A doctor named Mike McKean said it's not okay that poor kids are more likely to be very overweight. He said that many kids finish primary school being too heavy. This can make them sick, sad, and not live as long. The government said they want to make the number of very overweight kids half by 2030. They are giving money to school sports and healthy food programs to help.

Original news source: Childhood obesity shows slight fall in England (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of flashcards with words related to the article (e.g. overweight, kids, school, healthy food). One student from each group will act out a word without speaking, while the rest of the group tries to guess the word. The group that guesses correctly gets a point. Repeat with different students from each group.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the main points of the article to their partner. Encourage them to use their own words and keep their summaries concise. After both students have had a chance to summarize, they discuss any similarities or differences in their summaries.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Provide each student with a piece of paper and a pen. Choose a word from the article (e.g. overweight) and ask each student to draw a picture that represents that word. Students then take turns showing their drawings to the class and the rest of the students guess the word. Repeat with different words from the article.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a copy of the article. One student from each pair has 30 seconds to summarize a section of the article to their partner. After 30 seconds, they switch roles and the other student summarizes the next section. Encourage students to speak quickly and focus on the main points. After both students have had a chance to summarize, they discuss any similarities or differences in their summaries.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think silently for a minute about what they would do to help reduce the number of very overweight kids. Then, pair them up and ask them to share their ideas with their partner. After a few minutes, invite some pairs to share their ideas with the whole class. Encourage students to listen to each other and ask questions or give feedback.

New numbers from England say that ? kids are very ?. But, kids who live in poor areas are more likely to be very overweight than kids who live in rich areas. The number of very overweight 10 and 11-year-olds went down a little bit. The ? of very overweight 4 and 5-year-olds also went down. But these numbers are still higher than before the ? time. A doctor named Mike McKean said it's not okay that poor kids are more ? to be very overweight. He said that many kids finish ? school being too heavy. This can make them sick, sad, and not live as long. The government said they want to make the number of very overweight kids half by 2030. They are giving money to school ? and healthy food ? to help.

1. What does it mean to be very overweight?
2. How would you feel if you were very overweight?
3. Do you like eating healthy food? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's fair that poor kids are more likely to be very overweight? Why or why not?
5. What do you think can happen if you are very overweight?
6. How do you feel when you play sports?
7. Do you think it's important for kids to exercise? Why or why not?
8. What do you think the government can do to help kids be less overweight?
9. How do you feel when you eat unhealthy food?
10. Do you think it's good that the number of very overweight kids went down? Why or why not?
11. How do you think being very overweight can make someone feel?
12. What do you think can help kids be healthier?

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