Physical Activity for Healthy Living

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.3 - Design activities to improve health-related fitness components

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Design at least three physical activities that target specific health-related fitness components, stating the component each activity develops.
Describe, in writing, how each designed activity improves the targeted fitness component (e.g., how skipping improves cardiovascular endurance).
Organise a short community-style physical activity session for a small group, leading their peers through the activity with clear instructions.
Evaluate a peer’s designed activity and suggest one modification to make it more effective or more inclusive.
Record and present a short video or demonstration of a physical activity from their community, identifying which health-related fitness component it develops.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Education (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Physical Activity for Healthy Living (2.1)
Content standard: 3.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical fitness and how to develop the health-related components 3.2.1.LO.1 Discuss physical fitness and develop activities for health-related fitness components.
Indicator: 3.2.1.LI.3 - Design activities to improve health-related fitness components
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 16 (Week 16 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 103

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning
- Design physical activities and describe how each is used to develop health-related fitness component
- Take videos of physical activities organised in your communities to improve health-related fitness for class discussion.
Assessment (3.2.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Charts/pictures of professionals
- Coursebooks
- Videos
- ICT tools, e.g., Laptops, cell phones, projectors, etc
- Portfolio
- Task sheet/assessment reports