Meaning of Physical Fitness | Types of Exercises in Physical Fitness | Importance of Physical Fitness Exercises Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 2 Week 5 Physical and Health Education

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BST)

SECOND TERM

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 4

THEME: PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMMES 

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TOPIC: PHYSICAL FITNESS EXERCISES 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Physical Fitness

3. Types of Exercise in Physical Fitness

4. Importance of Physical Fitness Exercises

5. Physical Exercise

6. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. explain the meaning of physical fitness.

2. state the types of exercises in physical fitness.

3. demonstrate some of the physical exercises.

4. mention the importance of physical fitness exercises.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can describe and demonstrate some of the exercises in physical fitness.

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

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Physical fitness is the ability to do certain jobs, sports or daily activities.

Physical fitness exercise is the daily activity that enhance and improve our physical fitness.

Exercises in physical fitness are planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning the body.

TYPES OF EXERCISES PHYSICAL FITNESS

The types of exercises in physical fitness are as follows:

1. Push up

2. Squat

3. Bent knee sit up

4. Sit up

5. Sit and reach

6. Jogging

LESSON 2 – PHYSICAL FITNESS EXERCISING 

Teacher organizes and supervises physical fitness exercises (20 minutes)

IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS EXERCISES 

The importance of physical fitness are as follows:

1. Save money

2. Strength – power

3. Flexibility

4. Improve your health

5. Smartness

6. Reduce your risk of injury

7. Increase your life expectancy

8. Promotion of general health

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

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. Teacher displays chart showing some of the exercises in physical fitness.

3. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

4. Teacher asks pupils identify and describe the contents of the chart.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the group’s or pair’s activities to identify and describe different types of exercises on the chart.

5. Teacher uses pupil’s responses to introduce the lesson – Physical Fitness Exercises.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of physical fitness exercises.

6. Teacher leads the pupils to discuss the meaning of physical fitness and physical physical exercises with appropriate examples as stated in the chart.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively the class discussion.

7. Teacher uses the chart to demonstrate different types of exercises in physical fitness.

Pupil’s Activities – Watch the teacher as he/she demonstrates physical fitness exercises.

8. Teacher organizes and supervises physical fitness exercises.

Pupil’s Activities – Perform some of the physical fitness exercises.

9. Teacher explains the importance of physical fitness.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen and analyze the importance of physical fitness.

10. Teacher makes a daily routine lead a physical fitness exercise before the class or during assembly.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the daily physical fitness exercises.

11. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

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

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LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of physical fitness.

2. state 5 types of exercises in physical fitness.

3. perform the physical fitness exercises mentioned in question 2.

4. mention 5 importance of physical fitness.