Have a Heart

By Jill White

Jump roping is one of the heart-healthy habits students learn.

This unit teaches young children about the human heart. Students will learn how to have a healthy heart. They also research the history of the heart shape. The unit ends with a charitable, "heartfelt" event.

OBJECTIVE

Be able to diagram the human heart, following the blood flow in and out
Be familiar with the terms having to do with the heart
Compare and contrast the heartbeats per minute while resting and taking part in different exercises
Identify exercises that promote a healthy heart
Identify healthy habits, including healthy eating habits
Create posters promoting healthy hearts
Research the history of the heart shape
Create a work of art using a paper hear
Write a Valentine’s Day poem about a classmate

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Healthy Heart
Lesson 2: Love the Heart

REPRODUCIBLES
Chart Your Heart
(PDF)
History of Heart Shapes
(PDF)
Valentine Poem Template
(PDF)

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

At the end of this unit, the students will participate in a charitable event (examples: decorating heart cookies at the orphanage or nursing home with the residents and reading them poems or doing a heart craft), as well as their classroom Valentine’s Party. Our school also has a “Jump Rope for Heart” day around this time of year.

About the Author

Jill White, currently a first grade G&T teacher, has more than 10 years of experience working with classrooms with a wide range of ability levels.

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