Daily physical activity is essential for everyone in maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle. It is especially important during times like this when we find ourselves stuck inside and lacking the day to day movement our bodies are used to. It is beneficial for our mental and physical health to find time each day to get fresh air, stretch and move our bodies. 

Here are the “Big Ideas” this term from the B.C. Curriculum:

• Daily participation in physical activity at moderate to vigorous intensity levels benefits all aspects of our well-being.
• Adopting healthy personal practices and safety strategies protects ourselves and others.

Our class had registered for the Walk 30 Challenge where we planned to get outside and walk for 30 minutes a day from April 6th to May 9th. Please do your best to participate in this anyways!

Below is a list of other possible activities that you can be doing to stay active. Please make an effort to spend AT LEAST 30-60 minutes a day getting active and getting outside (while continuing to practice social distancing, of course). At the bottom of the list is a Neighbourhood Scavenger List and a BINGO sheet. Do your best to cross off each activity on the BINGO sheet over the next couple of months!

WALKING

• Go for a neighbourhood walk
• Explore some of the activities on the walking curriculum: http://www.educationthatinspires.ca/walking-curriculum-imaginative-ecological-learning-activities/walking-curriculum/

WORKING OUT

• Follow a workout: https://www.parents.com/fun/sports/exercise/strength-training-exercises-for-kids/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt0wuk_bOXI
• Create your own workout
• Teach your workout to a family member

AEROBICS

• Follow an aerobics or dance video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC2C841486EB885F1 
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpOWrwo3Chz-jYgPFU9BhzvDhyMcrKjbG

YOGA

• Do yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
• https://childhood101.com/yoga-for-kids-brain-breaks/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM6opeQN9H0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZBimWh85nA

MISCELLANEOUS

• Participate in one of Go Noodle’s many videos: https://www.gonoodle.com/ 

 

 OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

• Teach an exercise class to a family member (make a recording if possible)
• Skip rope
• Kick a ball (soccer, hacky sack)
• Throw a ball (baseball, football, basketball)
• Throw a frisbee
• Learn a new skill
• Have a race
• Go for a jog
• Speed walk
• Leapfrog
• Go for a hike 
• Put on some music and dance!
• Hop scotch
• Fly a kite
• Practice gymnastics
• Go for a bike ride
• Do some yard work (weeding, gardening, seeding etc)
• Help with housework (vacuuming, dusting, dishes, laundry etc)
• Create an obstacle course (preferably outdoors)
• Hula hoop
• Play hide and seek
• Follow insects
• Pretend to be a four legged animal
• Play Jaques dit/ Simon Says
• Create a maze
• Stretch 
• Play an active video game
• Scooter
• Roller blade
• Do a scavenger hunt in your neighbourhood (see attachment)

 

SCAVENGER HUNTS

• Create your own scavenger hunt
• scavenger hunts