Kids Workout + Quiz: The Cardiovascular System
From PE with Joe (The Body Coach) · 2021
12 min2nd3rd4th5th6thPhysical EducationHealth
Summary
A twelve-minute workout and quiz about the heart and circulatory system. Kids feel their heart speed up as they move, then learn why the heart is a muscle that gets stronger with exercise.
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All ages
Standard follow-along exercise -- have kids move at their own pace and stop if they need to. No equipment required.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Body systems
- What does your heart do all day and night?
- Why does your heart beat faster when you exercise?
- How is your heart like a muscle that gets stronger?
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Find your pulse on your neck or wrist. Feel it slow, then do 20 star jumps and feel it speed up.