3.21 Healthzee and Family Fitness
This is Lesson 3.21 (“Healthzee and Family Fitness”) from the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Grow Your PALS Program Guide, in the “Making Good Choices” unit. In this small-group lesson, students review healthy eating and fitness habits by playing a health-themed dice game called Healthzee and then complete a family fitness survey to understand how their family routine impacts their health. The lesson includes an interest approach, two objectives, review activities, application suggestions, and an evaluation with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health while playing the game Healthzee.
- Gain an understanding of and appreciation for his or her family's fitness level.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30 minutes.
- Materials
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- Yahtzee Game – one per group of four students
- Listing of health related statements – one per group
- Pencils
- PALS3.21.SG.AS.A – one set per group
- PALS3.21.SG.AS.B
- PALS3.21.SG.ASSESS.A
- Unit
- Making Good Choices
- Lesson Type
- Small Group
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G1. Practice healthy eating habits
- Key Terms
- Health
- Resources
- Fit 4 Fun Fitness. Teacher Web, Inc. 2010. http://www.worknotes.com/il/chicago/fit4funkidsfitness/newsflash4.stm
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.01.02.a.Describe the benefits, risks and opportunities associated with being physically fit.
- NL-ENG.K-12.1Reading for perspective
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills