Keeping Fit and Health

Physical and Mental well-being is so important to us all. Here are some fun & simple ideas to get children and adults ‘up and active’ in keeping fit and healthy during their time not in school.Physical and Mental well-being is so important to us all. Here are some fun & simple ideas to get children and adults ‘up and active’ in keeping fit and healthy during their time not in school.

We follow a scheme called Scarf for PSHE. Harold is our mascot, who the children are familiar with. Starting Monday 23rd of March he’ll give the children a happy, positive, fun message about what he’s doing to stay happy and healthy while he can’t see his friends.

www.gonoodle.com fun dance moves and active games online. Free to subscribe – tons of fun activities which the children will be familiar with as many schools use this site for brain breaks and wet play.

Sport England have produced tons of resources to help keep you active, over this time of isolation

PE with Mr C: Some of you may remember a local PE teacher from Middlezoy and Othery schools, he has now set up a youtube PE at home channel. have a go at some of his activities: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqGFKsqpWFfSsolMBXkxLKw/

Jo Wicks ‘The Body Coach’ workouts on you tube – He has some brilliant sessions aimed at kids and safe for all the family. He is doing these everyday, try joining in, I know many families have already had ago!

  • Set an Indoor scavenger hunt

Find the following items in your house.  Use a phone or tablet to take pictures of the following items. How quickly can you find all the items?

  1. Something beginning with the letter C
  2. Something red
  3. A family photo
  4. A spoon
  5. A picture of someone doing a yoga pose
  6. Happy faces
  7. Something beginning with the letter O
  8. Something that makes a noise when shaken
  9. Something beginning with R
  10. Something soft
  11. Something white
  12. Something with two hands and a face but has no arms or legs
  13. A group balance, where all of you are touching each other, no one can do the same balance
  14. Someone doing the floss
  15. Something plastic
  16. Something hard