Infants_Lesson 2

2. KEEPING ACTIVE

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Activity: Which of these have you heard of?

List 1 fact you know about each

Calcium

Dairy

Bones

Muscles

Our bones make up our skeleton.

Milk and foods made from milk, such as cheese and yogurt.

Muscles cover our bones and help us to move.

Calcium helps to keep our muscles, bones and teeth healthy. Milk, yogurt and cheese are sources of calcium

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Class Activity

Keeping active

Think of ways in which you can enjoy being active every day.

List some of your favourite ways of keeping active

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Class Activity

As a class, think of ways in which you can enjoy being active every day and create a class poster.

Poster Checklist

• Activity
• Who else is involved?
• Where do you do the activity? Football pitch, basketball court, playground

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Important facts!

Keeping active

Calcium helps ourbones grow strong.But many kids in Ireland aren't getting enough!

Milk, yogurt, and cheese are great foods with calcium.

Try to have threeservings of thesefoods every day!

Protein helps our muscles to grow strong.

How many do you eat?

A glass of milk (200ml)

A pot of yogurt (about the size of a small cup)

A small piece of cheese (about the sizeof a matchbox)

For the Teacher

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Extension Activities

1. In the hall or playground, set up a circuit of simple and fun weight-bearing exercises (running on the spot, jumping jacks, skipping etc.) and ask pupils to do each exercise for 30 seconds. Explain to your pupils how these simple and fun exercises can be done quickly and easily anywhere by almost everyone.

2. Or, ask pupils to draw a picture of themselves doing their favourite kind of exercise.