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Casey Erin Hall (Ceh8424)
New member
Username: Ceh8424
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 12:03 pm: |       |
Is health taught in elementary schools? I know that some teachers are assigned to teach a main subject like science and then are asked to teach health as well. I want to know if Health is a class all by itself and if it's not,why? |
Cynthia Cieslinski (Cindyc)
Junior Member
Username: Cindyc
Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 7:55 pm: | |
I don't think health is taught as a class by itself for elementary students in most districts. However, I did sub in a district where the 4th graders were taught health once a week for 40 minutes by the p.e. teacher in their classroom. I feel it is very important for the p.e. instructors to incorporate health into their classes so the children are getting some health information. |
Stephanie (Spaine)
Junior Member
Username: Spaine
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 12:02 pm: | |
I teach PE twice a week to each class K-3 and then I also teach health to them once a week. (25 minutes) Some are taught in their classrooms and some are in the gym. Kindgergarten has PE every day and I incorporate health (recycling, hygiene, etc) into PE. (20 minutes) |
Jonathan (Jonathan8)
New member
Username: Jonathan8
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 12:27 pm: | |
I was wondering at what age is an appropriate one to start informing children of obesity, and teaching them in a way that they are able to understand how important it is to maintain lifetime physical fitness? |
Joe Herzog (Bigfish344)
Member
Username: Bigfish344
Post Number: 30
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 4:18 pm: | |
Most schools teach health but it comes in all forms. Some integrate into other subjects and some teach it as a class of itself, especially in the upper grades.
Jonathan: I posted comments on the appropriateness of informing children of overweight, leading to obesity/diabetes etc., on another posting. But to repeat, it is never to soon to open this discussion, but very cautiously. |
Kris Angerthal (Kangerthal)
Junior Member
Username: Kangerthal
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 12:34 pm: | |
In my own kid's school in Virginia, I know they are not getting ANY of the health standards Virginia has for that grade level. I want to ask the school WHO/Which teacher is responsible for the health standards at this grade..but I know the 3 R's are much more important. |
Martha Gossett (Goodbody)
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Username: Goodbody
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2012
| | Posted on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 11:44 am: | |
I teach in a private Montessori school k-8. Health Ed is very important to us. I see grades 1-6 once a week and 7-8 twice a week for health. We have standards from the State of Ohio to meet and I cover far more. |
