Recalling facts about healthy lifestyle for a non-chronological report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can learn and recall facts to use in a non-chronological report about a healthy lifestyle.
Key learning points
- There are five main food groups in a balanced diet: protein, fats, carbohydrates, dairy and fruit and vegetables.
- Humans should aim to eat 30 plant-based foods a week.
- All the food groups need to be eaten in moderation to maintain a healthy, balanced diet.
- Exercise is an essential factor towards leading a healthy lifestyle.
- Sleep is essential for good health.
Keywords
Diet - what a person eats and drinks
Nutritionist - a scientist who specialises in food and nutrition
Physical activity - any movement that uses up your body's energy
Moderation - doing something without excess
Common misconception
Pupils may not know what 'lifestyle' means.
Explain that 'lifestyle' encompasses all the ways that humans choose to live, from what they choose to include in their diet to how much exercise and sleep they get.
Teacher tip
Find cross-curricular links within your science curriculum, particularly around the human digestive system, to supplement pupils' knowledge about diet from this lesson with.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are types of vegetables?
Q2.The purpose of an information text is to the reader about a subject, person or event.
Q3.Which of the following activities are forms of exercise?
Q4.If you are hot, what can you do to cool yourself down?
Q5.Which organ in the body beats to keep humans alive?
Q6.It is important to understand how to lead a __________ lifestyle.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A balanced diet means eating ...
Q2.How many types of plant-based foods do nutritionists recommend eating per week?
Q3.Complete the following sentence: 'Wholegrains release energy slowly so we __________.'
Q4.Which of the following are good sources of protein?
Q5.How long do scientists recommend primary children should spend taking part in physical activity each day?
Q6.What does having 9-12 hours of sleep a night improve in our bodies?
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