Zoom lessons
4th June 2020: Zoom lesson U R WHAT U EAT Slovenia did an English lesson for the pupils of participating countries entitled U R What U Eat. The lesson was about the two main principles of a healthy lifestyle: healthy eating and adequate physical activity/exercise.
The main focus was on conversation and a little bit of reading. The students where asked what kind of lifestyle do they have, then we watched a video about healthy eating (food pyramid) and did a listening activity.
We analyzed the food pyramid (how many steps does it have, which food is in each step) and the students had to classify some food in the right group. Afterwards they took a look at the physical activity/exercise pyramid and compared it with the food pyramid. They spoke about their own physical activity and the lesson ended with a Kahoot quiz.
On 10th June 2020 it was turn of Romania and their lesson Food for Thought. It aimed at pointing out how food you eat can affect your brain and revealing several healthy food options and physical exercises that can maintain the brain's health and improve its performance. The lesson proceeded with some examples of healthy lifestyle daily routine activities conveyed by the pupils and teachers. After their short testimonials, the meeting continued throughout a video about how food affects the brain followed by a few comprehension questions on Quizizz, then an exercise focusing on the use of modal should/shouldn't, a food vocabulary regrouping activity and a make sentences task. The class ended up by a conversation between the students on some given questions regarding the topic.
On 17th June Spain had a lesson entitled Overweight: Past and Future. The lesson started sharing the results of their research, the students’ of the participant countries explained what were their grandparents’ snacks and favourite games and we contrasted with our current snacks and games. After their short testimonials, the meeting continued playing with some interactive games and doing an exercise focusing on the use of adverbs of frequency (always, usually, sometimes and never) to see the students’ daily habits. The session ended up by a conversation to arrive to the conclusion that our eating habits have changed and our sedentary lifestyle have increased so depend on us to change our lifestyle.
On 26th June 2020 the Greek team had an English lesson Metabolism, Physical Activity and Health. It aimed at pointing the importance of physical activity in maintaining energy balance and health in the long term. After a short presentation and terminology explanation, we watched two videos about calories and exercise benefits. We continued then with answering some interactive questions and doing an exercise focusing on the use of terminology related to metabolism and physical activity.
The session ended up by a conversation based on the use of the Phet simulation “Eating and Exercise”, which showed that even small changes in energy balance can be of great importance!
Start date: 04/06/2020
End date: 26/06/2020
