Kids Workout + Quiz: The Muscular System
From PE with Joe (The Body Coach) · 2021
12 min2nd3rd4th5th6thPhysical EducationHealth
Summary
A twelve-minute workout that teaches as it moves: between exercises, Joe asks quiz questions about the muscular system -- what muscles do and how exercise makes them stronger. Kids move, learn, and answer along.
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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 is one job your muscles do every day?
- How does exercise like this workout change your muscles over time?
- Name a muscle you could feel working during the moves.
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Squeeze your arm muscle (your bicep) tight, then relax it. Do a few arm pumps and feel it working.