Why Does My Heart Beat Faster When I Run?

Why Does My Heart Beat Faster When I Run?

A FREE Health + Physical Education Mini-Study

Little Roots Learning × Family First Fitness

Why does your heart start thumping faster when you run, jump, and play?

In this hands-on 6-page mini-study, children explore what the heart does, why working muscles need oxygen, how blood helps carry oxygen through the body, and why our heartbeat changes when we move. Kids will get up and MOVE as they investigate their own heartbeat, compare rest and activity, complete a movement challenge, and reflect on what they discovered.

Inside you'll find:

• Kid-friendly heart + movement learning
• 4-step movement sequence
• Hands-on heartbeat investigation
• Rest → Move → Recover activity
• Movement challenge
• Review + drawing activity
• Family movement challenge
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6 pages • Health + P.E. • Hands-on learning • FREE



Created in collaboration by Little Roots Learning × Family First Fitness.