Introduction

To maintain overall health it is important to eat a balanced diet and be active regularly. Being physically active is a very important component of a healthy balanced lifestyle. To encourage people to be consistently active it is important to discover as many different ways to be active as possible.

Brainstorm

Think about the types of physical activity you participate in both at school and at home - what you do after school, on weekends and on holidays. Is it varied or do you tend to do the same things? Brainstorm using Inspiration, Word or develop a poster with all your physical activities. Compare your ideas with your class members.

Discuss:

		How might these components of physical activities contribute to the 5 Fun Ways Wheel, especially to the variety theme?
		Why do you think a variety of physical activity is important?

At school, your physical education classes provide you with an opportunity to learn about the importance of physical activity, be physically active in many different ways, and develop skills that will help you to be active throughout your life.

As a class, discuss what physical education means to you. Do you think it is important? Develop a class statement or a range of words that reflect your ideas. They should be inspirational words and statements that will be put up around your class or school. Make the statements and words large, colourful and meaningful.

Task

Physical education helps us to learn new and exciting skills in a variety of different ways, the many varied activities involved in physical education ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Your teacher would like your class to be involved in planning a part of your physical education program.

Your task is to work in groups of 3 or 4 and design one physical activity to focus on one or more of the following areas:

		Dance
		Games
		Fitness
		Movement skills

Some important things to consider are:

		What is the activity?
		How is it performed or played?
		Where is it to be conducted - eg. On the oval, tennis court. Can it be played outside of school such as the beach or park?
		Equipment needed?
		Any safety rules?
		Does it allow all students to participate?

On the computer, design an A4 flyer about the activity, equipment needed, where, how long, any rules etc. Remember this will be assessed not only on the type of activity you design but also the information given and the design of the flyer.

As a class, here's a fun activity with a bit of variety to try.

Speak to your teacher about trying the Radical Revolving Circuit as a class

	1.	Rhythm Jump
	2.	Line Dribble
	3.	Keep It Up
	4.	Drop, Catch, Run
	5.	Hit The Mark