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Week: 2

TERM: 1ST TERM

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Physical and Health Education

Topic:-       Physical fitness and Body conditioning programmes

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define ‘physical fitness’
  2. State the characteristics of a physically fit person
  3. Describe the components of physical fitness

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on introduction to physical and health education

She introduces the topic by explaining the meaning of the term

“physical fitness”

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She further states the characteristics of a physically fit person

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She then describes the components of physical fitness

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness refers to the ability of your body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and perform activities of daily living.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PHYSICALLY FIT PERSON

  1. does not get easily tired
  2. has the ability to comprehend mental tasks
  3. is resistant to diseases and infections
  4. is able to meet up with the demands of life and the society
  5. is able to meet his/her emotional needs

COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
HEALTH-RELATED

  1. Muscular strength: it is the use of the needed number of muscle fibers to execute certain tasks
  2. Muscular endurance: it is the ability to move the muscles for a long period of time.
  3. Cardio-respiratory endurance: it is the ability to move a group of muscles for a long period of time, long enough to cause a strain on the circulatory and respiratory systems
  4. Flexibility: It is the ability of the body to make a wide range of movements needed for swimming, tumbling or diving
  5. Power: It is the ability of the body in an explosive act to move the body or an object

PERFORMANCE-RELATED
1. Speed: It is the ability of the body to make series or related movements in a short period of time

  1. Coordination: It is the ability of the body to move in a flowing and rhythmical pattern
  2. Agility: It is the ability of the body to move quickly in different directions from different positions
  3. Balance: It is the ability of the body to maintain stability at rest and during performance of series of movement.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term “Physical fitness”

  1. Enumerate some characteristics of physically fit persons
  2. Describe the components of physical fitness

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively