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Obesity, diabetes, eating disorders, growth, development, active lifestyles, environmental health, and mental health – are just some of the areas of concern where teachers are actively seeking accurate, accessible information.
Health and Understanding is a literacy-based series that helps teachers with these health issues during the last three years of primary school.
Predominantly nonfiction, these books explore a range of health topics that are related to, and required for, a healthy lifestyle. Sensitive health issues employ a fictional style to make the information more accessible to students.
Suitable for independent reading, guided reading and library reference.
The series consists of 3 strands that focus on different aspects of a healthy lifestyle:
- Active Lifestyles – looks at the need for an active lifestyle
- Growth and Development – looks at how relationships and health needs change as people grow
- Personal Health Choices – looks at personal health choices students must make for themselves in order to enjoy good health.
The complete set consists of: 3 Big Books + 24 Student Books + 3 Teaching Guides + 3 Interactive Whiteboard Programs.
| Strand |
Active Lifestyles |
Growth and Development |
Personal Health Choices |
| Reading age |
8+ years |
8+ years |
8+ years |
| Big Book |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Student Books |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Teaching Guide |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| IWB CD-ROM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Interactive Whiteboard Programs:
Use the interactive Big Books and activities on the whiteboard to introduce or reinforce the concepts on each spread – and bring the Big Books to life.
The discs can be installed on your school network, individual classroom computers or used on an interactive whiteboard.
Each CD has been developed to work with each strand of the series and contains:
- an interactive version of the Big Book
- activity worksheets, which can be photocopied
- interactive whiteboard questions and onscreen multiple-choice questions to reinforce the content and check comprehension
- posters, which can be printed out and displayed in the classroom
- puzzles, including interactive whiteboard crosswords and word searches that introduce and build vocabulary and test students' understanding of key terms.
System requirements: Windows XP SP2+; Windows Vista; Mac OS x 10.2x.
Student Books:
- provide a positive and rewarding reading experience
- are authoritative texts that are well written and easy-to-read
- utilise a variety of captions, labels, tables and flow charts for the less-able reader
- use a variety of visual literacy models – photos, diagrams and maps to motivate the reader
- use a range of text types including newspaper reports, brochures, advertisements, information reports, procedures, interviews and letters.
Big Books:
- are suitable for shared or modelled reading of factual text types
- helps promote classroom discussions of health topics.
Teaching Guides:
- Includes additional activities and photocopiable work sheets.
What students will learn from this series?
- develop an understanding and ability to value themselves and others
- understand the need for physical activity
- learn about healthy eating
- develop feelings of self-confidence and self-acceptance
- build the skills necessary for positive interpersonal relationships
- be better prepared to cope with physical and emotional change
- be empowered to make informed decisions, leading to effective and responsible action.
Endorsed by:
Written by experienced children’s authors including Hazel Edwards, Goldie Alexander, Alan Horsfield and Wendy St Germain, Health and Understanding is endorsed by the Centre for Hormone Research, a joint department of the Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
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