| Category | Physical Development |
| Copyright Owner and Year | Compassion International, 2015 |
The lesson “I Need Exercise” is part 42 of a 44 part series on human development, family, health, and safety. This lesson teaches about the importance of exercise for good health, muscle development, and growth. This resource includes a lesson plan for the teacher on how to prepare beforehand, class-time content to facilitate learning, hands-on activities facilitating further learning, and a teacher assessment at the end. This lesson is designed for a group of young children between the ages of 3 and 5, and is the forty-second physical development lesson in the CoreCurriculum, 3-5 years, Year Two.
