called What is Good Health? The second learning cycle, is diet and exercise the same for everyone.

And finally, our last learning cycle.

How can we look after our mental health? Let's make a start in our first learning cycle.

What is good health? Our health plays a big role in how we experience day-to-day life.

It affects how we feel, what our bodies can do, and our routines and actions.

Sometimes our health can change from day to day.

Aisha says, "I've woken up with a cold before." Lucas says, "I can get a funny tummy sometimes." And Laura says, "If I've hurt myself, it can take a while for me to feel better again." Maybe you've experienced something like this too? Good health means something different for everyone.

Lucas says, "I use a wheelchair and I have good health.

I go to the doctors every few months to make sure that I'm staying healthy." And Sophia says, "I had good health before I had my cochlear implant and good health after." Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're getting on so far.

Is this statement true or false? Sometimes our health can change from day to day.

What do you think? Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is true.

It is true that our health can change from day to day.

Healthy food choices are an important part of good health.

Fresh food like fruits and vegetables often need to be purchased more often, and they also require time, knowledge, and equipment to prepare properly.

Not everyone knows how to make healthy choices or has the ability to do this all the time.

Alex says that if we're worried about our health or the health of someone that we know, we can talk to a trusted adult to get some help.

If someone lives a busy lifestyle, it can be challenging to find the time and the energy to visit the supermarket regularly for fresh food, cook healthy meals, exercise regularly or get enough sleep.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Which two factors can make it difficult to make healthy choices.

Is it A, not having enough money? B, getting enough sleep.

C, having a busy lifestyle.

Or D, regular exercise.

What do you think? Which two factors can make it difficult to make healthy choices? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said A and C are correct.

The two factors that can make it difficult to make healthy choices are not having enough money and having a busy lifestyle.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Let's put your learning from this learning cycle into practise.

I'd like you to explain why each pupil is incorrect.

Sam says, "Good health looks the same for everyone and it's easy to tell whether is healthy." Andeep says, "Everyone is able to easily make healthy food choices." For this task, I'd like you to explain why both Sam and Andeep are incorrect.

Pause the video and we'll go through the answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You might have said that Sam is incorrect because good health looks different for everyone and we can't tell how healthy someone is just from how they look.

You might have said that Andeep is incorrect, because making healthy food choices can be challenging sometimes.

A person's busy lifestyle can make it difficult for them to make healthy choices all the time.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

We are now moving on to our second learning cycle.

Is diet and exercise the same for everyone? Diets can be diverse as everyone eats different things.

This could be due to personal choices or because of their religion.

People can choose whether to eat meat or fish, whether to consume animal products, for example, dairy.

Or to make healthy or less healthy choices.

Some people can also have allergies to certain foods or intolerances, which means that they can feel unwell if they eat something in particular like gluten.

Even if someone has their food choices changed from having an allergy or from making certain diet choices, it's important that they still get a range of nutrients from their diet to stay healthy.

Remember, nutrients help our body to do its job properly.

Everyone needs to make sure that they get enough nutrients to be healthy.

Different nutrients can be found in different foods.

One type of nutrient is carbohydrates.

These are found in bread, rice, potatoes, and pasta, and lots of other things too.

Fibre is another nutrient.

It can be found in wholemeal bread, oats, pulses, fruits and vegetables.

And protein is another type of nutrient.

This can be found in eggs, meat, fish, tofu, nuts, and seeds and lots of other things too.

Fat, vitamins and minerals are also important nutrients that our body needs to work properly.

Everyone needs to make sure that they get enough nutrients even if they avoid certain foods.

The nutrient fat can be found in nuts, seeds, fish, and vegetable oils.

And vitamins can be found in citrus fruits, berries, and leafy vegetables.

Minerals can also be found in dairy, fish, vegetables, some meats and fruits.

Lots of different foods contain different nutrients.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Everyone's diet is the same.

What do you think? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? You might have said that everyone eats different things.

For example, some people choose not to eat meat for personal reasons or to avoid certain substances such as gluten if they have an allergy.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

Exercise is anything that gets the body moving and the heart pumping.

Izzy tells us that dancing is my favourite type of exercise.

But Jun says, "I prefer running outside." Laura says, "I like to play sports with my friends." Everyone enjoys doing different types of exercise.

Everyone exercises in a different way.

Children should aim for around 60 minutes of exercise every day, but how you exercise is up to you.

The best exercise is one that we enjoy doing and one that we do regularly.

Some people exercise in different ways because of a disability or because of their health.

Lucas tells us that he does wheelchair sprints and that workouts in his wheelchair are lots of fun too.

Other people might find running or other intensive exercise tricky because of their heart health or their breathing.

There are still forms of exercise that they can do that are less intensive.

Just like our diet, how we exercise is a personal choice.

Some people find finding the time and motivation to exercise tricky, so we should always be supportive of our friends as they learn what exercise works best for them.

Alex tells us that good friends support each other to do different kinds of exercise and help each other to make healthy choices without judgement.

Let's do another check for understanding.

This time, I'd like you to finish the sentence.

The best exercise is the one A, that involves winning.

B, that we enjoy, or C, that we do regularly.

What do you think? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done.

If you said that B and C are correct.

The best exercise is the one that we enjoy and that we do regularly.

Remember that everyone enjoys different kinds of exercise.

We're now moving on to our second practise task.

You're doing a brilliant job, so keep it up.

For this task, I'd like you to fill in the blanks to show your understanding of diet and exercise using the word bank at the bottom of the screen.

Pause the video and we'll go through the completed paragraph in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what your completed paragraph should look like.

Your completed paragraph should say diets can be diverse as everyone eats different things.

It's important that everyone gets a range of nutrients to stay healthy.

Examples of these are carbohydrates, fibre, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.

Children should also aim for around 60 minutes of exercise every day.

How we exercise is different for everyone.

Well done if you spotted that there were three words which didn't fit into our paragraph, these words were the same, thirty and screen time.

Well done if you spotted this and if you got the completed paragraph correct.

We are now moving on to our final learning cycle.

How can we look after our mental health? Our mental health can also have an impact on our general health and how we feel day to day.

By looking after our physical health, we're also helping to look after our mental health too.

By eating well, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep, our mood can improve and we feel better able to cope with challenging things.

If we don't look after our mental health, it can be harder to look after our physical health too.

When our physical health is low, our mental health can be too.

Doing things that we enjoy is important for looking after our mental health.

Alex says, "I enjoy online gaming." Jacob says, "I enjoy reading books." And Aisha says, "I enjoy spending time with my family and friends." Let's do another check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Looking after our physical health helps us to look after our mental health too.

What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is true.

By looking after our physical health, we are looking after our mental health too.

Every week we can look after our mental health by having a balance of different activities, things like less healthy food, eating healthy foods, doing what we enjoy and getting enough sleep, regular exercise too, and rest days.

We can have all of these things as part of a healthy balance of different activities and looking after our health.

A balanced week should include mostly healthy food choices.

One hour of exercise every day, between nine to 12 hours of sleep every night, time to rest between exercise and doing things that we enjoy.

It's okay to have weeks that are outta balance sometimes, but we should do our best to have balanced weeks most of the time.

Everyone's mental health is different and everyone enjoys doing different things.

It can be helpful to know what makes us feel better if we feel worried or sad.

Lucas says, "I like to watch a happy film if I feel low." And Sophia says, "If I'm sad, I talk to my trusted adults about how I'm feeling." It's important to talk to a trusted adult if you are worried about your health.

Dr.

Elsie tells us that mental health and physical health are equally important.

Trusted adults can listen to your worries and help you to feel better too.

You might want to have a think now about what you do when you are feeling low and who you would talk to.

Let's move on to your final practise task.

Well done for your brilliant focus so far.

Let's keep going.

I'd like you to explain to Sam three ways that she could look after her mental health.

Sam says, "Recently I've been feeling quite sad.

I've been eating healthy foods, but staying up late, so I feel too tired to exercise.

I've also been finding it hard to find the time to relax and to do things that I enjoy because I've been really busy." Can you explain to Sam three ways that she could look after her mental health? Pause the video and we'll go through some of the potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You might have said that Sam could go to bed earlier so that she gets more sleep.

She should aim to do exercise for an hour every day.

She should make time to do things that she enjoys.

And she should talk to a trusted adult about how she's feeling.

For example, a parent, carer, teacher, or another staff member at school.

We are now going to summarise the key learning from today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that everyone's health is different.

Our health choices are personal, and they can relate to factors like how much they cost and our lifestyle.

We've learned that everyone has a different diet, however, everyone needs to make sure that they get enough nutrients.

Exercise is anything that gets the body moving and the heart pumping.

And everyone enjoys doing different types of exercise.

And finally, we have learned that it's important to look after our mental health by doing things that we enjoy and speaking to a trusted adult about how we are feeling.

In today's lesson, we've talked about some sensitive topics.

If you have any worries or concerns or just want to talk about something, it's really important to speak to a trusted adult.

There are also some organisations on the screen, who are there to support you.

Well done for your fantastic hard work in today's lesson.

I'm really proud of you and I hope to see you again soon.