# Lesson 238: Healthy habits challenge

❤️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Growing Together

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## Objective

I can name some simple healthy habits and plan a small, kind habits challenge. I can notice how my choices help my body and mind.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Optional: stickers or shapes to mark habits completed

## Mini-lesson — What are healthy habits?

A habit is something we do over and over. A healthy habit helps our body and mind feel well.

Healthy habits for the body

- Sleep at a good time and wake up rested.
- Move our bodies with play and exercise.
- Drink water during the day.
- Eat a mix of foods, including fruit and veg.

Healthy habits for the mind

- Take breaks when we feel tired.
- Use kind self-talk, like "I can try".
- Have quiet time to rest our thoughts.
- Talk to a trusted adult when worried.

Screens and balance

- Screens can be fun and helpful.
- Too much screen time can make it hard to sleep or move.
- We can have screen time with limits and also time to play, read, and move.

Habits are not about being perfect

- We will forget sometimes. That is normal.
- We can notice and say, "I will try again tomorrow".
- We celebrate effort, not only perfect days.

Family habits

- Families can choose one or two healthy habits to try together.
- Adults help make sure habits are safe and kind.
- We can have a short healthy habits challenge and clap for every small step.

Adults can say: "Healthy habits are small, kind choices we repeat. We do not need to be perfect. We just keep trying together."

Picture strip: "Healthy day steps"

## Guided Practice — Plan our healthy habits challenge

You and an adult will plan a gentle healthy habits challenge for a few days.

1. Talk together about healthy habits that feel right for your family (for example, sleep, water, movement, or teeth).
2. On a page, draw a big rectangle and write or trace the title "Healthy habits" at the top.
3. Draw three rows down the page. In the first column, draw a small picture for each habit you choose (for example, bed, glass, running person).
4. In the next columns, draw small boxes for three days of the challenge. Each box is a place for a tick or sticker.
5. Agree on a gentle rule such as: "We will try our best. If we forget, we can try again tomorrow."
6. Each time the child does one habit, they add a tick, dot, or sticker in that box.
7. At the end of the challenge, look at the chart together and talk about: "Which habit felt easiest?" and "Which habit would you like to keep?"

Tracing Pad
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## Practice — My "healthy me" picture

Use this practice to help your child picture themselves using healthy habits.

1. On a new page, draw a big picture of yourself in the middle. Add a smile and something you enjoy, like a book or a ball.
2. Around your picture, draw four small circles. In each circle, draw one healthy habit, such as sleeping, drinking water, brushing teeth, or moving your body.
3. With an adult, write or trace a short word near each circle, such as "sleep", "water", "teeth", or "move".
4. At the bottom of the page, write or trace the sentence "I can try healthy habits".
5. Talk together about which habit already feels strong for you and which habit you would like to practise more.
6. Choose one habit and say: "This is the habit I will practise first". Draw a tiny star next to that habit.
7. Keep the picture where you can see it, and add a small dot or star each time you notice yourself using one of your habits.

## Quick Check — Healthy habits challenge

Answer each question about healthy habits, balance, and kind choices.

1) What is a healthy habit?

Something you do once and never again. A rule you follow perfectly every time. A small choice you do often that helps your body or mind.
Healthy habits are repeatable choices that support wellbeing.

2) Which is a healthy habit?

Brushing your teeth morning and night. Never brushing your teeth. Eating sweets all day.
Tooth brushing helps keep your mouth clean and healthy.

3) Why is sleep important?

So you can stay up all night on screens. It helps your body rest and your brain get ready for a new day. It makes you miss all your meals.
Sleep is a key habit for both body and mind.

4) Which choice helps your body stay active?

Sitting still all day with no breaks. Lying on the sofa every time you have free time. Playing outside, dancing, or doing another movement game.
Movement habits help your body stay strong and flexible.

5) When you feel very tired or upset, what is one healthy habit you can try?

Take a short break and talk to a trusted adult. Shout at everyone around you. Keep all your feelings inside and never speak.
Breaks and talking are helpful habits for your mind.

6) How can you show balance with screens?

Use screens all day and all night. Have agreed screen time and also time to move, play, and rest. Never move while using screens.
Balance means screens are just one part of the day.

7) You forget one of your habits one day. What is a kind thought?

"I am bad at habits." "I should stop trying." "I forgot today. I can try again tomorrow."
Healthy habits are about trying, not being perfect.

8) Which drink is usually the healthiest everyday choice?

Water, many times during the day. Fizzy drinks all day long. Only very sugary drinks.
Water is a simple, healthy everyday drink.

9) Who can help you with your healthy habits challenge?

No one. You must do it all alone. A parent, carer, or family member who plans and celebrates with you. Only people who laugh at your habits.
Healthy habits are easier with support and celebration.

10) What is one big goal of this lesson?

To make you feel bad if you forget a habit. To give you a very hard plan with no rest. To help you notice and try small, kind healthy habits.
The goal is to build gentle, healthy routines step by step.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say in simple words what a healthy habit is. Student can name at least one healthy habit for the body and one for the mind. Student can explain that screens and treats can be used with balance. Student can describe why it is normal to forget and then try again. Student can join a short, gentle healthy habits challenge with adult support.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can try healthy habits in kind, simple ways. 🙂 I know some healthy habits, but I still need practice. 😅 Healthy habits still feel tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Going to bed at a good time Drinking water during the day Moving my body with play
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