Teaching for Health & Wellness in Children and Youth

Description

This book will be of tremendous benefit to those teachers involved in Health and Wellness Education.  The book provides instructional strategies and ideas for the teaching of Health and Wellness Education; and for those teachers of children in grades K-6 the book contains 300 Health Education Lesson Plans.  Also provided are practical ideas for ‘assessment’ of learning outcomes.  In addition, resources are identified to facilitate effective teaching in the areas of Health and Wellness.  For example, a ‘Health and Wellness Calendar’ is provided to identify recognized ‘health awareness’ months, weeks, or days to help facilitate long range planning of topics and themes.  Further, to assist teachers in planning and effective teaching, Internet Websites are identified.  The Health and Wellness themes and topics covered in this book include those identified in Provincial curricula for both Alberta and British Columbia schools.