This was for high school grade 2. it goes with a unit in their textbook ('My body aches all over'). i spread it out over 2 classes - you could probably stretch it to 3 if you're lucky. I suppose you could edit it a bit for lower levels - you can edit the board game really easily.

1. health.ppt - brainstorm health problems on the board. show them how to describe their problem (eg. 'I have the flu. My nose is running and I feel weak.').

2. health_recommendations2.doc - hand out 1 of these to each group (i have 6 kids in each group). half of the group take the pictures ('health problems'), the other takes the text part ('diagnoses/solutions'). the guys with the pictures need to read out what health problem they have and their partner needs to look for a solution. Present randomly, using the ppt template of describing illness. I believe i stole this idea off Waygook.

That took 1 class.
then next class...

3. Textbook - The textbook had a sample dialogue about healthy living, we brainstormed 'things that are good for your body' and 'things that are bad' (had a couple of interesting ones here, such as 'Biagra!' and 'Adult Moobie!'). Then went through a food pyramid which covered different food types and vitamins etc. (all in the textbook - easy to find flashy pictures online though). I also showed a bit of the 'A Meal To Die For' documentary on youtube and talked about it. They liked that.

4. boardgame.doc - Each group gets one board game sheet and one dice. there are 6 in each group and each person chooses a number. when the dice is rolled, the person whose number comes up must answer the question / give advice for the health problem. it works best if you do it this way - otherwise they ignore the questions and just see who can get to the end first.

5. taboo.doc - For the last 15 minutes or so, each group needs to explain a word listed on the sheet without using the words in brackets. For example, if they have to explain 'Vomit', they can't use the words 'sick' or 'to get', so they need to say 'This is what happens when your food comes out your mouth', or 'This is what Hyun-su does when he drinks too much soju.' Each team chooses one leader who comes to the board and stands with his back to it, so everyone in the class can see the word except him. Then I chose a word (i had them cut out) and showed it on the overhead projector. To make it more competitive I timed it, and the group with the fastest time won. Did a couple of rounds of this - worked a charm.

That's that.

I wish i found this site earlier it would have saved quite a bit of time. Here is something I made on the subject of health. The game ate the end is "concentration " choose 2 numbers if they match  they stay revealed and the team gets a point . If they don't match they are hidden again.

Here's a last I tried last week with my 1st grade high school students. It's about exercise and keeping in shape. The students review exercise vocabulary and do a group activity where they complete a worksheet to create an exercise plan for someone. Each group then presents their plan to the entire class. The before and after pictures of the people come from the weight loss tv show, The Biggest Loser. I've never actually watched this show before so I just made up a name for each person. After each group presented I showed the before and after photos of the particular person. The students got a big kick out of seeing the changes.

As an extension activity, I showed some exercise videos and had the students talk about which they would or wouldn't try and why.

got a chapter in my textbook on keeping fit in a few lessons time so I will definitely use and adapt this. thank you.

Hi- heres a ppt on health/fitness

the students really enjoyed the videos throughout

Great lesson.  I have a technical question.  When I open it, I get a message that says "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated.  They might not be registered on this computer." 

As I go through it, it seems to all work but just curious if there are any special elements you've included that aren't transferable to another computer.

Thanks

Hey, this is some great lesson material! Although I am not using the textbook I think this will be very useful for my students, especially with Sports Day just around the corner! I did have a problem with the Zumba video though. It could my an error on my computer or it might have been saying the video is no longer available on youtube. I think I'll look for a couple of before/after clips for the biggest loser people, which I'll show at the beginning of the class and then afters at the end. A slightly different version of what you posted would be to have the students gues what the contestants' workout schedule was, to achieve their after photos. Might be cool to then show them a clip of a workout session from the show.

I love the before and after pictures! Good work!!!

Hi ya, yeah I used this lesson a few months back, it's useful I think. I worked it into 3 lessons as well with lots of vocab reviews for ailments, body parts and stuff. I would say overall that despite the pre-teaching, the dialogue was a bit difficult, but I think bringing in a bit of drama to the proceedings really helped conceptualise it for my kids. Good stuff!

Accidents and Injuries - car accidents, bike accidents, sports accidents, restroom accidents, cuts, scrapes, bruises, etc.
Students learn about different kinds of accidents and injuries, then talk about what accidents and injuries they have had and how they happened.