Ready Steady Go
For Year 1
Harold and his friends are super excited! It’s their school sports day. How will they prepare for their race? And how will they deal with their nerves? Yikes!
Overview
Using a school athletics carnival as an example, Healthy Harold and students learn how to prepare physically and mentally for important events in their lives. Key messages include eating a healthy meal, staying hydrated, ways to deal with nerves during a challenging situation.
Life Ed programs are not just a one-off visit, they’re a 4-step student pathway!
So make use of the whole multimodal pathway… the pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed Educator visit; the post-visit lessons, the booster lessons and the parent communication.
The key learning areas covered include:
Life Ed programs are not just a one-off visit, they’re a 4-step student pathway!
So make use of the whole multimodal pathway… the pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed Educator visit; the post-visit lessons, the booster lessons and the parent communication.
The key learning areas covered include:
- Identifying how our body reacts in new situations
- Benefits of physical activity
- What our body needs to be healthy including nutrition, water, and sleep
- Safety strategies in different environments
Step 1: Pre-lesson
To be completed with your class before the Life Ed visit.
Ready, Steady, Go! – Tuning In Lesson – Wonderful Water
Before Healthy Harold’s visit, try this interactive lesson with your class.
Harold will help students appreciate just how wonderful water is and how many different ways it can help them stay healthy. They’ll explore how much water they need to drink and consider other ways to stay healthy… including eating the right foods and getting enough sleep.
Activities include: • a memory challenge • partner sharing • interpreting clues • teamwork
20-25 minutes
School Lesson
Pre lesson – An Overview for Parents
Step 2: Life Ed Visit
Step 3: Post Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Ed visit.
Ready, Steady, Go! – Extending Lesson 1 – Helping Yourself, Helping Each Other
Nerves before a race, an important event or scary situation can stop you from doing your best. This module teaches students ways to regulate their emotional responses through strategies such as relaxation, mindful breathing and positive self-talk push away negative thoughts. This will empower them mentally to try new and exciting activities.
Activities include • click & learn activities • partner activities • acting out emotions • interpreting body clues • practising saying positive things
20-25 minutes
School Lesson
Ready, Steady, Go! – Extending Lesson 2 – Activate!
Harold joins students in exploring ways to keep safe & ready for new challenges. The benefits of exercise are linked to students’ own lives. Key safety messages embrace sun safety, playground fights, classroom behaviour, road safety, cyber safety, stranger danger and pool safety.
Activities include • think, pair, share • memory games • click & learn activities • active games • active class game • at home follow up activity
20-25 minutes
School Lesson
Step 4: Booster Sessions
The Booster sessions videos and discussion guides are the last part in the 4-Step program. A discussion guide with questions and suggested answers is attached with each booster session video below. To meet all of the outcomes for this module, teachers are encouraged to use the discussion guides to extend student learning and observe student understanding of the content covered.
Ready, Steady, Go! – Session 1 – Healthy Body
Harold prepares for his big race by being well rested, wearing a hat, eating healthily and staying hydrated. Students help sort foods into ‘everyday’ foods and ‘sometimes’ foods. Nutrition is discussed further, in terms of carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals. The benefits of physical activity are also considered.
Video Lesson
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Ready, Steady, Go! – Session 2 – Healthy Mind
Harold has pre-race nerves, which leads to discussion on the physical symptoms of nerves, and what’s normal and not. Students learn strategies to help them calm down when they’re nervous. When the 4th for the relay team doesn’t turn up and Harold must run twice, he has to think positive thoughts to help him through the race.
Video Lesson
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Ready, Steady, Go! – Session 3 – Staying Safe
Sun safety, healthy lunches and the importance of staying hydrated are revisited along with staying safe at school and in the community. A quick game of sports charades is topped off with a ribbon for Harold and his relay team. Looks like his positive self-talk really paid off.
Video Lesson
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Sponsored By
Woolworths – Fresh Food Kids
Major sponsor of Australia’s Healthiest Lunchbox, Woolworths - Fresh Food Kids also help spread the word about the importance of a healthy and nutritious lunchbox.
