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As we are well aware, obesity is a growing problem in Australia, especially with the younger children. It has been recommended by the government that people are getting a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise a day. This guideline is actually for adults. Kids who are in year 7 should be getting around 60 minutes each and every day. The majority of schools in this day and age have a period allocated for 'Physical Activity' so that children must participate on a daily/ weekly basis. Year 7 students are all full of energy and enjoy group activities. Hence why introducing Physical Education as a group activity can be a great way to get all the kids involved.

Ideas for group activites: - Tunnel Ball - Capture the Flag - Handball Game - Giant Marbles

Attached are the instructions for each of the above group activites: [|Group activities kids- 10-12.doc] Some kids are also interested in competitive sports, as the competition motivates them. Some ideas for different types of Sports are as follows: - Netball - Basketball - Football - Soccer - Baseball - Tee Ball - Soft Ball

The majority of Primary Schools have Sports Carnivals where the kids will compete in running races such as sprints and long distance as well as long jump, high jump, etc. It is a great idea for teachers to get the kids into these activites before the carnival occurs so that you can see what they enjoy and what they are good at.

All of the above are ideas for Teachers to help create a fun and fit environment in their classroom and to help creater a brighter future for these children. Variety is key with fitness as kids can get to try our different activities and see what they enjoy. Also you don't want to wear the kids out by doing 5 hour long high intensity sports/ activites each week. So try to have some fun group activites 3 days a week and some sports activites/ prep for carnivals 2 days a week. Following this sort of structured routine will keep the kids fit and excited.

Nutrition goes hand in hand with Physical Education as it is paramount for a healthier future. This task is for Children to learn about the benefits of eating a variety of fruit and vegetables. This task will last for 10 weeks and the kids will be allocated an hour each week to work on this group activity (groups of 3-5). Each week the kids must each pick a different vegetable and fruit and research the nutritional benefits. They must also bring the fruit and vegetable in so that they can all taste it.
 * Nutrition Task: Fruit & Vege's Nutritional Information**

They will then need to fill out their [|Nutritional Information Journal.doc] and keep copies of them for 8 weeks. Once they have got their 8 different fruit and vegetables and all the research they have done, it is time to put it into a recipe/ information booklet. The Children must create a booklet that has atleast 3 different recipes that incorporates some of the fruit and veg that they have researched. The journal they filled out for the past 8 weeks should be written up in an 'Information Format' to go after these 3 recipes.

Once the students have created their Nutritional Information/ Cook Books they will need to bring them into the classroom and present them to the other children and parents of the children with the topic being 'The Importance of Fruit & Vegetable Intake'.


 * Reference List:**

Levine. (2012). Action for Animals (//image).// Retrieved 17/05/2012 from:[] Boost Fitness. (2012). Captive Visuals (//image).// Retrieved 17/05/2012 from:[] Discovery Centre. (2012). Physical Learning Games 10-12. Retrieved 17/05/2012 from:[]