WOW!
Working on Wellness
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Health Mathematics | |
| Author | Carolyn Falin
Bonita Miano Diana Nash Kimball Elementary School | |
| Description | Working on Wellness (WOW) is a unit designed
to guide students in the development of a healthy lifestyle. Students will chart their present level of health and fitness and note progress throughout the school year. The unit will focus on body image, excerise, proper nutrition, stress management and the need for adequate sleep. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Multimedia computer with Internet access
Microsoft Office Pedometer Data Projector Microsoft Paint | |
| Grade Level | 5 6 | |
| National Standards | Health
2 Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health 4 Knows essential concepts about the prevention and control of disease 7 Knows how to maintain and promote personal health Language Arts 1 Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process 4 Gathers and uses information for research purposes 8 Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes 9 Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media Math 3 Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation 6 Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis 9 Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics | |
| Keywords | Body Mass Index
Exercise Nutrition Sleep Presidential Physical Fitness Test Stress Wellness Food guide pyramid Basic metabolic rate pedometer Body image | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: WOW - Working on Wellness!
Lesson 1: Body Image Lesson 2: Nutrition Mission Lesson 3: Exercise Wise Lesson 4: Sleep ZZZzzzzz! Lesson 5: Stress Alert! | |
| References | Dole 5 a Day
Food Pyramid Match-Up The Food Guide Pyramid Microsoft Office 97 or Higher Health Calculators My Food Buddy Science Made Simple Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise Center Kids Health Burning Off Fat New Life Styles, Inc. Wholistic Stress Control Institute PE Central Health & PE Products Self Magazine July 2002 Edition Technology Center of DuPage-Body Mass Index Tutorial Brain Pop | |
| English IGO or CSO | 5.8,5.16,5.26, 5.64,
6.6,6.18, 6.20, 6.54, 6.64, 6.66 | |
| Health IGO or CSO | 5.1.2, 5.3.4, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.2
6.1.2, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.6.2 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | 5.11, 5.12, 5.23, 5.36, 5.37, 5.48, 5.53, 5.55
6.24,6.46, 6.69 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 5.20, 5.69, 5.79
6.9, 6.10, 6.20, 6.48, 6.49, 6.85, 6.87 | |