Help students discover the importance of physical fitness with this health literacy video. Beginning with a comparison of the choices made by two fictional teenagers, this resource continues on to explore the basic physical and thinking skills necessary for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Concepts

fitness, healthy habits, mental health

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Additional Tags

physical education

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this video during the introductory lesson of a health unit in the upper-elementary or middle school grade levels
• Create scenarios for students to discuss that highlight the difference between healthy and unhealthy
• During the video, pause occasionally to emphasize certain points and answer any questions

Classroom Considerations

• Video references teenagers, but can be viewed by upper-elementary and middle school students
• Resource is a YouTube video, which may or may not be accessible, depending on your site's Internet use policy

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video engages students using fun animations to explain concepts of physical and health literacy
• Includes a reference document explaining the HANDS UP for Health and Physical Literacy collection of videos

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.4.2 SL.4.3 SL.5.2 SL.5.3 SL.6.2 SL.6.3 SL.7.2 SL.7.3 SL.8.2 SL.8.3