Health Lesson Ideas

1. Students are in groups of 3
2. Then hand out the muscle worksheet which represents both the anterior and posterior view of the muscles displayed in the body. Each group will complete one sheet, filling out the names of the muscle groups on the lines provided. Go over the worksheet once everyone has completed it, putting up the answers and seeing if anyone else got a different name for a muscle group.
3.The students will be given a handout with the directions and a chart for which is to be used later.
4. Each group will be given an object that can be found at home; they will need to come up with an exercise that can be performed with this object. They will also need to think of another object that can be used at home and come up with an exercise for that also. When coming up with the exercise they will need to use their previous knowledge of the muscles to determine which muscled group is being used. The teacher determines if the students are doing a lower body or upper body exercise so you don't see the same exercises.
5. Once each group has completed their 2 exercises, each group will bring their object up the front of the classroom and have one of the people perform the exercise, while one person describes what is going on and then other person talks about the muscle group being used after the description.
6. Assess/fill out the chart
7. Pass out the "No Gym, No Problem" handout and discuss things they missed or hadn't thought about

Muscle Worksheet

Exercise Chart

Directions for Students