Recreation, Leisure and Dance Activities – JSS3 Physical & Health Education Lesson Note (First Term)

WHAT IS RECREATION?

Recreation:-  Can be defined as the activities which a person participates in, during leisure hours either individually or collectively through which one may better develop physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.

Scope Of Recreation

1.     Indoor recreation: indoor activities are activities that are performed inside the house, hall, or generally under a roof. Examples are: playing music, television, playing ludo, draught, snake, and ladder reading or writing.
2.     Outdoor recreation: outdoor activities are activities that are performed outside or in an open place such as parks, and sports fields. Examples are swimming, gardening, and jogging. 

LEISURE:– This is the free time after the day`s work. It is during leisure time that recreational activities take place in the form of games, dancing, singing, and so on.

WAYS OF SPENDING LEISURE TIME INCLUDE Dance, Rest, Sleep, and Relaxation.

Dance is an expressive movement of turning, twisting, and rolling of the body (part) to conform to the rhythm of a sound, beat, or music. It involves the movement of the body which is meant to achieve physical fitness through the five fundamental movements of walking, running, jumping, leaping, and hopping. There are different dance steps to different beats, Songs, and sounds.

Rest: This is a state of inactivity that occurs when an individual is in a comfortable place and is not making use of any part of the body to do any work.  

Sleep: This is a complete resting state in which the eyes are closed.

Relaxation: This is the state of being free from stress and anxiety.

Benefits of recreation, Leisure, and dance

1.     Refreshment of both body and mind
2.     Create room for fun and enjoyment
3.     Carryover the values of skills learned in physical education classes.
4.     Promotion of mental alertness, and social and emotional stability.
5.     It helps to correct bad posture
6.     It prevents crime among young people

Characteristics of recreation, Leisure, and dance

1. It must be voluntary
2. It must be enjoyable for the participants
3. It does not require a great deal of skill.
4. It may or may not be competitive.
5. It must be beneficial and socially approved   

Evaluation 

1.     What is dance
2. What is outdoor recreation and give examples of activities of outdoor recreation.

  Assignment

1.     List ways of spending leisure period and explain two.