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Active or Resting

Third graders learn that a healthy day has BOTH active time — running, biking, playing — and rest time — sleeping, reading, relaxing — and that balancing the two keeps their body and mind healthy.

Grade 3Activity & Rest35 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Know we need active time.
  • ✓Know we need rest time.
  • ✓Sort activities.
  • ✓Balance my day.
Essential Question

A healthy day has BOTH active time and rest time! Both are good for you. Can you tell active things from resting things?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Active or Resting?

Project this and sort each thing into active (gets you moving) or resting (quiet and calm).

🏃 Sort each — active or resting?Try it
🏃 Active
😴 Resting
Tap a thing, then tap a bucket.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

35 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Move and Rest

4 min

A healthy day has both active AND rest time — why both?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a quick move.
  • Ask about resting too.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Move.
  • Think.
  • Get ready.
2

Learn — Active & Rest

9 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain active time.
  • Explain rest time.
  • Note we need both.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Learn active.
  • Learn rest.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

10 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Active or Resting?
  • Sort each one.
  • Talk about them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort them.
  • Talk.
  • Explain.
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Apply — Apply

8 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an active thing you like.
  • Name a rest thing.
  • Plan a balanced day.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Name it.
  • Plan it.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

4 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an active activity.
  • Name a rest activity.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

SHAPE
PE.3

Value physical activity and rest.

SHAPE
PE.5

Recognize activity and rest benefits.

SHAPE
HE.7

Balance activity and rest.

SHAPE
HE.1

Comprehend activity concepts.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Activity picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is active/resting.”
  • Act them out.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with running vs. sleeping.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Plan a balanced day.
  • Explain why rest helps.
  • Make an activity chart.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏃Activity pictures
  • 💻Active or Resting?
  • 📋A day planner
  • 🖍️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

activemoving your bodyrestingbeing calm and quietbalancea healthy mixrecessactive play timesleepimportant restrelaxto calm downhealthygood for youenergypower to move
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name an active activity.
Running, biking, playing tag, or dancing.
QUESTION 2
Name a resting activity.
Reading, sleeping, drawing quietly, or relaxing.
QUESTION 3
Does a healthy day need active time, rest time, or both?
Both!

Cool-Down: balance it.

Have children name one active thing and one restful thing they’ll do today. A printable active sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Active or RestingQuiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Active or RestingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: active, balance, energy, healthy, recess, relax, resting, sleep
  1. being calm and quiet
  2. a healthy mix
  3. active play time
  4. power to move
  5. important rest
  6. to calm down
  7. good for you
  8. moving your body

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name an active activity.
  2. Name a resting activity.
  3. Does a healthy day need active time, rest time, or both?
Answer key — Part A: 1) resting · 2) balance · 3) recess · 4) energy · 5) sleep · 6) relax · 7) healthy · 8) active
Part B: 1) Running, biking, playing tag, or dancing. 2) Reading, sleeping, drawing quietly, or relaxing. 3) Both!