This dental health guide, prepared by the Missouri State Department of Education in cooperation with the State Dental Association and the Division of Health, attempts to develop understandings, habits, and attitudes regarding dental health through a correlated program of instruction for all grade levels. Specific objectives of the program are to…

GRADES OR AGES: Kindergarten to grade 3. SUBJECT MATTER: Sensory perception, its structure, function, and care. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: One section with four-column pages. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The material is divided into columns of reference-to-be-given, major understanding and concept desired, suggested teaching aids, and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 4, 5, and 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Sensory perceptions, the organs involved, and eye and hearing care. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into six different sectional steps organized around a gradual, ascending understanding of the sense organs. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The material is divided into…

This project was designed to serve a need recognized by individuals in the Massachusetts Department of Education. With increased interest and requests for assistance in program planning in health related areas, a need for curriculum guidelines in health education was identified. This report is divided into two parts. Part I contains the findings…

This guide for teaching health in grades kindergarten through 12, offers practical suggestions on the scope and sequence of health understandings, some experiences which children will need in developing these understandings, some ways of discovering the individual health needs and interests of children, and recommendations for the selection and…

The guide is designed to give practical suggestions to the classroom teacher on the teaching of health with suggestions on scope and sequence of coverage, selection of materials, establishment of policy, and focusing on needs and interests. The principles of health education are discussed. The majority of the guide covers seventeen health…

This instruction guide was prepared in order to assist schools in upgrading their health education programs. It is organized in a K-12 sequence of appropriate concepts indicating articulation between the primary, intermediate, junior, and senior high levels, but it provides flexibility for local school district scheduling. The format within each…

This program was designed to develop skills of movement which not only contribute to successful participation in games and sports but which are necessary in everyday life as well. The sequence of activities was planned: (1) to involve the child in a particular segment of movement; (2) to identify types of movement; and (3) to solve problems by…

A health education curriculum guide designed for nonhandicapped students was used with special education students in Canton, Ohio. The activity-centered curriculum changed the health beliefs and behavior of some children with learning disabilities but was not effective with those whose Intelligence Quotient scores were below 80. (Author/PP)

The aim of these curriculum materials is to provide (1) essential background information regarding the more common forms of cancer and (2) learning experiences that emphasize the acquisition of knowledge regarding the cause, prevention, and treatment of cancer. The materials will enable students to: (1) identify the seven danger signals of cancer;…

This study guide is designed to assist health coordinators and other school administrators in conducting inservice education programs in health education. Although school administrators and secondary school health teachers will find it valuable, the guide is intended primarily for elementary school teachers. The guidelines are based on a videotape…

This guide for integrating nutrition education into the curriculum is an outcome of a dietary needs assessment of elementary school children in Lowell, Massachusetts, Public Schools. Although the original project was directed to transitional bilingual students of Hispanic and Portuguese origin, the food consumption survey included a multi-ethnic…

This guide for teaching elementary school health education attempts to (1) depict the meaning of modern health education; (2) present principles of learning applied to health education; (3) propose a health curriculum based on valid criteria and suitable for use in the various grade levels of the elementary school; (4) explore the many…