This document outlines the objectives and content of a lesson on the importance of healthy drinking for adults. The key points are: - The recommended daily fluid intake is 1.6 liters for women and 2.0 liters for men. Not drinking enough can impact health. - Effects of dehydration include issues with blood circulation, digestion, brain function and more. Those at risk include elderly adults. - Practitioners should encourage drinking by providing easy access to water and drinks, using appropriate drinking tools, and offering fluids regularly, especially in hot weather.

1. PWCS 07 Introductory awareness of the
importance of healthy eating and drinking for
adults

2. Starter Activity- Connective hands
Can you remember some connectives?
Write a different connective on each finger and thumb and
then on the palm of your hand template write a sentence
using one or more connectives.

4. • All students will be able to-
• State the recommended daily fluid intake
• Outline how drinking enough can help us to stay healthy
• Identify the effects to health of not drinking enough
• Many students will be able to-
• Explain three effects to health of not drinking enough
• Some students will be able to-
• Evaluate the effects of all drinks on the body
Aims and Objectives

5. Healthy Drinking
How much should we
drink?
In groups:
Fill the cups provided with the amount
of fluid you think women and men
should drink per day.

6. • To stay healthy, it's important to replace the
fluid we lose when we breathe, sweat or
urinate.
• We get some fluid from our food but most
comes from drinks.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell

7. The European Food Safety Authority
recommends:
• Women should drink about 1.6 litres of fluid
that’s eight glasses of 200ml.
• Men should drink about 2.0 litres of fluid per
day, that’s 10 glasses of 200ml.
Let’s measure your estimations.Let’s measure your estimations.
Make a poster

8. • Have you met any lesson objectives yet?

9. What are recommended fluids for our
body?

10. What drinks should we have less of?

11. All drinks count as fluid including hot drinks such
as tea and coffee, but water, milk and fruit
juices are the healthiest. Alcohol should be
avoided.

13. How does drinking keep us healthy?
Feed your ideas to the person on the end of the string then they move to the
back of the ideas line.

14. • We need water so that our blood can carry
nutrients around the body and get rid of
waste.
• Drinking encourages the passage of waste
through your digestive system and helps
soften stools.
• Water Helps Energize Muscles.
• Water Helps Your Kidneys.
• Drinking helps brain function

15. • Have you met any lesson objectives yet?

16. The effects on health of an adult is not
drinking enough.
• Pass The Bag

18. Do we take our water for granted?
• Water Aid

19. Task
Start to create a poster in rough that…
2.1- State the recommended daily fluid intake
for adults
2.2- Outlines how drinking enough can help to
stay healthy

20. Review

21. • All students will be able to-
• State the recommended daily fluid intake
• Outline how drinking enough can help us to stay healthy
• Identify the effects to health of not drinking enough
• Many students will be able to-
• Explain three effects to health of not drinking enough
• Some students will be able to-
• Evaluate the effects of all drinks on the body
Aims and Objectives

22. PWCS 07 Introductory awareness of the
importance of healthy eating and drinking for
adults

23. Starter
• Start with 512
• Half it to get 256
• Halve it again what do
you get….
• And again….
• And again….

24. • All students will be able to-
• Define the term ‘Dehydration’
• Identify ways to encourage adults to drink enough
• Explain who would be at risk of dehydration
• Many students will be able to-
• Explain the importance of the service providers role when
supporting adults to drink enough.
• Some students will be able to
• Evaluate the importance of drinking
Aims and Objectives

25. Lets reflect on what we’ve learnt….
Throw a ball
What is the most significant piece of learning so
far in this unit?

26. Can you remember……

27. • You have 1min to write down as many signs of
dehydration that you can remember.

28. Who is at risk of dehydration?
• On the next slide there is some photos
numbered 1-8.
• Decide who, on that slide is at risk of
dehydration

29. 1 2
3
4 5
6 7
8

30. Who is at risk of dehydration?
Feedback

31. • Have you met any lesson objectives yet?

32. Here’s the science bit!
What If You Stopped Drinking Water?

33. In pairs
• In pairs write down ways that a practitioner
could encourage individuals to drink enough.

35. • Having access to water coolers
• Encourage service users to carry a small water
bottle when on outings.
• Offer drinks with snack and meal times
• Keep water jugs in service users rooms or by their
beds in a hospital environment.
• Using the correct drinking resources to meet
their needs.
• Offering ice-lollies or more drinks in hot weather

36. • In 4 groups you will be producing a display to
explain to other practitioners THE IMPORTANCE
OF DRINKING.
• You have ¼ of a display board for each group.
• CHALLENGE – Can you make your display 3D
• You have 30mins

37. Task
Complete the poster you started on Monday
and add the following:
2.3- Identify the effects to health of not drinking
enough
2.4 – Gives examples of signs of not drinking
enough.
2.5 – Outline ways to encourage individuals to
drink enough to stay healthy.

38. Review
Complete a unit evaluation.
• Identify what you have learnt for the whole
unit
• What you found interesting
• Give new ideas of ways you think you could
have learnt this subject.

39. • All students will be able to-
• Define the term ‘Dehydration’
• Identify ways to encourage adults to drink enough
• Explain who would be at risk of dehydration
• Many students will be able to-
• Explain the importance of the service providers role when
supporting adults to drink enough.
• Some students will be able to
• Evaluate the importance of drinking
Aims and Objectives