Healthy Me

This half term, we have been learning all about how to keep ourselves healthy—both inside and out! We began by exploring the importance of exercise and discovering how physical activity helps our bodies, especially our heart and lungs. We also investigated the impact food has on our health, sorting different foods into “healthy” and “less healthy” choices and discussing how calories and sugar affect our bodies. Using real food labels, we were amazed to learn just how much sugar can be hidden in some of our favourite snacks. Did you know children should have no more than 24g of sugar a day, or that one chocolate bar can contain around 15g?

Alongside learning how to keep our bodies healthy, we also focused on keeping ourselves safe. We discussed different dangers we may encounter—such as unsafe places, risky behaviours and people we do not know. Pupils identified hazards including drugs, fire, busy roads, railways and strangers. Together, we created class safety rules to help protect ourselves, such as never playing near train tracks, following the Highway Code, not touching hot appliances, and always telling a trusted adult if something worries us.

By the end of the topic, pupils had gained a clear understanding of how to make healthy choices and stay safe in their communities—skills that will help them now and in the future.

Pupil Voice:

"I loved learning about the benefits that exercise has on our body. We even conducted scientific experiments and tested our pulse before and after exercise. I learnt that exercise makes our heart work harder to pump blood around our bodies." - Lydia 

"We talked about the importance of staying healthy in more ways than just exercising. My favourite part was making the infographic about how to stay healthy mentally, physically and online." - Meila