Kid-Fit+Challenge

[[image:kit-fit2.png width="800" height="183" link="Kid-Fit Program"]]
===Home | Task | Teacher Page | Student Page | Resources===

**Home ** = = **Subject Area** Health and Physical Education **Year Group:** 5 & 6 **Teachers:** Amy Barrass, Hayley Feighan, Niya Webb and Penny Cream
 * Topic: **  Exercise and Fitness

__**Our WikiSpace Presentation **__

//For best results, please click on video (it may disappear for a few seconds) then press pause and wait for it to load fully before viewing //

media type="custom" key="18402808" 

__**Introduction **__

Exercise is an important part of everyday life. Nowadays, in the midst of an obesity epidemic, it has never been more important to educate children on the importance of healthy living, including general fitness. An authentic way to teach kids about fitness is to involve them in learning how to include more physical activity into their daily lives as well as giving them an opportunity to decide HOW they will go about it. By being in control, kids will see just how easy it is to get and stay fit and this will help them develop a lifelong healthy attitude towards exercise. The key message needs to be that fitness can be fun and not a chore!

__**Our Authentic Task **__

We decided on a 'Kid-Fit' Challenge' for our task. The kids will work in groups and devise a daily exercise routine to span over the course of one week. To record their progress they will make regular blog entries detailing their thoughts and feelings as well as any targets or 'personal bests' they may meet. After the week is complete, the groups will make a short video about the importance of daily physical activity and their experience with their routine. These videos will then be uploaded to the blog and viewed by the class in the following lesson(s).

__**Curriculum Alignment **__:



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">

__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">References **__

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Dept. Of Education. (2012). K-10 overview: Health and Physical Education, Retrieved May 05, 2012 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">@http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/k10syllabus/detcms/navigation/health---physical-education/

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Dept. Of Education. (2012). K-10 overview: Technology and Enterprise/Information, Retrieved May 18, 2012 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">@http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/k10syllabus/detcms/navigation/technology---enterprise/information-technology/

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Dept. Of Education. (2012). Middle childhood: Health and Physical Education – Integrated scope and sequence, Retrieved May 05, 2012 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">@http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/k10syllabus/detcms/navigation/health---physical-education/

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1299px; width: 1px;">ttp://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/k10syllabus/detcms/navigation/health---physical-education/?page=2&tab=Main#toc4 <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2337px; width: 1px;">K-10 overview: Technology and Enterprise/Information