Title: Lesson #3 Body Composition

Grade Levels: 2-4

Subject: Physical Education, Language Arts

Learner Outcomes:
    1. students will differentiate between lean body mass and fat mass
    2. students will define new vocabulary words
    3. students will discuss why every body looks different

Time: 35-45 minutes

Materials: paper and pencil

Technology Tools: computer, LCD Projector, PowerPoint Presentation

Teacher Notes: Depending on your circumstances this lesson may take 2 or 3 class periods.
 

Procedures:

• Present the PowerPoint presentation allowing students time to discuss the vocabulary fully.
• Discuss body composition allowing students to input their ideas and ask questions. Be sure to stress the difference between being obese and overweight. Explain that the body runs on food as a fuel the way our cars use gas as fuel. We measure the body's fuel in calories. The body is very efficient and will not waste fuel. If we take in more calories (fuel) than we use, the body will store the excess fuel as fat. If you overfill a car the excess fuel simply runs out of the tank onto the ground. Tell the students that everybody uses a different amount of calories just to stay alive so people store different amounts in different places on the body. Everyone grows at different rates and times so every body will have a different look. Explain that as people grow older their body does not need as many calories to live, so if they continue to eat as much as they did when they were younger, they will begin to gain weight.
•  Next, explain that your body needs a certain amount of fat on it to work properly. If you have too little or too much the body does not work as well as it should and this leads to health problems. Tell the students that in the next lesson they are going to calculate how much of their body weight is lean body mass (bones, muscles, and organs) and how much is made up of fat. Stress when we talk of being "fat" or obese we are talking about the health of our bodies and not how we look!
• To close the discussion, elicit from students that physical activity causes the body to burn more calories, that we need to eat certain foods to supply this energy and to build and maintain our bodies and that our bodies need rest (sleep) to work properly and grow. These three things physical activity, good food and rest make and keep us healthy.

Modifications: Follow IEP's and 504 Plans when applicable.

Enrichment Activities:
Students may look for articles or information about body mass at home or in the library.

Evaluation/ Assessment: Participation and discussion and completion of Health Square in Lesson 4

National Standards:

• Understands the benefits and costs associated with participation in physical activity
• Understands how to monitor and maintain a health enhancing level of physical fitness

References:
1. Presidential Sports Award Fitness Manual The Total Guide edited by: Harvey Ebel, PhD, Neil Sol, PhD, Don Bailey, EdD, Sid Schechtor, EdM.
2. Teaching Physical Education in elementary schools (Vannier, Foster & Gallahue)

Authors:
    Carolyn Sizemore- Title I Teacher
    Saundra Taylor-School Counselor
    Joe Dean-Physical Education Teacher
        Fayetteville Elementary School
       elementaryfes@hotmail.com
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5