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Can you feel your hearts more jump
easily now?
(To jump we needed more energy
so our heart had to pump faster
and stronger to give us energy).
Do you notice any change in
your breathing? What changed? Visualise it Round
Explain to the children that when lots of energy is needed, the heart Explain to the children that they Seat the children in a circle
must send blood full of oxygen around our bodies. When we breathe, are going to do a relaxation and pass the speaking object
we put oxygen into our bodies, through our lungs. If we are doing exercise. Invite them to find a around. Ask the children to
something that needs a lot of energy, our heart is busier pumping space on the floor where they are complete the sentence:
and the lungs are busier putting oxygen into the blood. not within touching distance of I need air because _____ .
anyone else. Ask them to lie on
their backs on the floor, hands Next, ask them to name anything,
by their sides, feet slightly apart besides air, that goes into or
– relaxed. You may wish to put onto their bodies. List these on
on some relaxing music. When the board. Ask them to classify
they are settled, read the script
the items under the following
energy
lots of provided in Resource B slowly, headings:
- Necessary and/or good for you;
with pauses.
- Unnecessary but not unhealthy;
- Unhealthy for you but not
Allow the children time to adjust
necessarily dangerous; and
after this relaxation exercise.
- Risky and dangerous.
Ask the children to give reasons
for their classification and discuss.
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