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
- Scheme of Work
- 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
- Course Book
- All Relevant Material
- 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
- Push clips
- Squat
- Bent knee
- Sit up
- Sit and reach
- 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.