Health

Components of Physical Fitness

This Google presentation is on the 5 components of physical fitness.

• This is to be used as an introduction. It gives an overview of what each is, benefits, and examples.
• Students will need to be taught more extensively through active participation throughout the year.

Standards this covers:

 3rd Grade Physical Education Standard 3, Objective 1b:

• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the health-related components of physical fitness.

Educational Technology Standard 5:

• Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

What did you eat today?

While teaching about eating a balanced diet, students can use this survey on Google Forms.

• This survey is to track what they are actually eating and help them realize whether or not what they are eating is a balanced diet.
• It should be followed up with class discussions and reflections.

Standards this covers:

3rd Grade Health Education, Nutrition and Fitness Standard 6, Objective 1a:

• Record daily food intake.

Educational Technology Standard 7:

• Use telecommunications and on-line resources (e.g., email, online discussions, web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.