SugarByHalf - Get Up and Groove to Healthy Choices

SugarByHalf - Get Up and Groove to Healthy Choices

Lesson 3 of 4 in this unit

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Lesson Summary

In this lesson, we get active, moving and grooving along to music.
Students explore the different ways we can be healthy, focusing on fabulous food, wonderful water, moving, grooving and restful recharge. The students make a ‘Healthy Me’ poster, showing all of the ways you can reduce added sugar every day, drink more water and get plenty of rest. The posters can be used as a display to share with others.

Learning Intentions:

Students will...

  • learn how we can make healthy choices
  • learn how to share the message of sugar contained in diets

Success Criteria:

Students can...

  • explain why it is important to move our body
  • share a message about healthy choices

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Curriculum Mapping

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work SugarByHalf – Lower Primary – Sugar and Healthy Kidneys

Time required: 90 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – Lead lesson discussions and assist with activities

Keywords: human body, movement, sugar, healthy food choices

To view our Australian Curriculum alignment click here

To view our NZ Curriculum alignment click here

Resources Required

  • Device capable of presenting a video to the class
  • 1 sheet of poster paper for each student (could use Body Maps from lesson 1)
  • Drawing materials – coloured pencils, crayons or marker pens

Additional Info

These lessons were developed in partnership with SugarByHalf and the Australian Dental Association. Guardians of the Gums was written by Bee Healthy Stories; if you would like to see more of their stories, head to beehealthystories.com.au.

SugarByHalf (https://www.sugarbyhalf.com/) promotes action to reduce sugar-related diseases so that we can live better, stronger and healthier lives.
Their message is simple: to reduce added sugar consumption by half. Eating too much added sugar is a key driver of serious health problems including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, tooth decay, dementia and mental health conditions. A poor diet also puts children behind their peers, affecting brain development, sleep and ability to learn. Poor diet choices ultimately mean that this generation of children could be the first in modern history to live shorter lives than their parents.
Much of the added sugar in our diet comes from the processed foods and drinks we consume. On average, we consume 14-16 teaspoons of added sugar per day. Teenagers consume more than 20 teaspoons per day. The World Health Organisation says we should limit our daily added sugar intake to 6 teaspoons for good health. To put that in perspective, there are 4 grams of sugar in one teaspoon. If something has 20 grams of sugar, that's 5 teaspoons of sugar. 
This English lesson focuses on developing the skills and knowledge students need to critically consider messages about food and drink they are exposed to, thereby equipping them to be able to make healthy choices.
Talking about Health

  • Be mindful of students who may experience weight stigma. Some students may be sensitive to conversations around weight, body size or shape. Terms including obesity, weight issues, weight-problem and fat can be stigmatising for some people because they assign blame. It is important to note individual preferences around language vary. Research has shown using the terms ‘weight’, ‘weight gain’, ‘healthy weight’, ‘unhealthy weight’, and ‘high BMI’ are preferred as better alternatives.
  • Be mindful about how you use the word ‘diet’. We recommend focussing students on the positive impacts of healthy nutrition and healthy lifestyles which help us to have stronger bodies and minds, feel good and sleep well.
  • Steer students away from any focus on appearances by communicating that appearance does not determine your worth. We recommend the fact sheets from the Butterfly Foundation on body image tips at

https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/about-us/information-and-resources/

  • Avoid using labels such as obese or diabetic. Refer to people living with diabetes, people living with cancer, people with high BMI etc.
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