- Definition
This means activities that get your child's heart pumping and make them breathe a little harder, like running or playing active games, which are good for their heart and lungs.
Playing tag or soccer for 15 minutes makes you breathe faster and is moderate to vigorous activity.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Moderate to vigorous activity is like when you run so fast at recess that your heart beats like a drum and you breathe a little harder.
Ask your child: What game makes your heart beat the fastest?
Common mix-up: Kids may think all movement is the same. This kind of activity is special because it makes your heart beat faster and your breathing get quicker.
Examples
- Jumping rope or dancing to a fast song until you feel warm and breathe harder.
- Riding a bike fast enough that it feels a little hard to talk.
moderate to vigorous physical activity is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
- Grade 1 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 2 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 3 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 4 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 5 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 6 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 7 Health and Physical Education
- Grade 8 Health and Physical Education
The descriptions on this page are SmartStudy’s own original, plain-language writing — not the Ministry’s wording. They are aligned to the Ontario Curriculum, © King’s Printer for Ontario. For the Ministry’s official wording, see the source link below. SmartStudy is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Government of Ontario or the Ministry of Education. Ontario Curriculum and Resources ↗
