Health and Physical Education Booklist
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District Of Columbia Office Of The State Superintendent Of Education Health and Physical Education Booklist An annotated list of books for K – 12 students on a variety of health topics, including but not limited to, mental and emotional health, safety skills, physical education and activity, the environment, food and nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens and farms, alcohol and drug use, and personal and sexual health. Disclaimer: The Health and Physical Education Booklist was created by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to promote literacy and wellness. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by OSSE. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 Elementary School Booklist (Grades K-5) ................................................................................... 3 Mental and Emotional Health 4 Safety Skills 11 Human Body and Personal Health 18 Disease Prevention 25 Nutrition 28 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 31 Environmental Literacy 34 Middle School Booklist (Grades 6-8) .......................................................................................... 3 8 Mental and Emotional Health 39 Safety Skills 43 Human Body and Personal Health 46 Disease Prevention 50 Nutrition 52 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 54 Environmental Literacy 57 High School Booklist (Grades 9-12) ............................................................................................ 5 9 Mental and Emotional Health 60 Safety Skills 64 Human Body and Personal Health 67 Disease Prevention 71 Nutrition 73 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 75 Environmental Literacy 77 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................. 7 9 Appendix B ................................................................................................................................. 8 0 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 8 1 References .................................................................................................................................. 8 2 Credits ........................................................................................................................................ 8 5 Note: You may return to this page at any time by clicking on the Table of Contents box located at the bottom left corner in each page. 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s The books in the Health and Physical Education Booklist have Health and Physical Education Booklist! This booklist contains been aligned to the 2016 DC Health Education Standards, the annotations for close to 300 books for elementary (K – 5), middle Common Core standards, and the Next Generation Science (6 – 8), and high school (9 – 12) students on a variety of health Standards. A table that lists the individual standards that each topics, including but not limited to, mental and emotional health, book addresses has been included at the end of each grade band safety skills, physical education and activity, the environment, listing. food and nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens and farms, In addition to being used by classroom teachers and physical and alcohol and drug use, and personal and sexual health. Each book health educators, the Health Education and Physical Education has been aligned to the 2016 DC Health Education Standards, Booklist can be used by school health coordinators, dietitians, the Common Core Standards, and the Next Generation Science nutritionists, school nurses, librarians, parents, foodservices staff Standards to facilitate their implementation into curricula. A brief members, or anyone interested in enhancing students’ reading description of each set of standards and where to find them can skills and knowledge about health and wellness, and teaching be found in appendix A. them healthy habits. How do I use this resource? To use the books you can: This Health and Physical Education Booklist has been organized • Incorporate them into existing math, health, science, by grade bands: Elementary (K – 5), middle (6 – 8), and high language arts and social studies curricula as a reading (9 – 12) school. Within each grade band, books have been listed assignment and/or as part of an individual or group activity; by categories, and within each category, by ascending age. The categories can be found throughout the booklist in headings, and • Assign them as reading material during the summer and/or correspond to those of the 2016 DC Health Education Standards. winter break; Due to the nature of each topic, some sections reference more • Create a book club; books than others. Each book has been listed as follows: • Add them to your school’s library; and A Fire Engine for Ruthie Book Title • Host a teacher read aloud session or have an independent By Lesléa Newman Author reading session in the classroom, followed by a discussion of Theme(s): Defying Stereotypes, Being Yourself, Key Words the book’s content. Accepting Differences Please note the above list is not exclusive, so please use your Description: Nana has dolls and dress-up Description creativity to incorporate the books in any opportunity that clothes for Ruthie to play with, but Ruthie encourages student learning! would rather have a fire engine. Age: 2-5 Recommended Age Table of Contents 2 Where can I download this booklist? Comprehensive school health and physical education and You can download a PDF version of the Health and Physical physical activity should be comprised of curricula and instruction Education Booklist at http://osse.dc.gov/service/health-and- that address a variety of topics as included in this booklist. These wellness-division. include, but are not limited to, mental and emotional health, safety skills, physical education and activity, the environment, Why is health education important? food and nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens It is a well-known fact that healthier students are better learners and farms, alcohol and drug use, and personal and sexual (Basch, 2010). Research shows that health-risk behaviors such health. When provided by qualified, trained teachers, health as early sexual initiation, violence, and physical inactivity are and physical education helps students obtain the necessary INTRODUCTION consistently linked to poor grades and test scores and lower knowledge, attitudes, and skills to make health-promoting educational attainment (Carlson et al., 2008; MacLellan, Taylor, decisions, achieve health literacy, adopt health-enhancing & Wood, 2008; Spriggs & Halpern, 2008; Srabstein & Piazza, behaviors, and promote health for themselves, their family, and 2008). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the community (CDC, 2015). developed the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Providing students with quality health and physical education Child model (WSCC) (Figure 1), a model that depicts how the is a collaborative effort, as it requires coordination between school environment and local community impact the child’s school administrative staff, teachers, parents, and health care academic attainment and health (Centers for Disease Control providers, among other adults that may influence students’ lives. and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Two out of the ten components It is encouraged that partnerships with government agencies, of the WSCC model are covered thoroughly by the books nonprofit organizations, and the private sector be established to included in this booklist. The two components are: (1) Health work with the school to enhance students’ learning experience. Education and (2) Physical Education and Physical Activity. The ultimate goal of this booklist is to enhance health and Health education is defined as “education that consists of any physical education by encouraging reading of the books outlined. combination of planned learning experiences that provide the This will motivate students to adopt positive behaviors during opportunity to acquire information and the skills students need childhood, which is easier and more effective than trying to to make quality health decisions (CDC, 2010). Hand-in-hand with change unhealthy behaviors during adulthood (CDC, 2015). health education is physical education. Physical education is In addition, it will enhance students’ reading skills, which will characterized by a planned, sequential curriculum that provides contribute positively to both their academic achievement in cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor school and health literacy in adulthood. Low health literacy, the skills, knowledge, and behaviors for healthy active living, physical degree to which individuals have the ability to obtain, process, fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence, and understand basic health information and services needed and allows students to learn concepts and skills to establish and to make informed health decisions (Office of Disease Prevention maintain a physically active lifestyle (CDC, 2015). A physically and Health Promotion, n.d.), is associated with poor health. As active lifestyle contains recommended amounts of physical you can see, by encouraging reading of the books outlined in this activity, which consists of bodily movement produced by skeletal booklist, you will not only motivate