Health and Well Being Activities

Daily Physical Activity

Encourage children to engage in 60 min of vigorous (heart pumping!) physical activity daily. Chunk the time and include a mixture of movement opportunities (Ex: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 min per go). All activities are from the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning.

Daily Physical Activity +
Learning Activity	Time	Instructions	Considerations
Daily Physical Activity	Up to 60 Minutes/ Day Until Complete (Ex: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 min per go)	● Jump rope ● Jog/Run/Walk ● Ride a bike ● Rollerblade ● Skateboard ● Dance ● House and Yard work ● Running obstacle course ● Games that involve running and chasing (alone or with siblings) ● Do a circuit of jumping jacks, push ups, running on the spot, squats, lunges, jumping etc..	Engaging in physical activity is a way to celebrate what our bodies can do. Children should explore ways to find the joy in movement! Make up a heart pumping work out or game, record it, and send it to a friend or relative Make up a heart pumping workout to do with your family Set a goal to get your 60 mins of heart pumping physical activity every day. Write it down and keep a journal. Make an obstacle course, indoor or outdoor, that includes running, jumping, hopping, leaping, exercises etc. Plan movement breaks throughout the day to interrupt sedentary behaviour
Reading and writing	Up to 20 Minutes/ Day Until Complete	Read or write about a health related topic	Choose books or readings about healthy habits, the body, a sport, fitness, healthy relationships, hygiene
Nutrition	Up to 20 Minutes/ Day Until Complete	Explore Canada’s Food Guidelines	Add healthy food choices to a family grocery list Draw a healthy plate Help prepare a healthy snack in the kitchen
Service Learning	Up to 20 Minutes/ Day Until Complete	Create ways to help others while practicing social distancing	Make cards for healthcare professionals Write a letter to a grandparent or family member Record a story reading and send it to someone to brighten their day Connect with a friend over the phone, video call, messages, write a letter/email
Mindfulness	Up to 20 Minutes/ Day Until Complete	Engage in a daily mindfulness activity	Blow bubbles Explore textures in nature Drawing and/or coloring Listen to music Meditate
Get Outdoors!	Up to 20 Minutes/ Day Until Complete	If you can, spend some time outside and write or draw about your experiences, using the five senses to guide your writing.	What sense do you feel you use the most? Why is that? What stands out? Is there something that you notice that you haven’t paid attention to before? Explain. Do a simple scavenger hunt Create art with chalk on a driveway Free play
Managing Emotions & Feelings (Social Emotional Learning)	Up to 10 Minutes/Day	Keep a writing or drawing journal about your feelings.	Daily you can write the word for how you are feeling (parents you or your child can make a list of words that represent feelings E.g. happy, sad, scared, angry, funny, silly, tired, excited, kind) Write about how you feel Draw a picture of yourself to show how you are feeling. Talk about your drawing and writing with someone in your family.

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