Back when my boys were in 2nd grade and Kindergarten, I did a health study with them. I had originally purchased a curriculum, but didn’t like it so I made up my own study with a book that I owned and added in online resources. This year I am revisiting this study and doing it with my youngest child.
I broke up our health study into weeks and planned to spend about 20-30 minutes each week. I used the 1989 edition of Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness (because it was the one I had on my shelf). This book was not written for children so when I used the book, I would read it and explain the concepts in a way my children could understand. All page numbers correspond to the 1989 edition.
Online resources were also a big part of this study.
Week 1: Wellness challenge pg 9 and endorphins and muscle soreness on pg 18
Week 2: 1.5 mile run test page 21
Week 3: Step test page 22
Week 4: Intensity of exercise, resting heart rate pg 28,39,35
Week 5: Muscle strength pg 45 pic and 49 test
Week 6: Strength training exercises in PE book
Week 7: Flexibility test pg 84, 85, 87
Week 8: Flexibility exercises 94-96
Week 9: Low back exercises 97-99
Week 10: Body mass calculations of fat
http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm (for me to enter their data only)
Week 11: Fire safety
http://www.pct3vfd.com/news/firesafetykids/flash.html
Week 12: Fire Safety – make fire escape plan
http://stayingalive1.com/kids_escapeplan.html
Week 13: 911
Week 14: Lost
Name, address, parents name review
Find another mom or policeman
Stay put, don’t look for parent.
Week 15: Germs
Sid the Science Kid The Journey of a Germ – YouTube
The Importance of Handwashing – YouTube
Handwashing with Soapy – YouTube
Wash your hands – YouTube
No Germs on Me – YouTube
Washing Your Hands the Right Way – YouTube
Handwashing for Kids – Crawford the Cat – YouTube
Week 16: Dental care
Dr. Rabbit and the Legend of the Tooth Kingdom on colgate.com
Week 17: Dental Care
Fun games here http://www.colgate.com/app/BrightSmilesBrightFutures/US/EN/Program-Materials/Kids-Games.cvsp
Week 18: Vision
http://www.sightandhearing.org/sightcenter/testeyes1.asp#
http://www.freevisiontest.com/tests.php
Week 19: Sex-Ed
Read 5 year old- The Story of Me (God’s Design for Sex)
Read7 year old – Before I Was Born (God’s Design for Sex)
Week 20: Calories and carbohydrates
Kidshealth.org (stay healthy section) and label reading
Week 21: Fats and Proteins
Kidshealth.org (stay healthy section) and label reading
Week 22: Vitamins and minerals pg 121, 122
Week 23: Water and Fiber Pg 122,123
What if you stopped drinking water?
Week 24: Food Choices
Week 25: Food Choices
Week 26: Calorie expenditures pg 140
Start food diary
Week 27: Check food diary
Week 28: Stress management
Practice things here (pdf file): Stress reduction activities for students
Week 29: Sleep
Why we sleep
How sleep works
Week 30: Sleep
Sleep and you
Can’t sleep
Week 31: Sleep
Dreams
Bring out the stars
Week 32: Stranger Danger
Stranger danger – YouTube
Talk about info from here: http://singleparents.about.com/od/parenting/a/stranger-danger-and-safety-rules.htm
Week 33: Bike and internet safety
Bicycle helmet safety http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93RT6SRJC2s
Bike Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBGW8j__Jsg
Child Focus e-safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5kW4pI_VQw
Professor Garfield Internet Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPFZObMOPuA
Week 34: Anti-smoking/drugs/drinking
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/alcohol.html#
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html
Week 35: Step test, flexibility test, body mass test and compare with initial test
Week 36: Continue fitness testing
