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Health
General
The Wooster Health/Life Skills curriculum is a planned program of learning experiences in grades K-12 which motivate and prepare students to promote and ensure the quality of individual, family, and community health.
The Health/Life Skills program enables students to grow in self-awareness and to develop skills for effective decision-making. The program is responsive to student-generated concerns and increases knowledge of health issues, while encouraging the development of positive health practices. Recognizing that parents and guardians are the primary educators of their children in this regard, these programs are designed to complement and support what is being done at home.
In the Lower School, a national health and substance abuse prevention program entitled The Great Body Shop is utilized. This program increases knowledge of health issues and encourages the development of positive health practices, thus enabling students to make intelligent decisions concerning their mental and physical health. Recognizing that parents and guardians are the primary educators of their children, this program is designed to complement and support what is being discussed at home.
The overall goals of The Great Body Shop are:
to facilitate understanding of fundamental health concepts and disease prevention;
to build respect for and promote the health and well being of one's self and others through the application of positive personal and community health values and good communication skills;
to promote acceptance of personal responsibility for health-enhancing behaviors and reduction of health risks through the use of critical thinking skills;
to provide for the informed use of health-related information, products, and services; and
to build resiliency into the process of growth and development
GREAT BODY SHOP - KINDERGARTEN
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Safety rules & helpers
Effects of no rules, where injuries happen
Safety awards
Routines for fire, storms, floods; decision-making, emergencies
Safe and unsafe play
Personal safety
Refusal skills
Who to trust
Safe and unsafe touches
Nutrition
Healthful food choices
Safe food handling
Cultural, familial & individual preferences
Goals for healthful eating
Decision-making for healthful diet
Food needs of living things
Healthful vs. unhealthful
Variety
Meal plans
Healthful breakfast
Functions of the Body
Defining family & team
Identifying love, trust & caring
Family similarities & differences
Growing & changing
A special person at every stage
Family rules & jobs
Consequences of no rules
Comparing & contrasting different bodies
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Defining family & team
Identifying love, trust & caring
Family similarities & differences
Growing & changing
A special person at every stage
Family rules & jobs
Consequences of no rules
Comparing & contrasting different bodies
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
What doctors, dentists, nurses & others do
Responsibility for following directions when sick
MD’s & dentist’s tools
Knowing phone #
Good hygiene
Decision-making
Not sharing
Defining sick
Showing concern
Substance Abuse Prevention
Define drugs & medicines
Importance of saying no
Identify dangerous substances
Practice identifying different drugs
Following drug safety rules
Drugs vs. non-drugs
Drug effects
Where to go for help
Refusal skills
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Define community
Community helpers
How being a responsible citizen helps your community
Rules and laws
Unsafe and violent actions
Safety routines to avoid violence and danger
Bullying
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Seeing unique qualities in self and others
Respect self and others
Practice self care and healthy habits
Identify feelings and ways to help others
Family support
Boundaries & expectations
Communication skills
Friendship
Empathy
Environmental and Consumer Health
Identify healthy and clean communities
Good citizenship
Routines for clean environment
Pollution
Identify health care professionals and services
Safety rules for medicines and health care products
Physical Fitness
Fitness routines
Safe physical activity
Benefits of exercise on heart and muscles
Safety routines for physical activity
Organized and after school play
Good sportsmanship
Goals for fitness
GREAT BODY SHOP – FIRST GRADE
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Careless and careful behavior
Actions have consequences
Being responsible
Rules of safe play
Safe & unsafe fire prevention routines
Keeping your body safe
Routines for body care
Private body parts
Types of touches
Yell and tell
Refusal skills
Nutrition
Healthful food choices
Safe food handling
Cultural, familial & individual preferences
Goals for healthful eating
Decision-making for healthful diet
Food needs of living things
Healthful vs. unhealthful
Variety
Meal plans
Healthful breakfast
Functions of the Body
Identifying body parts & functions: heart, lungs, liver, teeth,
five senses, brain, skin, ears, mouth, blood, stomach & intestines
Safety routines to protect body
Heeding body signals
Talking & listening
Speaking & hearing problems
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Muscles & bones
Growth & development throughout life cycle
Exercise at all ages
Family fun
Responsibility
Setting goals
Cooperation
Independence & dependence
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
Illness symptoms
Self care
Consequences of poor care
Germs & preventing spreading
Fighting germs
Expressing empathy
Following directions
Community hygiene rules
Substance Abuse Prevention
Identify drugs (tobacco, alcohol, medicines)
Effects of drugs
Locating trusted adults for help
Respect for community helpers
Rules, laws for preventing drug abuse
Routines for healthy living
Refusal skills
Consequences of no or wrong medicine
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Define community
Community helpers
How being a responsible citizen helps your community
Rules and laws
Unsafe and violent actions
Safety routines to avoid violence and danger
Bullying
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Identify personal talents, qualities, feelings
Methods of communication
Respect for self/others
Helping others
Setting goals
Using refusal skills
Locating trusted adults
Talking about feelings
Making friends
Environmental and Consumer Health
Basic needs of humans
Clean and polluted air
Avoid smoke and smog
Effect of air pollution on lungs
Community health/safety professionals and services
Rules for health care products
Proper storage of health care products
Physical Fitness
Relationships between exercise and nutrition
Respiratory health
Strong muscles and bones
Define physically fit
Benefits of exercise throughout life
Safety routines
Good sportsmanship and anger management
Goals for self and others in family
GREAT BODY SHOP – SECOND GRADE
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Safe vs. unsafe
Safety rules and laws
Common hazards
Emergencies: getting help, acting quickly
Protecting brain
Responsibility
Refusal skills, using predicting steps
Respect for danger
Personal safety routines
Types of touches
Nutrition
Role of nutrients
Number of daily servings from food pyramid
Role of good breakfast
Classifying & evaluating foods
Responsible food choices
Nutrition & self worth
Implementing goals
Healthful snacks
Functions of the Body
Parts & functions of the brain
Various ways to be smart
Thinking skills
Heart functions & health routines
Muscles
Skin
Making choices to protect hearts
Effects of smoking
Symptoms & effects of fear
Developing empathy
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Babies grow & change
Older children
Adults
Old age
Needs of growing plants
Animals & people
Being patient
Defining family
Family roles & differences
Responsibility in families
Facing family changes
Prediction consequences of resisting change
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
Defining germs
Sick & well
Setting illness prevention goals
Respecting body signals
Classifying living & non-living things
Antibodies
Do’s & don’ts if sick
Community health helpers
Rules & laws
Substance Abuse Prevention
Identify drug types (nicotine, alcohol, street drugs)
Importance of healthy choices
Practice changing habits
Positive ways to solve problems
Safety routines when sick
Effects of drugs on family & community
Communicating & sharing
Refusal skills
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Rules to keep you safe in key situations
Thanking community helpers
Role playing different at-risk situations
Practicing asking for help
Read, write & speak name, address & phone number
Knowing when you need what help
Refusal skills
Avoiding violence
Bullying
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Identify special qualities in self and others
Respect and empathy for self and others
Feelings during family change
Coping with fear
Real dangers
Helping others
Communicating
Avoiding risky situations
Recognizing prejudice
Environmental and Consumer Health
Environmental hazards and skin safety
Sun damage and protection
Rules for safe use of food and health car products
Health/safety professionals & their services, food handling laws
Healthful meal selections
Asthma and air pollution
Second-hand smoke
Physical Fitness
Benefits of exercise on the heart, muscles and bones
Actions that help or hurt
Muscle control
Safety routines
Rules for safe play
Goals
GREAT BODY SHOP – THIRD GRADE
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Safe at home & away
Responsible strategies
Safe environments
Turning unsafe into safe
Identifying emergencies
Concept of risk
Setting personal goals
Defining child abuse & violence
Personal safety
Refusal skills
Assertiveness
Nutrition
Understanding nutrients
The body & food labels
Responsible food choices
Nutritional guidelines
Food handling & labeling laws
Nutrients & digestion
Thinking patterns that affect eating habits
Ranking foods for energy & nutrients
Testing recipes
Food pyramid
Functions of the Body
Eye function & operation
Respect for differences in perspective
Practicing seeing new things
Eye problems & protection
Eye care standards
Digestive and immune systems
Cells
Physical impairments
Responsible self care
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Defining word family
Different types of families
Respecting importance of family
Different responsibilities & traditions
Role of genes
Pride in culture
Preventing discrimination
Setting goals
Pride in difference
Consequences if everyone alike
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
How germs spread
Communicable vs. other illness
Defining epidemic
Fighting disease
Defense system
Self worth
Responsible vs. irresponsible
Vaccines & medicines
Refusal skills
Healthy behaviors
Substance Abuse Prevention
Define drug-free safe community
Rules & laws
Personal strategies for drug safety
Drug addiction (nicotine, alcohol, street drugs, medicines)
Addiction vs. values (honesty, patience, persistence)
Consequences to giving in to drugs
Refusal skills
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Community safety rules and laws
Practice habits that save environment
Ways you might hurt others & they might hurt you
Practice ways of avoiding fights
Classify violent & non-violent TV
Consequences of various behaviors
Define drug-free & good citizen
Bullying
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Uniqueness of self and others
Positive attitudes
Values and goals
Respect for self & pride in heritage
Grief and loss
Different points of view
Communication & refusal skills
Friendship goals
Personal responsibility for health and safety behaviors
Discrimination & prejudice
Environmental and Consumer Health
Pollution problems
Clean environments
Environmental protection rules
Food labels
Food handling nutrition and packaged foods
Second-hand smoke
Physical Fitness
The skeleton
Joints
Benefits and enjoyment of exercise
Safety rules and injury prevention in organized sports
Exercise and play
Goals for fitness
Practice exercises
GREAT BODY SHOP – FOURTH GRADE
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Safety hazards
Things that hurt your body
Common sense
Taking responsibility
Dangerous vs. harmless
Good decisions
Types of abuse (inc. sexual harassment)
Right to privacy
Sharing with trusted adult
Consequences of not telling
Refusal skills
Nutrition
Digestive process
Calories
Energy & nutrients
Responsibility for eating & exercising
Meal planning
Aesthetic & sensory preferences
Refusal skills
Eating disorders
Food groups
Functions of the Body
Heart, lungs, bones, muscles digestion, endocrine & immune system
Teeth & dental care
Smiling
Mouth structure
Dental products
Dental professionals
Ears: function & care
Responsible behavior
Hearing problems
Showing kindness and patience
Signing
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Hormones & body changes
Meaning of growing up physically & emotionally
Managing strong emotions
Good hygiene
Setting goals
Value of keeping clean
Personal appearance
Decision-making
Cosmetics & hygiene products
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
Identifying virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Hygiene routines
Illness prevention
Consequences of ignoring germs
Immune system & HIV
Decision-making for healthy behavior
Unhealthy risk
How HIV is transmitted
AIDS & the community
Hepatitis
Substance Abuse Prevention
Effects of smoking
Difficulty of changing habits
Addictions: physical & psychological effects
Advertising & influences on behavior
Second-hand smoke
Identify drugs & effects
Value of being drug-free
Drug/HIV link
Refusal skills
Help resources
Developmental assets
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Community safety laws & regulations
Resolving conflicts peacefully
Different forms of violence & triggers
Decision-making steps for group tactics to avoid violence
Personal goals for community safety
Efforts to discourage drugs
Bullying & harassment
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Media, peer & behavioral influences
Grief and loss
Emotions
Body image & health habits
Relationships
Respect for self and others
Communication skills
Goal setting
Social responsibility
Avoiding negative influences
Making healthful decisions
Developmental assets
Understanding points of view
Environmental and Consumer Health
Types of pollution
Environmental health in the community
Reducing air and noise pollution
Health care professionals and their services
Food, hygiene and cosmetic products
Product labels
Buying habits
Second-hand smoke
Physical Fitness
Muscular system
Define physical fitness
Benefits of exercise
Practice various forms of exercise and injury avoidance routines
Goals for exercise and fitness
Relation between exercise and physical fitness
Self worth and stress reduction
GREAT BODY SHOP – FIFTH GRADE
Injury Prevention & Personal Safety
Define First Aid
Helping others
Rules for emergencies
Decision-making steps
First Aid skills
Major vs. minor emergencies
Avoiding risk
Personal safety
Sexual harassment
Assertiveness
Refusal skills
Locating resources for help
Nutrition
Nutrition in the community
Good food handling practices
Responsible approach to food choices
Individual family & personal values
Predicting results of good nutrition
Life cycle & changes in nutritional needs
Preventing illness & disease
Shopping, health policy
Eating disorders
Dietary guidelines
Functions of the Body
Brain structure & functions
Thinking, reflex vs. conscious
Respiratory system
Breathing problems & response to emergencies
Endocrine, nervous, circulatory, reproductive, muscular/skeletal systems
Respect for self & others, self care responsibility
Growth & Development/Cycle of Family Life
Growing up
Endocrine system
Role of hormones
Scientific careers
Hormone disorders
Biological differences between boys & girls
Responsibilities of maturing adolescent
Decision-making in at-risk situations
Social skills
HIV/AIDS and Illness Prevention
Circulatory system
Consequences of smoking
Excess fats & salt
Drugs & alcohol
Blood & immune system
Immunization
Effects of HIV on immune system
Setting goals
Refusal skills
AIDS care
Respiratory disease
Empathy
Substance Abuse Prevention
Use, misuse & abuse of drugs
Short & long term effects by drug category
Why drugs won’t solve problems
Practicing positive values (self-respect, responsibility, honesty) vs. yielding to drugs
Media Influences
Positive social behaviors
Family
Children of alcoholics
Developmental assets
Community Health & Safety (Violence Prevention)
Public healthy/safety groups
Community safety & illness prevention
First Aid in community
Group behaviors that pose safety hazards
Demonstrating responsibility to others
Routines for keeping safe
Community impact of communicable respiratory disease
Conflict resolution
Harassment & bullying
Gangs
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Structure and function of the brain
Human emotions
Emotional maturity
Positive and negative influences
Puberty and self esteem
Respect
Grief and loss
Service to others
Communication and conflict resolution
Health routines
Protective factors & support systems
Environmental and Consumer Health
Physical activity and environmental conditions
Consumer skills and influences, advertising, product labels
Managing money
Consumer responsibilities and advocacy
Unit price shopping
Social responsibility
Consumer products evaluation
Physical Fitness
Muscular/skeletal system
Benefits of exercise
Identify healthful environmental condition for exercise
Safety routines
Fitness goals
Good sportsmanship
Fitness habits
Sports and dance from other cultures
Components of physical fitness
The Wooster Health/Life Skills curriculum is a planned program of learning experiences in grades K-12 which motivate and prepare students to promote and ensure the quality of individual, family, and community health.
The Health/Life Skills program enables students to grow in self-awareness and to develop skills for effective decision-making. The program is responsive to student-generated concerns and increases knowledge of health issues, while encouraging the development of positive health practices. Recognizing that parents and guardians are the primary educators of their children in this regard, these programs are designed to complement and support what is being done at home.
The 6th grade program will be taught using the Great Body Shop health curriculum. The course will cover topics such as stress, allergies, nutrition, substance abuse, and human sexuality.
The 7th grade course will focus on the scientific aspects of health. The course will cover topics such as anatomy, food and digestion, fighting diseases, and human sexuality.
The 8th grade program is a continuation of the 7th, with focus on cooperative group skills, conflict resolution, coping strategies, eating disorders/nutrition, sexuality, teen pregnancy, and substance abuse, with particular attention paid to the effects of alcohol and tobacco. A peer leadership program is offered to 7th and 8th graders on a voluntary basis to help develop and strengthen good communication, management, and decision-making skills.
GREAT BODY SHOP – SIXTH GRADE
The Health curriculum in the 6th grade is designed to introduce and give an overview of several major topics which will be studied again in later Middle School health classes. Much of the material is covered with a science-oriented approach, though time is also allowed for personal opinion and discussion on family and personal values. Topics include:
Nutrition
six types of nutrients
calories and personal caloric needs
individual diet vs. exercise
reading food labels
additives.
Exercise
calories burned in various activities
weight gain and loss
Allergies and Asthma
reasons
body reactions
what medication does
Smoking
health effects
addiction
social pressures
Reproduction
male and female reproductive system
puberty
changes in our bodies
The opportunity is given to ask questions in single sex settings.
Emotional Health
friendships
peer pressure
how to say "No".
SEVENTH GRADE HEALTH
Maintaining emotional and physical health permits all of us, regardless of age, the best chance to achieve our life goals. This class will provide you with the fundamentals of understanding the mind and body: how they work (often times together), what keeps them functioning their best, and what elements are destructive to the mind and/or body. This class will allow students to make better lifestyle choices: decisions that help determine how long you live and how happy they will be. Additionally, we will explore the actions of peers, be they helpful or hurtful, and explore how each student might best respond in difficult social situations.
TOPICS
Total Wellness - An Overview
Intrapersonal factors: Emotional, Physical & Intellectual
Interpersonal factors: Family, Peers, Community, Spirituality
Balanced continuum
Emotional Health
Stress
Coping Strategies
Importance of Family
Self-esteem
Depression and Suicide
Anger
Nutrition & Fitness: Impact on the Mind
Relationships
Communication
Family
Peers
Community & Spirituality
Physical Development
Nutrition & Fitness: Impact on the Body
Eating Disorders
Puberty
Male & Female Reproductive Anatomy
Dating & Relationships
Disease & Injury Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Leading Causes of Death
Focus on Heart Disease
Drugs & Substance Abuse
Why People Use Drugs
The Emotional & Physical Pitfalls of Drugs
Vital Information about Common Drugs
Prevention: Social Skills, Problem Solving & Decision Making
EIGHTH GRADE HEALTH
Maintaining emotional and physical health permits all of us, regardless of age, the best chance to achieve our life goals. This class will provide you with the fundamentals of understanding your mind and body: how they work (often times together), what keeps them functioning their best, and what elements are destructive to the mind and/or body. This class will allow you to make better lifestyle choices: decisions that help determine how long you live and how happy you will be. Additionally, we will explore the actions of those around you, be they helpful or hurtful, and explore how you might best respond in difficult social situations.
TOPICS:
Total Wellness - An Overview
Intrapersonal factors: Emotional, Physical & Intellectual
Interpersonal factors: Family, Peers, Community, Spirituality
Balance
Emotional Health
Stress
Coping Strategies
Importance of Family
Self-esteem
Depression and Suicide
Anger
Nutrition & Fitness: Impact on the Mind
Relationships
Communication
Family
Peers
Community & Spirituality
Physical Development
Nutrition & Fitness: Impact on the Body
Eating Disorders
Human Sexuality
Dating & Relationships
Disease & Injury Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Basic First Aid
Lifestyle Risk Reduction
Drugs & Substance Abuse
Why People Use Drugs
The Emotional & Physical Pitfalls of Drugs
Vital Information about Common Drugs
Prevention: Social Skills, Problem Solving & Decision Making
. Intervention, Treatment & Recovery
Two semester-long, courses are required in grades 9 and 10. These courses are designed to further extend students’ understanding of topics introduced and discussed in middle school health, with a more thorough exploration of stress, mental illness, sexually transmitted infection, and other subjects more suited for high school students.
NINTH GRADE HEALTH
Maintaining health, both emotional and physical, helps us throughout our entire lives. Making healthy, informed choices is vital to maintaining health. Understanding how the mind and body work and how to keep them functioning at their highest level are elements of this course. Through lectures, discussions, and videos students learn ways to achieve this goal.
TOPICS
Adjusting to High School
Social Issues
School Work
Self
Esteem Issues
Self Esteem
Dealing with anger
Communication
Stress
Symptoms
Coping Skills
Mental Illness
Overview
Symptoms and Treatment
Bi Polar Disease
Schizophrenia
Anxiety Disorders
Eating Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Major Depression
Suicide
Post Traumatic Stress
Borderline Personality Disorder
Social Issues of Mental Illness
Nutrition
Overview
Healthy Eating Habits
Dangers of Fast Foods
Vitamins and Minerals
Fitness
Drug Abuse
Overview-Information on Drugs
Tobacco
Media Influence
Prevention
Decision Making
Peer Influence
TENTH GRADE HEALTH
Maintaining health, both emotional and physical helps us throughout our entire lives. Making healthy, informed choices is vital to maintaining good health. Understanding how your mind and body work and how to keep them functioning at their highest level are elements of this course. Through lectures, discussion, videos and speakers, we will learn ways to achieve this goal.
TOPICS
Introduction
Overall good health and healthy habits
"Life Style" Diseases
Cardiac Disease
Anatomy of the heart