Year 2 My Healthy Body Activities

Build Healthy Habits with Eight Active Learning Activities

Transform your Year 2 Science and PE lessons with this comprehensive resource featuring eight engaging activities that help children understand their bodies, develop physical skills, and build lifelong healthy habits through active learning and exploration.

Eight Complete Activities Included:

1. Measuring My Body: Discover the amazing human body through measurement! Children measure height, arm span, hand size, and more, developing maths skills while learning about body parts and individual differences
2. Play Outside: Experience the joy and benefits of outdoor play! Explore how outdoor activities keep us healthy, develop physical skills, and make us feel good—building appreciation for active lifestyles
3. Record My Exercise: Become fitness scientists! Track daily physical activities, record exercise sessions, and understand how regular movement keeps our bodies strong and healthy
4. Physical Skills: Develop fundamental movement abilities through structured activities! Practice running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and coordination—building the physical literacy that supports all future sports and activities
5. Create An Exercise Circuit: Design your own fitness circuit with different exercise stations! Children plan, set up, and complete circuits that develop strength, stamina, and understanding of varied physical activities
6. Design An Obstacle Course: Combine creativity with physical challenge! Plan and build obstacle courses that test agility, balance, coordination, and problem-solving while getting hearts pumping and bodies moving
7. Movement Games: Learn through active play! Engage in fun movement games that develop physical skills, teamwork, and understanding of how exercise affects our bodies—making fitness fun and social
8. Pack A Picnic: Explore healthy eating by planning a nutritious picnic! Learn about balanced meals, food groups, and making healthy food choices that fuel our bodies for activity and growth

Why Teachers Choose This Resource:

• Curriculum-Aligned: Fully supports Year 2 Science objectives for animals including humans and KS1 PE objectives
• Cross-Curricular Excellence: Seamlessly combines Science, PE, Maths, Design & Technology, and Art & Design objectives
• Active Learning Focus: Gets children moving while learning about health, fitness, and their bodies
• Ready to Use: Complete lesson plans with learning objectives, equipment lists, and step-by-step instructions
• Builds Healthy Habits: Encourages lifelong positive attitudes towards exercise and healthy living
• Age-Appropriate: Activities specifically designed for 6-7 year olds with achievable, engaging tasks
• Develops Multiple Skills: Builds physical abilities, scientific knowledge, and healthy lifestyle understanding

Perfect For:

• Year 2 Science lessons on animals including humans
• KS1 PE lessons and active learning sessions
• Homeschool health and physical education curriculum
• Cross-curricular healthy living topic work
• Building understanding of exercise, nutrition, and wellbeing
• Developing physical literacy and movement skills

Learning Outcomes:

Through these activities, children will understand the importance of exercise, eating healthily, and hygiene for staying healthy, describe how exercise affects their bodies (heart rate, breathing, temperature), develop fundamental movement skills and physical confidence, learn to measure and record data about their bodies and activities, and build positive attitudes towards active, healthy lifestyles.

What Makes This Resource Special:

These activities don't just teach about healthy bodies—they help children experience and understand health through active participation. By measuring, moving, creating circuits, and exploring nutrition, children develop genuine understanding of how their bodies work and what they need to stay healthy, strong, and happy.

Building Lifelong Healthy Habits:

The habits children form in primary school often last a lifetime. By making exercise fun, exploring healthy eating, and understanding how their bodies respond to activity, children develop the knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes that lead to active, healthy lives well beyond the classroom.

Physical and Mental Wellbeing:

These activities support not just physical health but mental wellbeing too. Through active play, outdoor exploration, and movement games, children experience how exercise makes them feel good, builds confidence, and provides opportunities for social connection and fun.

Get your Year 2 students moving and learning! These engaging activities help children discover the amazing capabilities of their bodies through active exploration, physical challenges, and healthy living education that builds knowledge, skills, and lifelong positive attitudes towards health and fitness.