How to Build Your Own Healthy Habits Plan (Grade 4 Steps)

📚 Healthy Habits Plan: A Teacher's Guide for Grade 4

This lesson plan provides a structured approach to help students understand and build their own healthy habits plan. It focuses on simple, actionable steps suitable for Grade 4 students.

🎯 Objectives

• 🌱 Students will be able to define what a healthy habit is.
• 🍎 Students will be able to identify at least three healthy habits.
• 📝 Students will be able to create a simple plan to incorporate one new healthy habit into their daily routine.

🎒 Materials

• 🖍️ Whiteboard or projector
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• Markers or pens
• 🍎 Pictures or drawings of healthy foods and activities
• 📈 Worksheet with a simple habit-tracking template (see example below)

☀️ Warm-up (5 minutes)

Discussion:

• 🙋 Ask students: "What does it mean to be healthy?"
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• Encourage a variety of answers (e.g., eating good food, exercising, getting enough sleep).
• ❓ Ask: "What are some things you already do that are healthy?"

📝 Main Instruction (20 minutes)

1. Define Healthy Habits:
• 🍎 Explain that healthy habits are actions we do regularly that help our bodies and minds stay strong and happy.
2. Examples of Healthy Habits:
• 🥦 Discuss examples such as:
• 💧 Drinking enough water
• 🍎 Eating fruits and vegetables
• 🏃 Getting regular exercise (playing outside, sports)
• 😴 Getting enough sleep
• 🦷 Brushing teeth
3. Creating a Healthy Habits Plan:
• ✍️ Guide students to choose ONE healthy habit they want to start or improve.
• 🗓️ Use a simple worksheet to plan when and how they will practice this habit each day for a week.

📊 Example Worksheet Template

📝 Assessment (10 minutes)

• 🙋 Have students share their chosen healthy habit and their plan with the class.
• ❓ Ask questions like: "Why did you choose this habit?" and "What might be challenging about sticking to your plan?"
• 💡 Encourage students to support each other and offer suggestions.