Category: Special Needs

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Here are our Lesson Plans For PE, Health & Safety

On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.

Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or subject simply push the ‘ctrl’ and the ‘F’ button down together and a small bar will pop up. Type in the week number or chapter number you want and it will take you to it.

Week 1: Chapters 1 & 2

1. Stranger Danger

• Practice what to do/say in different scenarios like:
• • Saying ‘Not my Mommy/Not my Daddy‘ if a stranger tries to grab you.
• • Kick, Fight, Bite, Make Noise if a stranger tries to grab you.
• • Have a secret family password for emergencies when you may need a ‘stranger’ to pick up your kids.
• Discuss different ways a stranger may try to trick your child:
• • try to lure you into a vehicle saying that your  parent is sick and they were sent to pick you up
• • they may say they have something to show you and ask you to come with them
• • try to find out if you are home alone
• • may ask to come inside your home to use the phone
• • may ask for help to find a lost pet
• Discuss ways to stay safe:
• • NEVER wander off without telling an adult where you are going
• • NEVER talk to strangers
• • NEVER accept items from a stranger
• • NEVER go with a stranger
• • NEVER tell a stranger you are home alone (or post about it on social media)
• • NEVER open a door to a stranger
• • DO find a safe place and tell someone what is happening
• • DO walk away from a stranger
• • DO call your parents or 911 if you do not feel safe

Be Smart Stay Safe: A Video Teaching Kids to Be Safe DVD Plus 3 Music CDs

2. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Little Brown Bear p. 144 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey

Week 2: Chapters 3 & 4

1. Gun Safety

• Talking To Your Child About Gun Safety Via NRA Explore
• A Gun Safety Course For Kids via SaveTheGuns.com

• Discuss the importance of gun safety.
• Make a list of gun safety rules.**
• This would be a good time to have someone you know show your kids how to properly handle a firearm.

• Discuss what you learned.

2. What is Rabies?

• Watch the Old Yeller rabies scene (may not be good for younger kids).
• Discuss the importance of not playing with wild animals or animals you don’t know.

Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection Old Yeller/Savage Sam

3. Whole Foods vs Processed Foods

• Discuss the differences of whole foods and processed foods.
• Make a list of whole/processed foods in your kitchen.

Fun song for younger kids:

4. How to Read Nutrition Labels

• Practice reading labels from some foods in your kitchen.
• Complete this Nutritional Label Worksheet. **

5. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Frisbee Bowling p. 114 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey

Week 3: Chapters 5, 6, & 7

1. What Happens When You Don’t Bathe?

• Discuss what happens when you don’t shower.
• Discuss how it could impact your relationships.

How to Take a Shower- a pilot video in a relationship series

• Write out the steps to taking a shower **

2. Happy, Healthy Kids: Fresh Air

• Discuss how Laura must have felt when she couldn’t go outside.
• Discuss the benefits of fresh air.
• Go outside and do something fun for 30 minutes!

3. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Sunday p. 145 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey
• Play ‘Hot Potato’. Click here if you need instructions.
• Play ‘Pop Goes The Weasel’. Click here if you need instructions.

Week 4: Chapters 8 & 9

1. Benefits of Square Dancing

• Dance Health Benefits For Kids

• Sign Up For Square Dance Lessons. Check wheresthedance.com for a location near you.
• Or check out these lessons here.

2. Benefits of Natural Light

1. Laura describes how the sun felt on the trip to town, how does the sun feel where you are today?
2. Discuss the benefits of sunlight.

Cool Outdoor Activities: Great Things to Do in the Great Outdoors

3. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Four Square p. 138 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey

Bonus: Check out Jigging

• Watch this video:

• Give it a try:

Week 5: Chapters 10 & 11

1. Honey vs. Sugar

• Discuss the differences between honey and sugar.
• Have a taste comparison and make a graph of who prefers which.

2. Nutritional Value of Cheese

1. Discuss the nutritional information of cheese.
2. Taste several types of cheeses, compare nutritional information.

3. What is Cholesterol?

1. Discuss what cholesterol is and how it affects your body.
2. Name 5 foods high in cholesterol and 5 foods low in cholesterol.

4. Wasp Stings

1. Discuss the body’s reaction to a sting.

How To Treat Bee & Wasp Stings

1. Discuss how stings were treated in the book.
2. Write out a step by step sting treatment plan.**

5. How to treat a Fever with Herbs

• Herbal Remedies For Treating A High Fever
• Examples of Fever Reducing Herbs

You can also watch this video about using natural medicines:

• Discuss how fevers are treated today compared to how they were treated in Laura’s time.
• Look up pictures of the herbs you learned about. Bonus points if you can draw them in your notebook.**

 Herbs Coloring Book

Kid’s Herb Book, A: For Children of All Ages

6. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play ‘Steal the Cheese’. Divide into two groups and each group needs an equal amount of cheese (sticks, bean bags, balls, etc). Line up the ‘cheese’ on each side behind the players. The goal is to run and steal the other team’s cheese without getting caught. The first team to steal all the cheese or catch all of the other team’s players is the winner.
• Square Dance Lesson

Week 6: Chapters 12 & 13

1. Food Pyramid

• Food Group Colors of the Food Pyramid – Color Guide
• Food Pyramid and a Healthy Heart Learning Sheet
• Food Pyramid Foods On A Plate Learning Sheet

**Check out this site for more ideas.

• Discuss what you learned.
• **Complete one or two activities below:
• • Use construction paper to make a ‘My Plate’ or ‘Food Pyramid’ guide. Cut out pictures of foods from magazines to make a collage.
• • Plan a healthy meal and grocery list using the ‘My Plate’ model.
• • Go shopping and help make healthy food choices.
• • Pretend to be Popcorn and jump up and down to music.

2. Importance of Protein

• Name 3 nutrients we get from meat and where else we can find them.
• Discuss the importance of protein in our diets and what happens when you don’t get enough protein in your diet.

3. Calories In 6 Of The Most Popular Fast-Food Kids Meals

• Discuss what would happen if you only ate fast food.

4. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Germ Tag p. 155 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey
• Square Dance Lesson

Week 7: Finishing Up

1. Practice making healthy food choices
2. Research Cabin Fever and ways to prevent/cure it.
3. Make a Giant Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Bonus: Research Tobacco.

(mentioned in Chapter 9)

• Discuss what you learned.
• List 3 different side effects of tobacco use.

Games/Outdoor Play

• Play any of the games listed above or choose your favorite game to play.
• Continue your Square Dance lessons.

**BE SURE TO SAVE A FEW SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK FOR YOUR  PORTFOLIO!  TAKE PICTURES OF BIG PROJECTS!