LESSON 7

Growing Up Fit Together for 3rd grade

Review of Lessons•Today we are on our last lesson of the Growing Up Fit Together program for this year.

•We will do a quick review of the lessons we learned and then we will learn important rules for the summer.

Lesson 1:Five N Jive

•In Lesson 1 we talked doing new Five N Jives with each lesson.

•Do you remember the new movements we learned?

•Can you show them to me?

Lesson 2:MyPyramid

•Remember in Lesson 2 We talked about the pyramid.

•We learned how many servings we should eat out of each food group.

MyPyramid•Let’s name eat of the food groups:

Orange ----- Grains group

Green ----- Vegetables group

Red-------- Fruits group

Yellow---- Oils or junk food group

Blue ------- Milk group

Purple ----- Meat & Beans group

Lesson 3:Types of

Physical Activity

In lesson 3 we talked about a “couch potato” and a “mouse potato”.

We also talked about the importance of walking and went over some important rules.

You must exercise for 60 minutes or 1 hour everyday.

REMEMBER:

Lesson 4:4 Rules for a Healthy Heart

1. Eat a variety of healthy foods

2. Get moving and be active.

3. Breathe smoke-free air, and don’t smoke.

4. Avoid sugary drinks and snacks.

Lesson 5:Brushing Our Teeth

Brush 2 times a day. Brush in the morning and at night.

Brush in little circles.

Learn to floss your teeth.

Visit the dentist regularly.

Lesson 6: Snacks •You should try to eat snacks from the 5 major food groups on the food guide pyramid.

•Can you name me some healthy snacks?

•You should limit snacks from the yellow group to just one a day.

•We also learned how to measure the amount of sugar in foods.

Lesson 7:Sun Safety

You skin is an organ that helps to cool down your body when you sweat, warm up your body when you are cold, and it also helps protect the inside of our body from germs.

We will learn 3 important rules to take care of our skin in the summer.

Sun SafetySLIP

Slip on a cotton shirt, pants, and shoes on a sunny day between 10 am and 4 pm when the sun can do the most damage. SLOP

Slop on sunscreen. This helps protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Put it on 30-45 minutes before going outside. Then again every 45 minutes.

SLAPSlap on a hat to protect your head and the skin on your face and ears.

•Before being active, you should take 8-16 gulps of water. Can everyone pretend to take 8 gulps?

•While you are being active you need to take 8 gulps every 15-20 minutes. Can everyone pretend to take 8 gulps again?

•Once you have finished being active, you should take 32 gulps of water.

WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Water

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