Juniors_Lesson 2

2. KEEPING ACTIVE

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Keeping Active

Choose any three questions to answer

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1. What is one weight-bearing activity mentioned in the video?

2. What is one way to keep our bones healthy?

3. What activity did the video suggest to help us be active?

4. What game does the video encourage you to create as a weight-bearing exercise?

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Which of these have you heard of?

Some even came up in the previous lesson. Can you match up the correct definitions?

Calcium

Dairy

Bones

Weight BearingExercises

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Any exercise which puts the full weight of our body on our feet and legs, for example, running, skipping and most team sports.

Hard tissue in our body which makes up the human skeleton.

A mineral (a type of nutrient) which is important for our growth. It helps our muscles and bones to develop and is important for our teeth. Milk, yogurt and cheese are sources of calcium.

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

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Did you get the answers right?

See the correct matches below

Calcium

Dairy

Bones

Weight BearingExercises

Any exercise which puts the full weight of our body on our feet and legs, for example, running, skipping and most team sports.

Hard tissue in our body which makes up the human skeleton.

A mineral (a type of nutrient) which is important for our growth. It helps our muscles and bones to develop and is important for our teeth. Milk, yogurt and cheese are sources of calcium.

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

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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

Keeping activeis important for maintaining a healthy body weight.

‘Weight-bearing’exercises are importantfor helping to keep bones healthy.

An active lifestyle is important for healthybones and muscles.

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Pair Activity

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

1. List more weight-bearing activities (e.g., running, dancing, skipping, football).2. How can you enjoy being active? Write or draw your ideas, like:

• Walk or cycle to school.
• Play games outside with friends.
• Make up new outdoor games.
• Join after-school activities.
• Set a time limit for screen time.
• Check if your school is signed up for the Active School Flag.

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Group Activity

Small Groups

In your small groups, come up with a fun game that helps your bones stay strong.

You can use activities like running, skipping, jumping, or ball games.

Examples:

Design your ownhopscotch game

Inventing a newskipping game

Create a game that mixes jumping and throwing a ball

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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!

How many do you eat?

A glass of milk (200ml)

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

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

Vitamin D helps too – it’s also important for strong bones!

For the Teacher

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Extension Activities

For Teacher

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.

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Bring it home

Keeping Active

Ask your parents if you can go for a walk with them.

Walk your dog or a neighbour’s dog (with an adult).

Play a team sport with your family, like football or basketball.

Keep a diary of all the physical activities you and your family do.