B6 Physical Education · Term 3 Week 2: Fitness Programme, Healthy Diet, Safety and Injuries, Substances/drugs and Body Composition

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.1.4.1 - Develop a one-day personal physical fitness plan specifying the intensity, time, and types of physical activities for each component of health-related physical fitness.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name all five components of health-related physical fitness and give at least one example activity for each.
Define intensity and time as they relate to a physical fitness plan, using simple terms.
Identify activities from daily life that build each health-related fitness component.
Create a one-day personal physical fitness plan that lists the type of activity, its intensity and the time allocated for at least four of the five fitness components.
Present their one-day plan to a partner and explain why they chose each activity.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Fitness Concepts, Principles and Strategies (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Fitness Programme, Healthy Diet, Safety and Injuries, Substances/drugs and Body Composition (4.1)
Content standard: B6.4.1.4 - Lemonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.
Indicator: B6.4.1.4.1 - Develop a one-day personal physical fitness plan specifying the intensity, time, and types of physical activities for each component of health-related physical fitness.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Physical Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 79
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Discuss physical fitness is the process attained through quality instructional physical education. Participation in physical activity and knowledge of fitness components coupled with an appreciation for good health. Learners develop a one-day personal fitness which include: Jogging- muscular endurance, running-cardio-respiratory endurance, push-ups- muscular strength, aerobic dance-flexibility, etc.