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What you’ll need •Pens•Paper•Non-toxicpermanent
markersindifferentcolours•Alargemeasuringjug•Severalglassesormugs•Empty500mlplasticbottles,
1pergirl•Electricaltape(optional)•Stickers(optional)
What you’ll get out of it •Understandhowmuch
wateryoushoulddrink.•Discoverhowmuchyou
drinkeveryday.
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Aim of activity Stayinghealthyisthirstywork.Findoutifyou’redrinkingenoughandsetyourselftargetsforthefuture.
Finding fluids45 mins
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Note to leaderChildrenagefivetoeightshoulddrinkonelitreofwatereveryday.Childrenageeighttotenshoulddrinkalitreandhalfofwatereveryday.Adaptthisactivitytotheageofyourgirls.
Didyouknowthatabouttwothirdsofyourbodyismadeofliquid?Thisisusedupbyourbodyallthetime,soit’sreallyimportanttokeepittoppedup.
What to doLet’sstartbyfindingouthowmuchyoudrinkaday.Oneatatimefillup
theglassesormugswithhowmuchyouthinkyoudrinkeachday.Forexample,youcouldfillhalfaglassforyourmorningjuiceandanotherforyourdrinksduringbreaktimeatschool.
Emptyyourglassesintothemeasuringjugandwritedownhowmuchyou
currentlydrink.
Onceeveryonehasdonethis,cometogetherasagroup.Talkabouthow
muchyoudrinkeveryday.Areyoudrinkingatleastonelitre?
You’regoingtomakeatooltohelpyoudrinkenougheachday.Graba
waterbottleeach.Usingthemarkerorelectricaltape,markthreelinesaroundyourbottlesothatitissplitintofourevensections.Makesurethelinesarethick,soyoucanseethemeasily.
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Tokeeptrack,labeleachsectionwiththetimesyou’regoingtoaimto
drinkeachsectionby.
Top tipToreachyourtargetofonelitre,you’llneedtodrinkonesectioneveryhourandahalfanddrinktwofullbottlesaday.Forexample,youcouldlabelyoursections:
•8am,2pm•9:30am,3:30pm
Toreachyourtargetofoneandahalflitres,you’llneedtodrinkonesectioneveryhouranddrinkthreefullbottlesaday.Forexample,youcouldlabelyoursections:
•8am,12pm,4pm•9am,1pm,5pm
Next,decorateyourbottle.Youcouldusemarkersindifferentcoloursto
drawpicturesorstickonsomefunstickers.Makesureyoudon’tcoverupyourlabelsandlines.
Nowyoucankeeptrackofhowmuchwateryou’redrinkingeachday.
Trytouseyourbottleoverthenextweektodrinkyourlitreeveryday.
Take it furtherKeepupthethirstywork!Whynotuseacalendartomarkoffeverydaythatyou’vedrunkenough?Howlongcanyoulast?
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•10am,2pm,6pm•11am,3pm,7pm
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