Didactic Unit "I'm healthy!"

Didactic Unit "I'm healthy!"

This didactic unit has been planned for pupils in the 1^st year of Primary Education. It is included in the area of Natural Science in English. Throughout this unit, the pupils will become familiar with several general aspects of personal hygiene and health, such as hygiene habits, healthy activities, healthy food, good sleeping and some common diseases.

The pupils will exercise all language skills, both oral and written (listening, speaking, reading and writing). They will also interact with each other on many occasions and in different groupings. Furthermore, ICTs will be used in class frequently: videos, IWB...

The learning outcomes that we aim are:

1. To know the benefits of hygienic habits.
2. To name objects that we can use for personal cleanliness.
3. To acquire hygienic habits.
4. To know the importance of resting and sleeping for health.
5. To know and distinguish different healthy activities for our free time.
6. To distinguish between healthy foods and those that are not.
7. To identify some common diseases and what we can do to recover when we are sick.
8. To work with others on collaborative tasks.

As regards language content and communication we present this vocabulary and structures:

1. Vocabulary related to our body, food, habits, hygiene, and health and illness. For example: food, water, exercise, hygiene, sleep, healthy, unhealthy, good, bad, body, hands, face, teeth, hair, eat, drink, different kinds of fruit and vegetables, etc.
2. Structures, including routines, grammar contents and language for classroom management. For example:
   1. I wash my hands before eating.
   2. I brush my teeth after eating.
   3. I have a shower everyday.
   4. I play with my friends everyday.
   5. I need water, soap and a towel.
   6. Drinking water is good.
   7. I am happy / healthy / sick.
   8. I've got a stomach ache / headache / sore throat...

This didactic unit will be developed in 6 sessions:

1. Session 1: "I'm healthy!".
   1. We will start by assessing our pupils' previous knowledge on the matter. Flashcards with basic vocabulary related to the topic will be used. The pupils will play with the flashcards to review and consolidate what they may already know.
   2. Then, they will watch a video about healthy habits. It's called "Four rules for a healthy lifestyle". It contains no words, just pictures and music. https://youtu.be/jKikTtcqqzs
   3. As it is an introductory session to the topic, we will assess comprehension by making several questions about this topic. The grouping will be the whole class.
2. Session 2: "Hygiene".
   1. As an introduction, two boxes (kind of urns) will be set in class: the "Healthy box" and the "Unhealthy box". All the flashcards with the main vocabulary from the unit will be introduced in those boxes/urns by some pupils in turns.
   2. Then, new information about "Hygiene" will be provided to the pupils with a worksheet. In small groups they will complete a table containing pictures and words of healthy and unhealthy hygiene habits.
   3. The pupils will do a listening activity (listen and number).
   4. Finally, the children will play an interactive game on the white board: https://learningapps.org/display?v=paoqrcca317 They will answer some questions about the game (speaking activity).
3. Session 3: "Playing and resting".
   1. To begin with, the children will watch the video from Session 1: "Four rules for a healthy lifestyle". https://youtu.be/jKikTtcqqzs This time, they will be urged to utter some vocabulary related to it.
   2. The pupils will do a listening activity (listen and tick or cross).
   3. In groups they will play an interactive game on the IWB: https://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities/My-Plate-Match- Game.aspx
   4. The pupils will create a Glossary with the vocabulary of the unit. They will be grouped in pairs and we will provide them with some small pictures and word cards which they will read, match and stick on a cardboard.
4. Session 4: "Healthy food".
   1. The children will sing a song about healthy foods. The song is called "Healthy Food vs Junk Food". This is a simple and funny song which can be modified by adding some extra lines including some more vocabulary of the unit. https://youtu.be/fE8lezHs19s
   2. New information will be provided to the pupils related to "Healthy and unhealthy food". They will read a short text about the topic. Then, they will do some reading activity: read and match, read and tick, etc.
   3. The pupils will do some writing activities: complete words from the main vocabulary, complete sentences with the main words from the unit, etc.
   4. In groups they will play an interactive game on the IWB: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids/5-food-group-games
5. Session 5: "Healthy or unhealthy".
   1. We will review the main vocabulary by performing some flashcard games (listening and speaking).
   2. New information about the consequences of an unhealthy lifestyle: some common diseases. They will read a short text and then they will do a reading activity (read and match pictures and words) and a writing activity (write words next to some pictures).
   3. In groups they will play an interactive game on the IWB: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/games/foodgroupsgame.html
6. Session 6: Evaluation.
   1. They will complete a self-evaluation form, an evaluation worksheet, and they will complete the final task. The final task is creating a poster with the "Circle of health". They will have to include graphical information about healthy foods and habits. In order to help their OUTPUT, we will review the Food pyramid by using some posters:
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or…

http://static.ifood.tv/files/image/90/2f/537198-teaching-children-about-food-pyramid.gif

Finally, this is the link to my template of activity 3.1. (Template to design a CLIL didactic unit)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bnx8lol59s2gsqv/DU%20I%27m%20healthy.pdf?dl=0

Manuel Santos Hidalgo Pérez de Villar