Health

 We are using the Your Health program by Harcourt.  Our health studies are broken into eight chapters. 

Chapter Title Focus Objectives
About Myself and Others Emotional, Intellectual and Social Health
Me and My Family Family Life, Growth and Development
Keeping My Body Fit Personal Health and Physical Fitness
Food For a Healthy Body Nutrition
Preventing Disease Disease Prevention and Control
Medicines and Other Drugs Drug Use Prevention
Avoiding Alcohol and Tobacco Drug Use Prevention
Keeping Safe Injury Prevention
Health in the Community Healthy Enviroment

Each chapter we will have a new project.
These projects will be used as the assessment for the chapter as opposed to a formal test.

Chapter Project

1 - August

 Feelings Booklet - Illustrate as many feelings as you can think of and put them into a booklet.  Students must show at least 5 feelings.
2 - September Family Book  - Make a book showing things families can do togther.  Students may use magazine images, thier own art and family photos to create this book.
3 - October Fitness Game - Plan a fitness game for your class to play that includes several kinds of exercises.
4 - November Food Display - Using pictures from magazines, food lables, and grocery ads, make a display about foods you need to stay healthy.
December NO PROJECT
5 - January Create a Germ-Fighting Brochure - Using pictures from magazines or your own illustrations display how people can prevent the spread of germs.
6- February Drug Posters - Make a poster that shows how medicines can help the body or how other drugs can harm the body.
7 - March Make a Model - Make a life-sized model of yourself on butcher paper and draw the body organs that are affected by alcohol and tobacco.
8 -April Safety Collage - Make a collage showing ways to stay safe using photos, personal drawings or magazine pictures.
9 - May Resuse Classroom Items - Make a plan for resusing items in the classroom.  Decide which to keep for art or other classroom projects and which to share with other classes.