Good and ill health
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what is meant by physical and mental health and can identify factors and symptoms associated with ill health.
Key learning points
- People have both physical health and mental health.
- Physical health and mental health range from good to ill.
- Changes in normal body appearance, function and behaviour can be symptoms of ill health.
Keywords
Physical health - Physical health is the condition of your body.
Mental health - Mental health is how you feel, think and act.
Symptom - An unusual change in a person’s normal appearance, function or behaviour might be a symptom of ill health.
Disease - Disease is a persistent deviation from a person’s normal appearance, function or behaviour.
Common misconception
Only thinking about physical and not mental health; thinking health is a binary of "healthy or ill".
The lesson draws upon research on students' understanding of 'health' as a concept to specifically tackle the above misconceptions.
Teacher tip
Research suggests that asking children to draw is a useful technique for probing their understanding of topics such as health and disease, enabling them to convey concepts that may be sensitive or beyond their current vocabulary.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these does your body need to work properly?
Q2.True or false? Sleep keeps the mind and body healthy.
Q3.To keep our mouth healthy we need to our teeth twice a day.
Q4.Which of the following are food groups?
Q5.Which of these factors could improve the health of your heart?
Q6.Which two foods should you eat more of to stay healthy?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A healthy person has no injuries.
Q2.Which of the following activities could improve your health?
Q3.Which of the following statements are true?
Q4.Sometimes changes to our body and behaviour can be a normal part of growing...
Q5.Match the key terms to their definitions.
A change that could be associated with ill health.
A persistent deviation from a person’s normal state.
The condition of your body.
How you feel, think and act.
Q6.Who do you agree with?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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