P.E. Discussion

prompted by some questions our support teacher sent us.
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Haye, why is it good to play physical games? 
"Because you need exercise."
Why is it important to get exercise?
"Because you need oxygen?"
How does that help you get oxygen?
"Because you need enahgee?!" (energy)
So playing games helps us get oxygen in our bodies and gives us more energy?
"Yep. Like running games. Because when you run, it helps you get oxygen."
What else does exercise do for our bodies?
"I don't know."
It keeps us healthy, right?
"Yeah. It keeps us healthy."
But how does it keep us healthy?
"I don't know that question. It's hard."
Well...what would happen if all you did was sit on the couch all day every day and never got any running exercise?
"You would probably die because you wouldn't get any oxygen"
Well you would still get oxygen, but what do you think would happen to your body if you just sat around all day? What would happen to your muscles?
They wouldn't be strong!

Why is it important to choose healthy food most of the time? 
So you don't get cavities!
What's another reason you should eat healthy?
All of your teeth could fall out.
Okay besides teeth problems, what's another reason it is important to eat healthy?
So you have strong bones.
Um...yes that's true, you need certain vitamins to make your bones strong, but did you know that there are certain foods that help different parts of your body? Even your brain?
I didn't know that.
Can you tell me some healthy foods?
Well cheese is healthy, and water. That's not a food, but it's healthy. Lettuce, ketchup. It's made out of tomatoes. Does that count as a fruit?
No, ketchup doesn't count. Food is healthier if you keep it closer to it's original form. That means tomatoes are healthier just as tomatoes than if you cook them and make them into something else like ketchup. Ketchup actually has a lot of sugar in it, that's why you are only allowed to eat a certain amount of it. But cheese is healthy and so is lettuce and water. Some other good examples of healthy foods are carrots, peanut butter, oatmeal, avocados, and nectarines. Can you think of others?
Watermelon. It's juicy! Pumpkin! Pumpkin pie!
Not so much the pumpkin pie.What would happen to us if we ate unhealthy food all the time? Like if you ate slushes for breakfast and cake for lunch and cookies for snacks and banana splits for dinner and for a bedtime snack...
cookies! Let's have cookies for dinner!!
No we can't have cookies for dinner. 
Let's have banana splits then! And ice cream for bedtime snacks!
No, that's unhealthy! It's okay to have those once in awhile, but not all the time. So what would happen if you ate that all the time? How would your body feel?
You would feel gross because that is too much candy.

What kinds of things do you think God wants us to put in our bodies?
Healthy stuff.
Things that heal us, or things that hurt us?
Heal! And don't disobey God's word!


What are some active things you could do on a sunny day? 
Fly a kite! Swim, go to the pool, water balloon fight! Run! Play games!
What can you do that's active on a rainy day?
Jump in puddles!
What could we do inside? What about yoga?
Yeah, lots of yoga.
How about the energyplex?
Yeah we could go do that.
What about on a day where it is snowing? What can you do that's active?
Ski, snowboard, skating, sledding.
What about building a fort or having a snowball fight?
Yep! Building ramps for the winter for snowboarding
What time of the day would you like to do something active?
NOW. Or at nighttime.


What kinds of games/activities are you good at? Like riding your bike...
Tag! Duck, duck, goose!
How about running obstacle races? You are good at that.
I am good at that.
And soccer? Can you think of any other sports you are good at?
Oh I'm good at basketball and hockey!
What do you like doing the most?
Playing. And spending time with my Mom and Dad and Zao and Biggie.
What about for sports and playing outside? What do you like to do the most outside!
RUNNING! Like this, see? (takes off running) And in the house I like to sock skate!
When you are playing a fast game, what parts of your body are working together? 
My head.
How is your head working?
Because it gives me ideas!
What other parts of your body are working together?
My arms and legs and knees and elbows.
So...when you are running, your brain is telling your...
legs to RUN.
What other parts are working when you are running?
My lungs, when I breathe.
What about your heart? Does it pump faster or slower when you run?
FAST FAST FAST FAST


Why is it important for football/hockey/baseball players to wear helmets? 
Cuz they might get hit in the head or fall.
What would happen if they weren't wearing a helmet?
They could die or go to a hospital or get hurt.
What does the helmet protect?
Your brain.
Do you know how?
Because you could hit your brain.
Right, your brain could hit the side of your skull and give you a...
BRAIN DAMAGE!!!
Right, or a concussion. 
What's a concussion?
It's like when your brain swells up. What other safety things do people who play sports wear? 
Elbow protectors and knee protectors. And like things for their faces.
Like mouthguards?
Yeah. Every player gets a mouthguard.
What about padding? Think about a hockey goalies pads.
Oh yeah. Their body is padded.
What could we wear when we are riding our bikes?
A helmet.


How can we cooperate with others when we are playing games?
I dunno.
For example taking turns or following the rules? Maybe you could take turns deciding what to play?
Oh yeah.
What does God say about how we are to treat other people? Are we supposed to treat them badly?
No. You are supposed to treat them really good.
What about people that are mean to us?
We should still be nice to them.