Meaning of Physical Fitness Exercise (Primary 4)

Last Updated on July 15, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BST)

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 4

THEME: PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMMES 

TOPIC: PHYSICAL FITNESS 

Physical fitness is the state of health and well-being of a person.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. explain the meaning of physical fitness.

2. state some health related physical fitness exercises.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils are required to already have learned to school inter house sport.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of charts and pictures, mats, whistle video clips.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

PHYSICAL FITNESS 

Physical fitness is the ability to perform a certain sports, occupations and daily activities. This can be carried out through proper diet, moderate exercise and sufficient rest.

FITNESS EXERCISES 

1. Push clips
2. Squat
3. Bent knee
4. Sit up
5. Sit and reach
6. Dogging

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Explains what physical fitness is.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen and explain the meaning of physical fitness.

3. Lists the health related physical fitness exercises.

Pupil’s Activities – List related physical fitness exercises.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next Lesson – Performing Physical Fitness Exercises (Primary 4)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. Explain the meaning of physical fitness.

2. state some of the physical fitness exercises.