GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: Health

Subject: Health

Grade Level: Grade 6

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 – GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Standard 2.1

Body Systems

How do the systems work together during exercise? Students will work in groups with a system and do a group project.

1. Circulatory System

2. Respiratory System

3. Digestive System

4. Nervous System

5. Muscular System

6. Skeletal System

Duration of time: 3 Lessons

UNIT 2 – DISEASE PREVENTION

Standard 2.1

· Understanding HIV/AIDS

What is it? How do you acquire it? Can it be prevented? Can it be treated?

· Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What are they? How do you acquire it? Can it be prevented? Can it be treated?

Duration of time: 3 Lessons

UNIT 3 – 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 4 – 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 5 – DRUG EDUCATION

Standard 2.3

DARE program (10 classes)

The Glen Ridge Police Department teaches this program. The students receive a workbook that they use for the class. The main focus is on the different types of drugs, how to resist drugs, peer pressure and where to seek guidance.

Project Alert Program (4 classes)

This program is also designed to help kids resist the use of drugs. The students watch videos and discuss the many different situations that can arise as they go through life. Most of the activities involved in this program are group organized.

Duration of time: 14 Lessons

UNIT 6 – FAMILY LIFE

Standard 2.4

Review

1. Ground Rules

2. Definition of puberty

Changes that occur for boys and girls

1. Growth spurt

2. Voice change

3. Acne

4. Hair

5. More odor to the body

6. Emotional changes

Male Reproductive System

1. Penis

2. Testicles

3. Scrotum

4. Vas Deferens

5. Urethra

6. Sperm

7. Erection

Female Reproductive System

1. Ovaries

2. Fallopian Tubes

3. Uterus

4. Cervix

5. Vagina

6. Egg

8. Menstrual Cycle

Duration of time: 4 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 puberty education program. Video and guide book, 2001

· Learning About AIDS. Weekly Reader, 1999

· 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