My Body at Work & at Rest
Objectives
- D03.S1.04.01 Describe how the body changes with activity and rest, such as heartbeat, breathing, and warmth, and why.
- D03.S1.04.02 Notice and respect differences in how bodies sense and move, including people who use aids or assistive tools.
- D03.S2.04.01 Learn and follow the rules of simple cooperative games and sports while playing fairly.
- D03.S2.04.02 Apply movement skills such as balance, agility, and coordination to a variety of activities, including adapted or seated versions.
Essential questions
- How does my body change when I move and when I rest, and why?
- How do we play fairly and welcome every kind of body?
Big ideas
- Heartbeat, breathing, and warmth change with activity and rest, and reading them helps me care for my body.
- Bodies sense and move differently, and cooperative games and fair play include everyone.
Lessons
- 1 My Body's Quiet Engine 45 minutes
- 2 Heartbeat at Work 50 minutes
- 3 Breathing Deep and Easy 50 minutes
- 4 Warm Work, Cool Rest 50 minutes
- 5 My Body Dashboard 55 minutes
- 6 Many Ways to Sense and Move 50 minutes
- 7 Welcome Every Body 50 minutes
- 8 Rules of the Game 50 minutes
- 9 Playing Fair, All Together 50 minutes
- 10 Balance, Agility, Coordination 55 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of body-signal reading before and after movement, and of fair play and inclusion in cooperative games; a "my body at work and at rest" note as a portfolio artifact.
Unit 2 — My Body at Work & at Rest
Overview
This unit reads the body with new precision, building on Grade 3’s sense of how two senses work together. Learners describe how the body changes with activity and rest — heartbeat, breathing, and warmth — and why, and notice and respect differences in how bodies sense and move, including people who use aids or assistive tools. They learn and follow the rules of simple cooperative games and sports while playing fairly, and apply movement skills such as balance, agility, and coordination to a variety of activities, including adapted or seated versions. The wide range of human bodies and abilities is honored with dignity and joy.
Essential questions
- How does my body change when I move and when I rest, and why?
- How do we play fairly and welcome every kind of body?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Body’s Quiet Engine | D03.S1.04.01 |
| 2 | Heartbeat at Work | D03.S1.04.01 |
| 3 | Breathing Deep and Easy | D03.S1.04.01 |
| 4 | Warm Work, Cool Rest | D03.S1.04.01 |
| 5 | My Body Dashboard | D03.S1.04.01 |
| 6 | Many Ways to Sense and Move | D03.S1.04.02 |
| 7 | Welcome Every Body | D03.S1.04.02, D03.S2.04.02 |
| 8 | Rules of the Game | D03.S2.04.01 |
| 9 | Playing Fair, All Together | D03.S2.04.01 |
| 10 | Balance, Agility, Coordination | D03.S2.04.02 |