Is my school a healthy and a hygienic place?
Is there a provision for outdoor/indoor activities for students’ health?
All students should have regular games and activities in class/school on a daily/ weekly basis
Physical activity can include everyday activities like walking, warmup exercises, energetic play, and games (khokho, pithoo gol garam, baraf pani, chupan chupai, pakran pakrai and other local games) organized sports, etc. (cricket, football, hockey)
Include mental exercises to keep students mentally alert, for example, brain breakers (riddles, jokes, jigsaw puzzles)
- Brain tricks
Try some action-based brain tricks with your child. For example, have them try
to pat their head while rubbing their stomach, blink one eye while snapping with
the opposite hand, or do anything else you can think of! This brain break is a fun way to challenge your child and help them develop
important coordination skills.
2. Simon says
This classic action game is a fun brain break that also requires good listening
skills. Create your own game or play a video version for your child.
3. Coloring
Let your child color a picture (or a piece of a picture). This is a relaxing way to
get creative juices flowing. Plus, they can display the final product when they’re
done!
Use a coloring page or give your child a blank piece of paper to draw their own
picture.
4. Deep breathing
Help your child decompress with some deep breathing exercises. This will
instantly help them relax and relieve stress so they can feel ready to take on
their next task.
Encourage your child to try this: breathe in through the nose while placing your
hand on your stomach to feel it expand. Hold it here, then slowly breathe out
through the mouth while feeling your stomach contract. Repeat.
Or, try a technique like 4-7-8 breathing or five-finger breathing.
[Help students learn to lead, follow and be part of a team for example change students’ role in the classroom on the regular basis. Give all students the responsibility to become monitors, maintaining whiteboards. helping teachers to organize the books.]
[Help students learn about fair play and develop a good sportsperson spirit]
During the games talk about participating and not just winning, always ensure that winning and losing teams shake hands with a smile.