GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Curriculum Guide

 

 

Course Title:                             Health

 

Subject:                                    Health

 

Grade Level:                             Grade 5

 

Department/School:                  Physical Education/Ridgewood

 

Duration:                                  Full Year (1 class every 6-day cycle)

 

Number of Credits:                   N/A

 

Prerequisite:                              N/A

 

Elective or required:                  N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author:  Juliann Miller Beckmann

Date Submitted:  Summer 2004

 

Course Description

 

 

Health education is an essential subject where all students acquire physical, mental, emotional and social well–being.

 

Our responsibility is to provide current information and develop skills, attitudes and behaviors that will result in making good healthy decisions throughout their lives.

 

We believe that we need cooperative efforts with the school, family and community agencies to maximize the health education program and foster positive self-direction in our students.

 

GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HEALTH MISSION STATEMENT

 

 

We the members of the Glen Ridge School System are committed to the advancement of the total health and well-being of the students of Glen Ridge.  We believe that health education is an integral part of a comprehensive approach to education.  By providing students with a broad-based foundation of knowledge which they can draw from to make responsible decisions they will enjoy a lifetime of wellness.

 

 

Goals:

 

1.      To promote the development of good health and safety habits and an understanding of the conditions necessary for physical, mental, emotional and social well-being.

 

2.      To provide an atmosphere in which each individual will grow in his/her understanding of the responsiveness to needs and responsibilities inherent in family life.

 

3.      To equip students with a knowledge base for making wise decisions pertaining to his/her health, thus maximizing the potential for the betterment of self, family and community.

 

4.      To promote a decision-making process that will enhance the student’s ability to obtain information, solve problems, think critically and communicate effectively in today’s world.

 

5.      To involve the school, family and community agencies in a partnership to reinforce positive skills, attitudes and behaviors.

New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards

 

Health

 

STANDARD 2.1 (WELLNESS)  ALL STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND APPLY HEALTH PROMOTION CONCEPTS AND SKILLS TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

 

STANDARD 2.2  (INTEGRATED SKILLS)  ALL STUDENTS WILL USE HEALTH ENHANCING PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL AND LIFE SKILLS TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

 

STANDARD 2.3  (DRUGS AND MEDICINES)  ALL STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND APPLY INFORMATION ABOUT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUGS AND MEDICINES TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT SUPPORT A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

 

STANDARD 2.4 (HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY)  ALL STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY AND APPLY THESE CONCEPTS TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

UNIT 1 – PERSONAL HEALTH

Standard 2.1

 

Personal Health

 

·        Taking care of one’s personal hygiene

·        Learning about different changes in the body relating to diet and exercise

·        Learning about the doctors who take care of you

 

Duration of time:  2 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 2 – GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Standard 2.1

 

Body Systems (5 classes)

 

1.         Circulatory System

·        Structure

Heart

Veins

Arteries

Capillaries

4 Chambers

·        Function

Heart rate (pulse)

Effects during exercise

·        Care

Proper habits for eating and exercising

 

2. Respiratory System

·        Structure

Lungs

Nose

Throat

Windpipe/Trachea

Bronchial Tubes

·        Function

Effects during exercise

·        Care

Exercising and environment factors

 

3. Digestive System

·        Structure

Mouth

Esophagus

Stomach

Small and Large intestine

Anus

 

·        Function

How digestion takes place

Salvia and digestion

·        Care

Proper eating habits to keep system healthy

 

4.      Nervous System

·        Structure

Voluntary and Involuntary systems

Parts of brain

Spinal cord

Nerves as message carriers

Sensory and motor nerves

·        Function

How the system works

·        Care

Proper eating habits

Resting techniques

Stress reducers

 

5.      Muscular System

·        Structure

Skeletal muscle

Smooth muscles

Cardiac muscles

                        Tendons

                        Ligaments

·        Function

How the system works

Proper training techniques

·        Care

Proper habits for exercising to keep body healthy

 

6.      Skeletal System

·        Structure

Naming major bones in body

                        Minerals

·        Function

How the skeletal system works

·        Care

Proper habits for eating and exercising

           

Duration of time:  5 Lessons

UNIT 3 – NUTRITION

Standard 2.1

 

·        Making healthy food choices

·        Reading and understanding food labels

·        Planning a healthy meal for a day

 

Duration of time:  3 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 4 – DISEASE PREVENTION

Standard 2.1

 

·        Understanding communicable and non-communicable diseases

·        Learning about heart disease, cancer, diabetes, asthma, and obesity

·        Understanding community health issues

 

Duration of time:  3 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 5 – SAFETY

Standard 2.1

 

·        General overview of first aid practices

 

Duration of time:  2 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 6 - SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

Standard 2.1

 

·        Self-esteem

·        Judgement of others

·        Feelings

-         Anger

-         Depression

-         Happiness

-         Fear

-         Stress

-         Winning

-         Losing

 

Duration of time:  2 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 7 – DECISION-MAKING/SELF-ESTEEM

Standard 2.2

 

·        Making right choices

·        Acting out roles and solving the ending

·        Working together and talking things out

·        Facing peer pressure and making the right choice

 

Duration of time:  2 Lessons, and throughout other units

 

 

UNIT 8 – DRUG EDUCATION

Standard 2.3

 

  1. General medicines

Over-the-counter drugs

            Prescription drugs

            The proper use and misuse of these drugs

  1. Tobacco

A.  Content

Nicotine

Tar

Carbon monoxide

B.     Effects on the body

Short and long-term effects

C.     Treatment

Methods

Clinics

 

  1. Alcohol

A.     Types

Beer

Wine

Hard Liquor

Mixed drinks

B.     Effects on the body

Short and long-term effects

C.     Treatments

Methods

Clinics

 

  1. Illegal Drugs

A.     Types

Cocaine

Marijuana

Heroin

Hallucinogens

Stimulants

Depressants

Inhalants

B.     Effects on the body

Short and long-term effects

C.  Treatments

Methods

                        Clinics

 

Duration of time:  8 Lessons

 

 

UNIT 9 – PUBERTY

Standard 2.4

 

General information on the male and female changing body systems.  The students are separated and watch a movie on puberty.  Anonymous questions are written down and answered by the teacher.

 

Relationships are also discussed.  How should someone be treated?

 

Duration of time:  2 Lessons

 

 

List text, resources and/or literature:

 

Human Body Systems.  Smithsonian; National Science Center, 2000.

Being Healthy.  Harcourt Brace & Company, 1990

Double Trouble Role Playing Kit.  Jim and Joan Boulden

Always Changing:  About your 5th grade puberty education program.  2001

PE Central.  www.pecentral.com

American Heart Association

American Cancer Association

Current Health Magazine

 

 

Methods of teaching units

 

1.      Discussions

2.      Demonstrations

3.      Book readings and worksheet activities

4.      Videos

5.      Role playing

6.      Presentations of projects

7.      Question box

 

 

Evaluation

 

1.      Quizzes

2.      Group presentations

3.      Projects

4.      Written assignments