1. TAKING CHARGE OF LEISURE TIME

2. Do Now! What does leisure mean?

3. Leisure Time Free time The time in your life when you don’t have school, homework, chores, etc. Leisure activities = things you do during your free time Structured  sports, music, drama, dance, drawing, photography, reading, etc. Unstructured  hanging out with friends

4. Learning Lifelong Leisure Skills (PDF) Discuss What are the reasons you engage in the activities you identified in column 1?

5. By raising your hands… How many of you play sports? How many of you are involved in music, such as band or chorus? How many of you watch TV? How many of you read for fun? How many of you have ever been bored?

6. Leisure Activities are Important! Positive leisure activities have lots of benefits Help you learn about yourself and stay healthy However, some leisure activities can be healthy or even harmful Examples?

7. Survey “ My name is ________________ and my favorite free time activity is _________________!”

8. Everyone is Different Each of you have leisure activities that you like best Not everyone likes every activity Let’s look at some of your preferences

9. Which of the following would you rather do, and why? Play basketball with friends, read alone, or watch TV? Play with a pet, do a craft or hobby, or swim at the pool? Play on the computer, visit your grandparents, or walk in the woods?

10. It’s easy to identify the activities that you enjoy the most! Now you are going to identify the activities that you do regularly (Exploring My Free Time WS)

11. Leisure activities help you: Relax Allow you to spend time with friends Provide you with challenges Enables you to meet new friends Takes your mind off daily problems/relieves stress

12. Plan! Each person is responsible for getting the most out of his or her leisure time Plan! Especially when you are bored and have “nothing to do” Planning ahead can help you make the most of your time and experiences It will help you have fun, be healthy, and enjoy life!