Third Grade PE Week One

Learning Goals for Unit:

Students live an active lifestyle and know how to stay fit and healthy.

Students can express the enjoyment and/or challenge of participating in various physical activities.

Health Focus: Wash your Hands

It is important to stay healthy. Each week we will focus on a health topic to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

This weeks focus:  Washing Hands

When should you wash your hands?

• Wash your hands before, during,  and after cooking food
• Wash your hands before eating
• After you have been outside or in a public space
• Before and after caring for someone who is sick
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• Before and after treating a cut or wound
• After using the bathroom
• After touching an animal or pet, animal feed, or animal waste
• After touching garbage

Click the picture below for a rap/video provided by Hip Hop Public Health. Hip Hop Public health has launched the 20 Seconds or more video and resources to help empower children and families with information, tools, and resources to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

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Learning Target for Fitness:

I can perform different physical activities that contribute to strength and fitness.

Success Criteria for Fitness:

• I can perform physical activities that help me get stronger.
  

  

• I can identify fitness activities that help improve my fitness.
  

  

• I can rate activities based on my level of enjoyment.
  

Activities for Fitness:

Warm-Up Activity - Fresh Start - Video
Click the picture below to stretch your body and get warmed up!

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Activity 1 - Would You Rather - Video
Click on the picture below to play the video and then follow along with the exercises after you choose your favorite thing between the two choices for each round.

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Activity 2 - Dance - Video
Click the picture below and follow along with these dance moves!

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Activity 3 - Superhero Fitness - Video
Click the picture below and follow along with these superhero moves!

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Cool-Down Activity - Mindfulness: Square Breathing - Video
Click the picture below after you have completed some exercises or anytime you wish to practice mindful breathing.

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Reflect about Fitness:
You can share your thoughts about these activities with your teacher if you would like, but it is not required.

Question 1 - Identifying
What exercises or activities did you do that might help you improve your physical fitness? Why?

Question 2 - Enjoyment:
Which activities did you enjoy? Why?


Which activities did you dislike? Why?

Vocabulary for Fitness:

Strength: The state of being physically strong during an activity.

Fitness: The degree to which the body is able to meet the physical, intellectual, and emotional demands for everyday living, as well as cope with emergencies.

Enjoyment: To take pleasure from an activity.