Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.1A Grade 6 CPI 3

 

Standard: 2.1 - Wellness

 

Strand: A - Personal Health

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 -  The student will discuss how health data, such as blood pressure, body composition, and cholesterol, can be used to assess and improve wellness.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       HIGH ON HEALTH - This activity should be performed in the gym or a wide-open area. Outline an equilateral triangle large enough so students can form lines to create each side. At one point, place a large sign reading “Physical Health;” at the next point, a large sign reading “Mental Health;” and at the third point, a sign reading “Social Health.” Explain that each team represents one area of health. Students pass a balloon, ball, or beanbag around the triangle. The student who passes the object must describe one action that supports personal or family health related to his/her team’s area (e.g., a mental health team member might say, “I will practice ways to relax before tests”). After all students have had a chance to play, return to the classroom and have each student outline in a journal entry at least one action from each area he/she will try to implement.

 

·       TEN ACTIONS - Each student lists 10 actions that support various aspects of personal health and then develops a collage, video, or artwork that creates a visual image of the actions he/she has selected.

Variation: Compile a class list of actions that support personal health. Students rank the items on the list and create a “top five countdown.” Students illustrate the top five on a mural or series of posters.

Variation: Students generate a list of 10 actions for positive family health. Compile a class list and rank the items. In small groups, students generate strategies to implement the actions at home.

Variation: Students develop a book entitled “Ten Actions For Health” to be used by younger students. The book should include original artwork and poetry that illustrate the actions voted by the class as the most important. Students can present the book to primary-level students and create a bulletin board to support the activity.