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Description

6 LIFESKILLS: Learn how food, rest, cleanliness and fresh air affect our health

Resources

• Jigsaw 5 a Day weekly planner printed — one per Guide (free from jigsaw.ie/school/five-a-day-for-mental-health)
• Five sheets of paper, each labelled with one theme: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give
• Large sheets of paper and markers per group
• Pens and Blu-tack/tape

Instructions

Introduction
This activity uses Jigsaw's 5 a Day for Mental Health framework to explore how food, rest, cleanliness and fresh air fit together as part of overall wellbeing.

• Do not ask Guides to keep food diaries, list what they ate, or identify foods to avoid.
• Do not link food to weight, appearance or body shape.
• Do keep the conversation about what helps us feel well, not about what we're doing wrong.

If a Guide discloses concerns about food, eating or body image, follow your unit's safeguarding procedures. Bodywhys (bodywhys.ie) provides support and resources.

Part 1: Warm-Up Game (5 mins)
Before the meeting, stick the five labelled sheets around the room.
Explain the five Jigsaw 5 a Day themes:

• Connect — Talk, listen, spend time with people
• Be Active — Move your body in ways you enjoy
• Take Notice — Pay attention to how you're feeling and the world around you
• Keep Learning — Try something new
• Give — Do something for someone else

Part 2: Patrol Brainstorm (15 mins)
Split into Patrols/Five groups. Assign each Patrol one theme and give them flip chart paper and markers.

Each group brainstorms practical, realistic ideas for their theme. The twist: they must include at least one idea connected to each of the four challenge areas — food, rest, cleanliness and fresh air.

Give a quick example to get them started. For "Connect": Cooking a meal with someone (food + connect). Walking with a friend (fresh air + connect). Putting phones away before bed so you can chat to family (rest + connect).

Part 3: Share Back (10 mins)
Each group presents their ideas. Then discuss briefly:
• Which theme do you think you already do well at?
• Which would be easiest to do more of?
• How does Guiding itself fit the 5 a Day?

Debrief
The 5 a Day isn't a checklist. It's a reminder that small, ordinary things — chatting to a friend, getting outside, eating when you're hungry, getting enough sleep — all add up. Nobody does all five every day, and that's fine.

Resources: Jigsaw 5 a Day: jigsaw.ie/school/five-a-day-for-mental-health | Bodywhys: bodywhys.ie | SpunOut: spunout.ie

You can choose to give each Guide a Jigsaw 5 a Day weekly planner to take home if they'd like. This is optional, it's theirs to keep, and it doesn't come back to the Leader.

Tags

• 5 a day
• bodywhys
• cleanliness
• fresh air
• Healthy Eating
• IGG
• jigsaw
• rest
• SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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