Health Education A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level (Grades 1-5) August 1998

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments

• Introduction
  • Aim
  • Goals
  • Rationale for Health Education
  • Philosophy
    • Health promotion
    • Comprehensive School Health
  • Overview of Health Action Model
  • Principles Underlying the Health Action Model

• Outline and Content of the Curriculum
  • Foundational and Learning Objectives
    • Foundational Objectives
    • Learning Objectives
    • Objectives for the Common Essential Learnings
    • Objectives for Research Skills
  • Topics
    • Topic Integration
    • Local Decision Making
    • Human Sexuality and Child Abuse Prevention

• Instructional and Administrative Guidelines
  • The Decision-making Process
    • Rationale
    • Description
    • Instructional Guidelines for Each Step of the Decision-Making Process
  • The Wellness Perspective
    • Toward Independence in Decision Making
    • The Cumulative Nature of the Wellness Perspective
  • Sharing the Responsibility
    • The Local Liaison Committee
    • Parent and Community Involvement
    • Total School involvement
  • HIV/AIDS Education
    • Age-appropriate Instruction
    • HIV/AIDS Instruction in Context
    • Informing Parents and Community
    • Teacher Background Information
  • Protection of Children
    • Symptoms of Child Abuse
    • Duty to Report

• Core Curriculum Components and Initiatives
  • Core Curriculum
  • Common Essential Learnings
  • The Adaptive Dimension
  • Resource-based Learning
  • Gender Equity
  • Indian and Metis Content and Perspectives

• Instructional Approaches
  • Using a Variety of Approaches
    • Brainstorming
    • Case Studies
    • Contracts
    • Cooperative Learning
    • Focused Imaging
    • Journals
    • KWL
    • Lectures
    • Response to Literature
    • Venn diagrams

• Assessment and Evaluation
  • Focuses of Evaluation
    • Student Evaluation
    • Program Evaluation
    • Curriculum Evaluation
    • Teacher Self-Reflection
  • Student Evaluation
    • Introduction
    • Clarification of Terms
    • Guiding Principals
    • Phases of the Evaluation Process
    • Information Gathering and Record Keeping

• Planning Guide
  • planning Guidelines
    • Determining Priority Topics
    • Time Allotment
    • Yearly Planning
    • Sequencing of Units
    • Unit Planning

• Sample Units
  • Introduction
    • Incorporation of the C.E.L.s
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Links with Other Areas of Study
    • Links Across Strands
  • Grades 1-5:A Sample Unit on the Decision-making Process Unit
  • Grades 1: A Healthy Body: A Sample Unit on Preventing Infections
  • Grades 1: On Your Guard: A Sample Unit on Safety
  • Grades 2: A Healthy Body: A Sample Unit on Emotional Support
  • Grades 2: Food for Thought: A Sample Unit on Nutrition
  • Grades 3:A Healthy Body:A Sample Unit on Controlling Diseases
  • Grades 3: Lets Talk things out: A Sample Unit on Conflict Resolution
  • Grades 4: A Healthy Body: A Sample Unit on Medical Research
  • Grades 4-5: The Me I Want to Be: A Sample Unit on Self-esteem
  • Grades 5: A Healthy Body: A Sample Unit on HIV/AIDS

• Suggested Activities
  • Using These suggested Activities
  • Integrating Topics and Sub-topics
  • A Healthy Body
  • Safety
  • Self-esteem
  • Social Relationships

• Appendix A
  
• Appendix B
  
• Appendix C
  
• Appendix D

• References