Keeping my body healthy
I can describe different ways of looking after my body.
Keeping my body healthy
I can describe different ways of looking after my body.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Our body is good at telling us what it needs.
- We need to protect our body because it is so important.
- We can stay healthy by eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
- Practising good hygiene can help us to protect our body and stay healthy.
- Rest and relaxation are also important for our body.
Keywords
Rest - to relax or sleep to allow your body and mind to take a break and have more energy
Diet - the kinds of foods a person eats
Exercise - moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy
Hygiene - keeping ourselves clean and healthy
Common misconception
Healthy eating and exercise is only important for people who want to change how their body looks.
It's important to eat well and exercise because we care for our body, not because we want to change it. Caring for our body is part of looking after ourselves.
To help you plan your year 4 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Keeping my body healthy, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Keeping my body healthy, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 rshe (pshe) lessons from the Physical health: what makes a balanced lifestyle? unit, dive into the full secondary rshe (pshe) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
good for us, our minds and bodies
to allow your body and mind to take a break and have more energy
doing things regularly at a particular time of the day
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the kinds of foods a person eats
moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy
to relax or sleep to allow your body and mind to take a break
good hygiene
healthy diet
less good hygiene
less healthy diet