LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the importance of exercise for teens, and identify reasons teens may not get enough of it; identify ways to have fun while exercising. 

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Self-management, responsible decision-making 

KEY VOCAB

sedentary

vigorous 

Lesson Plan: The Have Fun Workout 

Remember how much you loved playing as a young kid? This routine will give you all those feels–and help you work up a healthy sweat! 

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “The Have Fun Workout,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

Why is exercise important for teens, and how can you have fun while exercising? 

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “A Recipe for Fitness”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz and Vocabulary Review

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In LEVEL UP YOUR FITNESS, have your class create their own unique fitness game! First, they should list the types of exercise they naturally did when they were kids, such as jump roping, shooting hoops with friends, or playing tag, and consider how those activities might be incorporated into a “recess workout” like the one in the article. Then, have them use the game board provided in the skills sheet (or design their own) to create a fun fitness game to use during the week.

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