I Need Exercise

The lesson “I Need Exercise” is part 36 of a 42 part series on parts of the human body, health, and safety. This lesson focuses on exercise and the reasons children need exercise to be healthy. It talks about different examples of exercise and encourages the children to exercise. This resource includes a lesson plan for the teacher on how to prepare beforehand, class-time content to facilitate learning, hands-on activities facilitating further learning, and a teacher assessment at the end. This lesson is designed for a group of young children between the ages of 3 and 5, and is the thirty- sixth physical development lesson in the Core Curriculum, 3-5 years, Year One.