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Lesson 37

Lesson Title: "Caring for Our Physical Bodies"

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OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will learn to appreciate her physical body and keep it in the best possible condition.

PREPARATION:

  1. Picture 13, a temple, and picture 18, girls exercising (located at the back of the manual).
  2. Obtain paper and a pencil for each young woman.
  3. Obtain grooming aids such as soap, water, deodorant, a comb, a brush, shampoo, a toothbrush, and a fingernail file.
  4. Draw a large outline of a girl on poster paper and cut it into five sections, puzzle-fashion, as shown. Label as illustrated. Prepare to display it on a tackboard or on a larger poster. (Picture shown in manual)
  5. Before the lesson, have the young women complete the following strength and endurance test: See how many times they can jump rope without missing or stopping. They may want to practice before taking the actual test. You may want to do this as a midweek activity (if so, have two or three ropes available, each about 8 1/2 feet long). Or assign the young women to do the test individually. Each young woman should record on a piece of paper the number of times she jumped. If the young women do the test on their own, check with them during the week to make sure they have completed it and to have them report the number of jumps to you.

    Caution: Any young woman with physical limitations or serious health problems should not take this test, but she could help the others count and record their scores.

  6. Optional: Prepare a chart of the Strength and Endurance Ratings (see page 166).
  7. Review the counsel about physical health on pages 36-37 of For the Strength of Youth.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Use the Puzzle discussion found at the beginning of the lesson.

LESSON:

Lesson 37 at lds.org

CONCLUSION:

Testify of the importance of properly caring for our physical bodies and encourage each young woman to do something this week to improve her care of her body.

HANDOUT:

Print this paper off onto a Bright color paper. Cut apart and attach to a comb or wash cloth with fun color curly ribbon for each young woman.

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MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA:

It would be fun to have an Aerobics, basketball, or volleyball night.