Relax to the Max

Date:

Teacher: Danielle Florey

School: Grove Avenue School

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used: None
Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Time: 8 minutes
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): Standard 4
Specific Objective: The purpose of this activity is to understand mental health and
to learn to relax.
Concomitant Objective: Students will learn that taking care of their mental health
is just as important as their normal health.
Time
Procedures Followed
Materials
Warm Up: I will have students take a quick lap around
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the gym to get their muscles ready to relax.
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30
Seconds

Transition: I will have students meet on the green line

when they are done running, this direction will be given
before the lap.

1
Minute

Set Induction: I will ask students how many of them

have gone to the beach & fallen asleep on the sand or
maybe they like to relax in bed.

1
Minutes

1
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30
Seconds

3
Minutes

Learnable Piece: This is mental health. I will ask

students how they feel when they are laying on the
beach. What are you thinking about? Are you stressed?
I will then let them know that when they are relaxed like
that they are improving their mental health since they
are giving time for their own thoughts.
Presentation of New Material/Directions: I will explain
to students that they need to find a quiet spot around the
gym to relax in, free from distractions & just to lay down
there.
Transition: I will dismiss students to go to this spot &
have them quietly walk there.
Activity: During this activity I will have students lay
down with their eyes closed. I will tell them to do
different things
-Staying on your back squeeze together your toe and
arches on each foot then relax them
-Squeezes your fists as tight as you can & release all
the tension
-Take 3 deep breaths
-Picture youre on the beach with waves crashing at the

shower & relax.

-Now open your eyes

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Notes:

Possible Modifications: I can always make the lesson

shorter or add in stretches after.
Lesson Review: As students open their eyes, I will
remind them how important it is to relax.