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Lesson
Ideas> Everyday > Getting
Active in your Local Neighbourhood |
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Learning Outcomes
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Demonstrate
the ability to share ideas, communicate
and investigate |
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Able to design a new adventure
trail |
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Appreciation and understanding
of the importance of food and fluids
when being active everyday |
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Introduction
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This learning
activity helps students learn about the important
role that food, fluids and being hydrated
play in being active everyday. It also gives
students the opportunity to investigate their
local neighbourhood and design new recreational
trails that they can use during and after
school. |
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Background
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The local council
and school have asked your students to develop
a design for their own creative and fun recreational
path. |
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Learning
Task
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Students investigate
and discuss as a class why food, fluids and
being hydrated are important to being physically
active. Food and water are important when
you are physically active, everyday. Discuss
with students if they have ever thought about
what they eat and drink prior to physical
activity or sport. Click here
to find out more >> |
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Photocopy a simple community
map for each student. On this map students
will add the different routes for walking,
roller blading, skating and cycling.
Include also on the map the parklands
and other neighbourhood recreational
places and where drinking fountains are
located on the recreational paths |
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As a class reflect:
Are there lots of good walking and recreational
trails? |
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Students construct an urban trail in
their school grounds or neighbourhood
eg. local park. Students can have fun
developing and participating in an urban
trail and treasure hunt |
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As a class, locate the closest bike
or walking paths. Discuss what makes
them fun or how they could be improved
to encourage people to use them. Do they
have good picnic spots, playgrounds,
drinking fountains, skate parks, barbecues
and tables?
By now students should have a good idea
about what makes a good recreational
spot |
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Students will then need to design and
implement a campaign to encourage members
of the school community to walk, skate,
cycle, and roller blade more often on
the path. Include reasons why people
should use the recreational paths over
others. Within the campaign students
should consider the importance of
good nutrition and adequate fluids (especially
water) so they have the energy to be
active and are well hydrated everyday |
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Teaching Notes
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The curriculum
areas covered in this learning activity include:
Health and PE - understanding of the importance
of food and water in physical activity.
Society and Environment – mapping,
local area
Health and PE - planning for physical activity,
investigation of recreational places and
how people move
Design – campaign
Other
skills students will learn or develop include:
Sharing, investigating, brainstorming,
reflecting, decision making, creating,
personal responsibility – safety,
communicating and working as a class and
individually.
Websites:
Students could also investigate the local
council’s website to see what they
have to say about the local neighbourhood
and local attractions for kids.
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